The Poverty of Discourse: Food for Thought
The current discourse on poverty in India, triggered by a report of the Planning Commission last week claiming that the official poverty headcount ratio had come down from 37 per …
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Thinking Smart: A giant digital leap for India’s foreign office
In a revolutionary step to make Indian diplomacy more people-centric, India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has launched a smartphone mobile app to become the first foreign office in the …
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India’s soft power is based on dialogue, not monologue: ICCR chief
In a world riven by shifting alliances, competing nationalist agendas and competitive power projections, soft power has acquired a special resonance and salience. What hard power can’t achieve, soft power …
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France upbeat about Rafale, high on India defence ties
India-France defence relations are like premium French wine. They get better with time. The metaphor of wine, often used by French diplomats to talk lightly about tricky issues, conjures up …
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Dubai Unbound: Tourism, economy bounce back; India bets on growth story
DUBAI: Rejoice, recession seems to be over in Dubai, a mecca for businessmen, shopaholics and pleasure-seekers. Whoever visited Dubai in 2008-09 knows what it was like in those days. Empty …
Read MoreBiden pitches for ‘Big 3’ trilateral between US, India and China
Against the backdrop of Beijing’s apprehensions over Washington’s pursuit of a China containment conspiracy, US Vice-President Joe Biden has chosen India’s financial hub to pitch for a trilateral dialogue between …
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Surinamese Indians: A new voyage of nostalgia and rediscovering roots
It’s been 140 years ago since the first group of Indians reached Suriname, then a Dutch colony in northern South America, in June 1873 on the sailing ship Lalla Rookh. …
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Dial 456: India calling for Biden, saying Namaste with Indian accent
“How many times do you get the call, “I like to talk to you about your credit card?” “You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you …
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Biden hums song of Asia, hails India’s role in region
With a song of Asia on his lips, US Vice-President Joe Biden has set the tone for his maiden visit to New Delhi by underlining the centrality of India in …
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Biden’s India Brief: Setting stage for Manmohan-Obama summit
Building upon outcomes of the fourth India-US strategic dialogue held in New Delhi last month, US Vice-President Joe Biden is set for his maiden trip to India that is expected …
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