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Biden building bridges: Climate finance must be at the centre
April 21, 2021
Days after an unruly crowd of conservative Americans had taken control of the US Capitol, the landmark edifice of democracy, Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. took control of the United States of America after he was sworn in as the 46th President on the very steps of the Capitol buildi...
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Sultan Qaboos bin Said: Henry Kissinger of Middle East, with a difference
January 15, 2020
I strongly feel that United Nations owes him more than just a half-mast. My experience with Oman and visits during my UN days revealed Sultan Qaboos bin Said’s new world of quiet diplomacy, a monarchy committed to the people and that skilfully engages in preventing conflicts ev...
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Cop25 Madrid
December 1, 2019
Yet another jamboree to ‘fight’ climate change begins in Madrid on Monday. So far words have failed to turn into actions. Unlikely to be any different this time around.
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Turkish attack on Syrian Kurds
October 17, 2019
The battle between Turkish and Kurdish forces in northern Syria has put the entire region at risk and revived fears of IS staging a comeback. The arrival of Syrian Army to defend its borders poses a serious challenge to Russia, which has strategic ties with both the nations.
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Afghanistan peace talks
August 3, 2019
As US-led peace talks with the Afghan Taliban pick up, India squirms uneasily as it is not part of the crucial negotiations about the future of the highly volatile nation.
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Narendra Modi en France
June 5, 2017
Le Premier ministre indien Narendra Modi était en France, ce 4 juin 2017, dernière étape de sa tournée de 4 pays européens. Organisée à la dernière minute, cette visite est le gage d’une nouvelle dynamique Franco-indienne, notamment en termes d’énergies vertes et ren...
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Five unique Guinness World Records by Indians
January 27, 2017
Indians are known to be colourful and diverse, and we are always on a record-breaking spree, with the motto, the more unusual, the better!
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Modi led TIME readers’ online poll
December 6, 2016
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the TIME magazine ‘Person of the Year’ reader’s online poll. But the US elect-president Donald Trump was ultimately chosen as the ‘Person of the Year’ by the US magazine’s editors, who had picked Modi in 2014.
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Diamonds and rust for India’s Hippie Hill pilgrim Bob Dylan
October 14, 2016
Bob Dylan has, through the course of his life, found himself at the receiving end of purists’ scrutiny. His choice of few, simple and overwhelming words has, however, found an indispensable place in the timeline of social discussions across the world, and notably in India, a co...
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Amul producing ads with a twist for decades
September 12, 2016
Amul Cooperative,reportedly the world's 13th largest dairy company, has had a long history of producing socially relevant advertisements based on the happenings in and around India. Whether it is politics, social issues or simple pop culture reference, Amul hasn’t disappointed ...
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Why is India still not a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group ?
June 10, 2016
Where on one side India and U.S. are working shoulder to shoulder to help India enter into the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), China and Pakistan are among other nations who are leading to oppose.
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EU India Summit
April 2, 2016
While the much awaited EU India summit in Brussels on March 30th failed to break the deadlock over the Bilateral Trade and Invest Agreement (BTIA) negotiations, it paved a way for the restoration and continuation of the annual EU-India summits. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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