The prime purpose of diplomacy is to explore a congruence of diverse interests. But diplomacy is stultified if there is no acceptance of the reality of an interest other than our own. That has even been the besetting sin of Indian foreign policy from Jawaharlal Nehru to this day. We share the American disdain for […]
The Washington Post story has made many in India unhappy, but let’s be honest: India is a free country and people have a right to express themselves. Why go after Washington Post when the local media itself has been tough on the government and the Prime Minister? Read the Washington Post story here A while […]
For reasons quite inexplicable, an important initiative of the government of India has gone completely unreported in the media. A new body for governing India’s outgoing development assistance, called the Development Partnership Administration (DPA), has been set up under the Economic Relations Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). Read Here – The Hindu
A rare visit to India by China’s defence minister should help avoid flare-ups along the border between the nuclear-armed Asian giants at a time when Beijing is grappling with a change of leadership and friction in the South China Sea. Read Here – Reuters
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