News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
Ambassador Khalilzad met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale, and India’s Ambassador to Afghanistan Vinay Kumar, among others.
An Assam Rifles compendium on ‘Indo-Myanmar border management’ has claimed that military diplomacy with the eastern neighbour has picked up over the years.
“Hong Kong does not have any direct government office in India. There is a plan to open one in Mumbai which could be similar to a consulate,” Invest Hong Kong director general Stephen Phillips said on the sidelines of an interactive session with The Bengal Chamber.
Vishnu Purana begins with the story of Matsya avatar, the fish incarnation of Vishnu.
Speaking along side German envoy to the UN Christoph Heusgen at the end of Germany’s Presidency of the Council for April, Delattre emphasised that France considers that “Germany, Japan, India, Brazil and a fair representation of Africa in particular are absolutely needed at the table to get towards a fairer representation of the Security Council. This is for us a matter of priority.”
It will be seen that this Hindu theory of government was based on a belief in the innate depravity of man. If there is no strong authority to keep men under control, the stronger would destroy the weaker, just as the big fish destroy the small fish in the sea. Government, rulers and laws become necessary to prevent this “Matsya Nyaya” operating in human society.
Khalilzad, who is on a two-day visit, is expected to meet foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale and other officials on Tuesday. Before travelling to India, Khalilzad met top officials in Afghanistan and Pakistan last week. He met Swaraj and Gokhale during a trip to New Delhi in January, but skipped India during two multi-nation tours in February and March.
China and India competing for foreign military bases is a definitive moment in their political evolution
As per a statement by the Embassy of India, “The stamp, designed by renowned Indonesian sculptor Padmashri Bapak Nyoman Nuarta, featured a scene from Ramayana in which Jatayu valiantly fought to save Sita. A specially signed version of the stamp will be on display at the Philately Museum in Jakarta.”
India proposed a draft document on the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) at the UN in 1986 but it has not been implemented as there is no unanimity.
