August 12, 2026

Diplomacy

News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.

Diplomacy Infrastructure

India, Bangladesh Resume Freight Services on Haldibari-Chilahati Rail Route After 56 Years

The distance between Haldibari Railway Station till the international border is 4.5 km, while that of Chilahati is around 7.5 km. till the ‘zero point’.  As of now, five links connecting India with Bangladesh have been made operational which include Petrapole (India) – Benapole (Bangladesh), Gede (India) – Darshana (Bangladesh), Singhabad (India) Rohanpur (Bangladesh), Radhikapur (India) – Birol (Bangladesh) with Haldibari-Chilahati forming the 5th such link.

By Kautilya / August 7, 2021
Diplomacy Research

ISRO to Take Cooperation with European, Israeli Space Agencies to Higher Orbit

The Indian Space Research Organisation is in talks with European and Israeli space organisations to improve collaboration and explore possible areas of collaboration. Last week, Mr. K Sivan, Secretary of the Department of Space and Chairman of ISRO, conducted virtual discussions with Mr. Avi Blasberger, Director General of the Israel Space Agency (ISA), and Mr. Josef Aschbacher, Director General of the European Space Agency (ESA).

By Kautilya / August 6, 2021
Economy Governance

22.7 Lakh Loans Amounting to ₹ 2,243 Crore Have Been Disbursed to Street Vendors Under SVANIDHI Scheme

The Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014 is implemented by respective States/ Union Territories (UTs) by framing their respective Rules, Scheme, Bye-laws and Plan for Street Vending. So far, Rules under the Act have been notified by all the States/ UTs. Scheme has been notified by all the States/ UTs except Lakshadweep and Ladakh. Meghalaya has its own Street Vendors Act, 2014.

By Kautilya / August 3, 2021
Economy Governance

With An Aim to Further Improve Ease of Doing Business, Centre Launches the “Secured Logistics Document Exchange”

These digital initiatives have been launched to fill the gap areas where no action has yet been taken either by private players or any of the line ministries. The Launch Event was attended by more than 75 participants from the Central Ministries, Banks, IT companies, international organizations, logistics sector stakeholders and industry bodies.

By Kautilya / August 3, 2021