Soft Power
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First vaccines, now wheat: India falls short of its lofty soft power goals, yet again
Weeks before it banned wheat exports, the Modi government had promised to plug the deficit created by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Manavi Kapur, qz.com
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From Kannada rock to Sufi gospel: India puts its soft power on show in Australia
A 12-week-long festival across seven cities in the continent gives cultural diplomacy a big push.
Neena Bhandari
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Why Hollywood is building free home theaters for American embassies
Four US embassies got upgraded screening rooms last year, paid for by the lobbying arm of the big studios. The industry and the government say there were no strings attached.
Robert Faturechi, ProPublica
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