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A public philosophy of non-violence, a culture of peace – that’s the diplomacy the world needs today

Full text of former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao’s speech at the Gandhi Memorial Center’s ‘Fellowship of Peace Award’ ceremony.

Nirupama Rao
· Nov 19, 2018 · 08:00 am
A diplomat’s advice to young Indians: Strive to respect alternative points of view

Full text of former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao’s speech at the convocation of Ashoka University in Haryana on Friday.

Nirupama Rao
· May 24, 2018 · 12:30 pm
The Ageless Life: There is no use-by date to Mahatma Gandhi’s eternal legacy

The full text of the Gandhi Oration delivered by former Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Menon Rao in Colombo on October 23.

Nirupama Rao
· Oct 26, 2017 · 12:30 pm

‘A thousand-year relationship’: Ambassador Nirupama Rao traces the ties between India and China

The text of the 2015 Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial IFFCO Lecture given by India’s former ambassador to China and the US.

Nirupama Rao
· Aug 23, 2017 · 07:30 pm
How an Irish poet's epic poem on Kashmir captivated the West, spawning operas, musicals and grandeur

Thomas Moore never visited India. But 'Lalla Rookh', his story about a fictional Mughal princess introduced the Kashmir valley to artists in Europe.

Nirupama Rao
· Sep 10, 2016 · 07:00 am
Asia's long Islamic history offers strategy for fighting intolerance today

Fundamentalist movements and inexorable change are assailing us all. The defence against them are not beyond reach: they lie in our past.

Nirupama Rao
· Nov 25, 2014 · 05:30 am

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What India can learn today from its war with China: Part 2

In political organisation, ruthless determination and realism, the Chinese Communists beat the Indians hands down, the British told India's first ambassador to the People's Republic in 1950.

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· Jul 16, 2014 · 06:53 am
What India can learn today from its war with China

In 1962, China failed to disclose its plans for territory claimed by India because it was not looking for long-term friendship, argued historian S Gopal.

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· Jul 15, 2014 · 08:23 am

Nirupama Rao

A public philosophy of non-violence, a culture of peace – that’s the diplomacy the world needs today

Full text of former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao’s speech at the Gandhi Memorial Center’s ‘Fellowship of Peace Award’ ceremony.

Nirupama Rao · Nov 19, 2018 · 08:00 am

A diplomat’s advice to young Indians: Strive to respect alternative points of view

Full text of former foreign secretary Nirupama Rao’s speech at the convocation of Ashoka University in Haryana on Friday.

Nirupama Rao · May 24, 2018 · 12:30 pm

The Ageless Life: There is no use-by date to Mahatma Gandhi’s eternal legacy

The full text of the Gandhi Oration delivered by former Indian foreign secretary Nirupama Menon Rao in Colombo on October 23.

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How an Irish poet's epic poem on Kashmir captivated the West, spawning operas, musicals and grandeur

Thomas Moore never visited India. But 'Lalla Rookh', his story about a fictional Mughal princess introduced the Kashmir valley to artists in Europe.

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Asia's long Islamic history offers strategy for fighting intolerance today

Fundamentalist movements and inexorable change are assailing us all. The defence against them are not beyond reach: they lie in our past.

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Video: How will the amended Waqf Act impact India’s constitutional values?

Apr 28, 2025 · 03:30 pm

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Apr 20, 2025 · 08:55 am

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Apr 19, 2025 · 03:53 pm

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Apr 13, 2025 · 08:55 am

What India can learn today from its war with China: Part 2

In political organisation, ruthless determination and realism, the Chinese Communists beat the Indians hands down, the British told India's first ambassador to the People's Republic in 1950.

Nirupama Rao · Jul 16, 2014 · 06:53 am

What India can learn today from its war with China

In 1962, China failed to disclose its plans for territory claimed by India because it was not looking for long-term friendship, argued historian S Gopal.

Nirupama Rao · Jul 15, 2014 · 08:23 am

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