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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.
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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.
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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 West Bengal’s changing political dynamics could hurt the Trinamool Congress
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Watch: Smooth mashup of Grammy winner ‘Unholy’ with hit Hindi songs ‘Ram Chahe Leela’, ‘Ramta Jogi’
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How OP Nayyar was one of the original disruptors of Hindi film music
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Barricades outside British embassy in Delhi removed after Khalistan protest in London
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Why deaf students should not be forced to speak
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‘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.
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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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Watch: British policeman dances with Indians outside Indian High Commission in London
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Watch: Musician Yashraj Mukhate hilariously reimagines ‘Breakup Song’ in 1990s’ Hindi music style
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Watch: Scenes from Gudi Padwa festivities across Maharashtra, from lezim dances to motorbike rallies
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Watch: Singer Taylor Swift dives into a pit and appears to swim beneath the stage during a concert
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Watch: Carnival ride with people on it crashes to the ground in Ajmer, Rajasthan, several injured
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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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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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