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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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Why the Congress defeat in Chhattisgarh is far worse than the loss in Rajasthan
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Is Congress leadership of INDIA shaky after Hindi belt poll defeats?
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‘Change’ over ethnic identity politics: Why MNF lost Mizoram
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Why KCR lost Telangana – and what it means for state parties
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Caught on camera: Fisherwoman captures intense battle between lone crocodile and group of sharks
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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: Palestinian child under rubble asks rescuers to help her siblings, parents first
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Watch: Young fan recreates Sylvester Stallone’s iconic ‘Rocky’ monologue in the actor’s presence
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Cyclone Michaung: Sea turns turbulent, heavy rains batter Andhra Pradesh as landfall begins
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Watch: Pet dogs and their humans get family photographs with Santa Claus
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‘This is the worst nightmare for Narayan Murthy’: Comedian’s riff on several long weekends in 2024
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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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