So, as far as the importance of cultural diplomacy is concerned, India speaks today from a position of comprehensive national strength.
Monika Mohta
Monika Mohta has a solid foreign service background with some very high profile postings like, “Director, Pakistan” and “Director, Gulf” at the time of the last Iraq War. In complete contrast, her current [...]

Insight into the wider, human, aspect of the Sri Lankan tragedy: Charles P. Savan

“Love” marriage implies a contrast with what was the norm in South Asian society, namely, marriage “arranged” by parents, relations or, in their absence, friends. The narrator, Yalini, aged twenty-one, born (1983) and living with her parents in the USA, is the [...]

The first mention of Jews in India occurs in The Bible (The Book of Esther) – dating from the 2nd Century B.C.E.  Due to their numerical insignificance, Indian Jews are sometimes unfamiliar within and without the Indian subcontinent.  This leads one to question whether Indian Jews are in jeopardy of double marginalisation?
 
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Monty Naicker: charming hero of the struggle
 
 
 

 
 
 
Time is a great dispenser of justice. Though its wheels grind slowly, it eventually reaches its true destiny and takes its rightful place in history. At long last, the good deeds of Dr Monty Naicker, leader of the Natal Indian Congress have been acknowledged by his country. Despite the [...]