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Remars on Public Diplomacy: Opening Session of the MEA Conference
I’d like to start by commending the MEA for holding an international seminar on this hitherto neglected subject. I believe the turnout so early on Friday morning augurs well for the discussions to follow.
WikiLeaks Proving A Political Bombshell In Pakistan
Don't trust WikiLeaks," Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani told journalists recently while discussing confidential U.S. diplomatic cables published by the whistle-blower site. The leaks, he said, are "the observations of junior diplomats.
December Meeting of the Broadcasting Board of Governors
The Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) will meet on Friday, December 17. The public meeting is scheduled to begin at 11:00 a.m.
Qatar and Sheikha Mozah’s Vision Extends Further Than the World Cup
When Qatar was awarded the World Cup for 2022 it was viewed derisively in many Western capitals. Who was this small nation? Where was this country? Why Qatar? Even US President Barack Obama claimed afterwards, "The wrong decision was made."
Strengthening Zim– India relations will catapult growth
As the global economic balance of power shifts from the West to the East, it is becoming increasingly evident that we are living through the tail end of half a millennium of Western supremacy.
Pat-down search of envoy not good public diplomacy: India
India on Friday said the 'pat-down' search of Ambassador Meera Shankar at a US airport was not good public diplomacy and that it was awaiting a report from its embassy in Washington over the incident before it can take up the matter with American authorities.
Nirupama stresses increasing importance of Public diplomacy in international relations
Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said here on Friday that public diplomacy is the vehicle for dissemination of the ideas, interests, concepts, and the approaches that define our foreign policy.
Not good public diplomacy: Rao on frisking
Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Friday said India will take up the issue of frisking of Indian Ambassador to the United States Meera Shankar with the American Embassy here.
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