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Globe Scan : Modi goes to Tokyo

PRIME Minister NarendraModi is scheduled to visit Tokyo soon to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, signalling closer bilateral ties infused by personal...

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‘Abeplomacy’ offsetting Japan’s isolation in Asia

PRIME Minister Shinzo Abe was in New Delhi recently to celebrate the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Indian Republic. His presence...

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Pomp and circumstance

The first overseas tour of President Pratibha Patil was marred by unprecedented goof-ups, protocol glitches and controversy which regaled television audiences and newspaper...

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Keeping a tab on whether government is delivering helps to convert rhetoric into reality

THIS quote from President George Bush captures the essence of his management agenda. Few people realize that in the midst of the war...

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New CHECKER BOARDS

MANY factors go into the formulation of the foreign policy of a country. As a determining principle, foreign policy cannot be foreign to...

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Making human rights a global concept is a little-recognized facet of globalization

MUCH has been said about globalization, its pros and cons, its promises and failures, and how it can or cannot help developing countries...

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Mussoorie to the rescue

IT is widely acknowledged that India’s public services, particularly the executive grades, have maintained high standards. The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) has always...

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Riddle of Indian democracy

MUCH of what is happening in India today should have been apparent to any discerning analyst long ago. India was on its way...

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Hey, Guys! Alphonso… Langra, anyone?

The advent of the desi aam in America is the fruit of bureaucratic cooperation  The first shipment of India’s king of fruits –...

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US and India asleep at the wheel

The US risks losing its global edge by outsourcing critical R&D, and while India debates quotas and plays politics with education, China is...