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Malaysia Leads ASEAN 2025 Vision, Priorities, Partnerships
At a seminar organised by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in New Delhi on April 14, 2025, H.E. Dato’ Muzafar Shah Mustafa, High Commissioner of Malaysia to the Republic of India, spoke about the course of India’s Act East Policy (AEP) and its impact on ASEAN-India relations.
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April 2025
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UPL's Vision for a Sustainable India-LAC Partnership
Speaking at the 10th CII India-LAC Conclave in New Delhi, Mr. Jay Shroff, CEO, UPL Ltd., highlighted the immense potential of India-Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) collaboration, emphasising the need for deeper partnerships, sustainable investments, and innovative growth strategies.
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April 2025
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WALLS OR GATEWAYS? MHA'S BORDER PUSH VS. MEA'S ACT EAST PULL
India's eastern borders hold immense strategic and economic value, especially in the Northeast, which borders Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bhutan, and China.
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April 2025
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“Crop rotation is the first step to any sustainable farm practice"
In an exclusive interview with Diplomatist, Mr. Nate Blum, CEO of Sorghum United Foundation, shares insights into the potential for collaboration between India and global agricultural stakeholders to promote sorghum and millets. With India being one of the largest producers of these climate-resilient grains, Mr. Blum highlights the importance of leveraging technology, sustainable farming practices, and value chain enhancements to empower Indian farmers.
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April 2025
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"IMEC Plus": Building India's Path to Global Trade Leadership
At the recently held IMEC Conclave 2025, Mr. Auguste Tano Kouamé, Country Director of the World Bank in India, spoke about India's logistics transformation and the strategic promise of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
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April 2025
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MAITRI Building the Digital Backbone of the IMEC Corridor
At the IMEC Conclave 2025, Mr. Rahul Mithal, Chairman and Managing Director of RITES Limited, highlighted the urgent need to strengthen the “software of connectivity” and deliver on short-term, tangible outcomes to realise the larger vision of the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC).
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April 2025
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What a Second Donald Trump Administration Means for Arctic Security
While most media attention focuses on the future of Ukraine under the next Trump administration, another more distant region is equally prone to disruption.
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April 2025
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CHIRAG PASWAN Youth Icon, Political Strategist, and the Face of India's Agro-Industrial Future
On 8th April, Indian Express hosted a session of Express Adda featuring one of the most dynamic and youthful voices in Indian politics — Chirag Paswan, Union Cabinet Minister for Food Processing Industries.
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April 2025
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VIETNAM'S 50-YEAR JOURNEY FROM NATIONAL REUNIFICATION TO A NEW ERA OF RISING
On the occasion of Vietnam's 50th National Reunification Day, Diplomatist Magazine spoke to Mr. Le Quang Bien, Consul General of Vietnam in Mumbai. In this conversation, Mr. Bien reflects on the significance of this milestone, marking five decades since the historic victory of April 30, 1975, which ushered in an era of unity, peace, and national resurgence. Mr. Bien also highlights Vietnam's remarkable socio-economic progress, growing diplomatic influence, and its aspirations for the future. In the context of Vietnam-India relations, Mr. Bien underscores the deep-rooted friendship and the expanding Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, emphasizing the shared vision of peace, stability, and prosperity.
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April 2025
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BEYOND EMPOWERMENT THE PATH TO AN INCLUSIVE SOCIETY
In an era where gender discourse often finds itself entangled in the web of misunderstandings, Mrs. Meenakshi Lekhi, former Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, delivered a powerful speech that challenged prevailing narratives and urged a collective approach to progress.
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April 2025
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KEY TRENDS IN CHINA'S AI DEVELOPMENT
In late 2022, ChatGPT marked the beginning of rapid global AI development. By the end of 2024, over 1,300 large-scale AI models existed worldwide, with China and the U.S. holding 80% of the total. The U.S. leads in AI model development, while China has emerged as a strong competitor, driven by its market size and government support, with over 300 AI models.
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April 2025
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CAF's Commitment to India-LAC Collaboration
The 10th CII India-LAC Conclave 2025 served as a pivotal platform to reaffirm the growing strategic partnership between India and the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) region. This collaboration, spearheaded by CAF - Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, aimed to foster trade, investment, and sustainable growth.
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April 2025
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Valley of Vision: Omar Abdullah's Call for High-Value Tourism
In a powerful address that resonated with vision and grounded realism, Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, took centre stage at the ICC-Aviation & Tourism Conference on 14th April 2025 in New Delhi, drawing attention to the critical role of tourism and aviation in shaping the future of the Union Territory.
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April 2025
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Looming Threat over Europe-US Unity?
Indeed, President Trump 2.0 now looks hell bent to reclaim the unparalleled unipolar hegemony that America enjoyed after the demise of the USSR during the closing years of the 1980s.
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April 2025
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PM Modi's Outreach Towards Indo-Pacific Islands Mustering A Sustainable Blue Economy
In the midst of rising non-conventional geopolitical impasse and great powers grappling with resource-based geopolitics, it has seemingly become imperative for middle powers such as India to foster sustainable livelihood for communities in SIDS countries of the South Pacific in order to achieve a balanced marine ecosystem.
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April 2025
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INDIA-UAE SUPPLY CHAIN INFRASTRUCTURE
India's goal to become more involved in international trade, particularly in areas where resource security and cutting-edge technology are critical, is seen in its interest in the Middle East Europe corridor.
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April 2025
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Paraguay's Call for Greater Cooperation with India
At the 10th CII India-LAC Conclave 2025 in New Delhi, H.E. Mr. Fleming Duarte, Ambassador of Paraguay to India, highlighted the strengthening bilateral relationship between Paraguay and India.
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April 2025
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CAPTURING CREATIVITY
The Journey and Impact of the Delhi Photography Club
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April 2025
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"THERE ARE PLANS ON THE HORIZON FOR DIRECT FLIGHTS BETWEEN JORDAN & INDIA"
In this exclusive interview with Diplomatist Magazine, H.E. Mr. Yousef Abdelghani, Ambassador of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to the Republic of India, shares his thoughts on the enduring partnership between Jordan and India. He highlights Jordan’s proactive role in promoting regional peace and stability, its commitment to multilateral diplomacy, and the shared vision with India on global issues. The Ambassador also outlines key diplomatic, trade, and cultural initiatives aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, fostering economic growth, and enhancing people-to-people connections.
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April 2025
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Coventry University to become first English university in India's GIFT City
Coventry University is set to become the first English university to be granted a license to open a campus in India’s new GIFT City.
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April 2025
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A Decade of India's Act East Policy: A Renewed Regional Vision
At a seminar organised by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) on April 14, 2025, in New Delhi, Ms. Nabanita Chakrabarty, Joint Secretary of the Indo-Pacific Division, Ministry of External Affairs, stressed upon India’s Act East Policy—a policy that has, over the past decade, emerged as a cornerstone of India’s regional diplomacy and Indo-Pacific vision.
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April 2025
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ASEAN-India Ties Need a Public Diplomacy Push, Says Amb Ignacio
In an era marked by shifting geopolitical dynamics and the emergence of the Indo-Pacific as a key strategic space, India’s Act East Policy (AEP) has completed a transformative decade.
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April 2025
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STEM PARADOX Trapped in the Glass Algorithm
The term STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is widely used to promote women's participation in these fields. Global organizations like UNESCO and the UN actively push for gender equality in STEM.
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March 2025
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SILENT STRENGTH
Unveiling the Transformative Power of Women in Global Peacebuilding
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March 2025
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FIVE Changemakers Redefining Industries
As we celebrate International Women's Day, we reflect on the many ways women continue to shape industries, challenge norms, and drive meaningful change.
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March 2025
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POLITICAL REPRESENTATION AND UNSPOKEN STRUGGLES OF RWANDAN WOMEN
In April 1994, the world witnessed one of the most devastating genocides in history in Rwanda.
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March 2025
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THE RISE OF FEMALE DIPLOMATS VOICES OF WOMEN SHAPING FOREIGN RELATIONS
In the UK, women were officially permitted to take the Foreign Office competitive test starting in 1946 as a result of the contributions made by the civil servant Mary McGeachy in Washington or the orientalist Freya Stark in Iraq during World War Two.
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March 2025
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BRUSHES, BODIES, AND BATTLES: WOMEN REDEFINING ART AND PROTEST
Excerpt from a digital artist's journal, 2023: \"I code, I create, I disrupt. My work is not 'pretty'—it is messy, glitchy, fragmented, just like the reality of women navigating a digital world that still seeks to erase us. If the system wasn't made for us, then we will make our own.\"
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March 2025
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Breaking Barriers
Advancing Education for the Girl Child in India and Beyond
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March 2025
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WOMEN IN PEACEKEEPING: India's Soft Power in Global Diplomacy
The Women Peacekeepers have broken the stereotypes, shattered barriers, and risen above challenges to become leaders and protectors of their nation and also in the communities, where they have been engaged in for peacekeeping- Lt. Gen. N.S. Raja Subramani, Vice Chief of Army Staff
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