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Jul 16, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau #SareeTwitter has been one of the top trends since Monday, Outlook too talks about different ways to drape a saree
Mar 30, 2011 Media 'It truly is cricket, to use that phrase. Sporting contacts epitomise in many senses the substance, the essence of people-to-people contact: it is about peace, it is about reconciliation, it is about healing wounds'
Tagore’s vision of India and China was founded on the realization that the true depths of the relationship between the two countries are embedded in the cultural interaction of yore between the two countries
Nov 02, 2010 Nirupama Rao There has been far too much focus on the transactional aspects of Obama visit. All relationships entail transactions, but sustained, long term partnerships are built on certain basic principles.
As I see it, it must be predicated on such a win-win situation where everybody has a stake in furthering the cause of peace and good neighbourly relations.
Even if the foreign secretary's visit to meet the Dalai Lama was not connected with the Chinese decisions announced during Mr Zardari's visit, it is important for India to let China know its indignation
The foreign secretary invokes Afghanistan, Pakistan, and " our interlocutors" while reassuring Iran about its prominent place in India's "Look West" policy: ' We are of the region and will belong here forever'
The foreign secretary on the eve of her visit to Pakistan and the PM's visit to Canada for G20 Summit on what India expects Pakistan to do, and other topical questions
' There is a trust deficit. Some also refer to a vision deficit, especially since India has over the years sought to spell out a broader vision of our relationship while a similar definition has not been easy for Pakistan to enunciate'
The foreign secretary says the US says it is engaging Pakistan on LeT and other terrorist groups in Af-Pak and is sensitive to Indian concerns about security assistance to Pakistan.
"There is no quick solution to the Af-Pak situation. It is important for the international community, in its own interest, to stay the present course for as long as it is necessary"
'We went into today’s talks with an open mind, but fully conscious of the limitations imposed by the large trust deficit between the two countries'
'Calls of jihad, hostility and aggression continue to be made openly against India...Distinctions between Taliban, Al Qaeda and terrorist outfits such as LeT are now meaningless..'
The foreign secretary says "the United States fully understands the depth of our concerns on the issue of terrorism directed against us from across our borders" and has "worked very closely with us in the wake of the 26/11 attacks"
'The relationship we have with China is complex but growingly variegated in texture and substance... outstanding issues in our relationship with China will take time to be resolved'
China reassures India on its recent ASAT tests, as the two countries establish a hotline between foreign ministers and agree to consulates at Guangzhou and Kolkata before the year-end.
The MEA spokesperson on the Akshardham attack and Pakistani charges, and on the visit of Christina Rocca. September 27, 2002.
The MEA spokesperson on the visiting EU team, Musharraf and his comments on Gujarat, IMF loan to Pakistan and Abu Salem deportation. September 30, 2002.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
