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‘Can India Lead a Global Coalition of the Willing?’
The COVID-19 fallout is expected to create a vacuum for global leadership, but what remains to be seen is whether India will be able to provide leadership and rise to seize moments of opportunity that present itself through this enormous…
Despite China’s resistance, independent, global review of COVID needed: Australian envoy
In this article, senior journalist Smita Sharma in an exclusive interview with Australian envoy Barry O'Farrell, talks about post-COVID global leadership, holding China accountable and the need for transparent investigations into the origin…
Uncertainty looms over H1B visas and green cards: USISPF president
Speaking to senior journalist Smita Sharma, Dr. Mukesh Aghi, President and CEO of USISPF (US- India Strategic Partnership Forum), discusses various aspects of COVID-19 situation in US and India, the rethinking of global supply chain and the…
Corona Panic: How Does Govt Plan to Bring Back Stranded Indians?
As India enters the sixth week of its strict countrywide lockdown, the Modi government now faces immense pressure to ease out on its flight restrictions and bring back home citizens stranded overseas, especially students, those with medical…
Covid has brought back Chinese whispers in Sri Lanka, Nepal. Is India listening?
South Asia has for long witnessed a see-saw diplomatic battle between India and China, but Covid is adding fresh dimensions to this engagement.
Indian Migrants in Gulf: Uncertainties Amid Corona Curfew
Indian migrants are hoping that communal and political tensions will not play out and they can battle the Corona curfew to retain their jobs or return home and find a new one eventually if uncertainty continues to loom
Not the time for evacuation of citizens from Gulf: Former Ambassador
In an exclusive interview with senior journalist Smita Sharma on the COVID-19 crisis in the Gulf and its impact on Indian citizens, Former Indian Ambassador to UAE, Navdeep Suri, said that the situation has not escalated to be called a…
Indians in UAE need not fear any backlash, India’s secularism important: Princess Hend Al…
Princess Hend Al Qassemi based in the UAE spoke to Senior Journalist, Smita Sharma, on how inspired she is by India as a country. She raised the issue about the incidences of hate speech against Muslims increasing in India, but said that…
Ambassador Taranjit Sandhu on concerns of Indians stranded in the US amid COVID-19 lockdown
Indian envoy to the United States, Taranjit Singh Sandhu talks to Senior Journalist Smita Sharma on how India and U.S are cooperating in containing the coronavirus outbreak. The Indian Ambassador also spoke about measures taken to help…
Estonia to push for transparency on COVID-19 in UNSC: Envoy
In an exclusive interview with senior journalist Smita Sharma, Ambassador Katrin Kivi says that Estonia was pushing very hard for the issue to be discussed in the Security Council which finally held closed-door consultations in March under…