Lithuanian ambassador Diana Mickevičienė and her team are in the thick of Delhi life, from Sundar Nursery to Tughlaqabad. They worry more about pollution than women’s safety.
With major players engaged in ‘hard’ diplomacy, smaller embassies like Australia, Lithuania, Switzerland and others are rushing to fill the gaps with soft diplomacy.
From tteokbokki at the Korean Cultural Centre India’s cafe, crepes au fromage et aux champignons at the Bistro Francais, the promise of authenticity is a huge draw.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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