Guyana 3rd South American country & 1st from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) that Modi's visited since first assuming power in 2014. It's the 1st visit by an Indian leader since 1968.
In a telephone call with President Irfaan Ali of Guyana, Mr Finer discussed a range of regional and international issues including energy security, climate change, and the CARICOM summit.
Venezuela’s Maduro govt has this month threatened to annex region controlled by Guyana, triggering fresh row. Dispute dates back to 19th century when Guyana was a British colony.
Since the bulk of citizens did not regard drinking as a crime, they had no respect for the prohibition laws and did not cooperate with the police, wrote MV Venkata Rao in 1962.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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