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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicIndian diplomats

Topic: Indian diplomats

KM Panikkar was a scapegoat. It was easier to blame him for China than Nehru

The launch of Narayani Basu's book 'A Man For All Seasons: The Life Of K.M. Panikkar' was followed by a panel discussion with former ambassador Shivshankar Menon, and Suhasini Haidar.

All-party delegation isn’t failure of Indian missions abroad. Diplomats work behind the camera

An incentive system for Indian diplomats that is based on validation through recognition ‘back home’ would lead to a preference for spectacle over substance.

All-party delegation led by Ravi Shankar Prasad in France to engage with Senate, National Assembly

According to a statement by Indian Embassy in France, the delegation will also interact with think tanks, media & Indian diaspora to convey India's stance against terrorism.

‘Pakistan completely exposed’: Sanjay Jha on meeting with Japanese lawmakers after Op Sindoor

Leader of the diplomatic delegation and JD (U) Sanjay Jha had earlier stated that India would make no distinction between terrorists and the country which promoted them.

As part of India’s diplomatic delegations after Op Sindoor, Tharoor to visit US, Sule to Qatar

The list includes MPs from across parties. A leader has been assigned for each group who will lead the delegation on a global level to present India's stance against terrorism.

Pakistan to send ‘peace’ delegation following India’s wide diplomatic outreach post Op Sindoor

Pakistan People's Party Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari says PM Shehbaz Sharif has tasked him to lead a delegation to present Pakistan's case on recent escalations of tensions with India.

Understaffed MEA slowing down India’s sprint towards ‘Vishwa Guru’ status, but needle may be moving

With 1,011 officers across 137 countries, India has around the same cadre of diplomats as smaller countries, like New Zealand & Singapore.

This event about diplomacy wasn’t about ambassadors. Their spouses were the stars

At the heart of the event was 'The Other Side of Diplomacy'. The book explores the journeys of diplomat's spouses, and how they raise families in unfamiliar lands.

Canada says all actions including diplomatic sanctions on table, gives no evidence on Nijjar killing

Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly says she had spoken with her Indian counterpart, S Jaishankar, and requested Indian cooperation in the investigation in Nijjar case.

Canadian police link Indian diplomats to murder & extortion, say Bishnoi gang working with Delhi

Top RCMP officers allege that Indian diplomats have been involved in major crimes across Canada, including collecting info for Indian govt that is then used to target South Asian diaspora.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.