Ramayana took such a strong hold over the cultures of Southeast Asia that a temple dedicated to Valmiki was built in Champa, the only temple of its kind in the 7th century CE.
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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