Rajeev Sharma

Articles by Rajeev Sharma

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  Oct 16, 2015

  Modi government to try out a clever bit of sartorial diplomacy at India-Africa summit

  In an unusual form of diplomacy, never practiced by India thus far, the Modi government is going ahead with a plan to have a collective photograph of all the leaders from the African continent wearing kurtas.
  HowThisWorks Narendra Modi diplomacy Africa East Asia Summit Modi kurta India-Africa Forum Summit IAFS sartorial diplomacy
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  Oct 12, 2015

  Hits and misses in Sushma Swaraj’s logjam-breaking visit to Maldives

  Sushma Swaraj, who has consciously been keeping a low profile as foreign minister for last over 16 months, has just completed a delicate mission with the conclusion of her two-day visit to Maldives on Sunday.
  India sushma swaraj CriticalPoint Maldives Abdulla Yameen
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  Oct 09, 2015

  Modi to score big point with Africa Summit as record number of 51 countries confirm participation

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is out to make a point to the international community a little over a fortnight from now when his government hosts India's biggest ever diplomatic spectacle at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi stadium: the third India Africa Forum Summit.
  China Japan UPA US Narendra Modi NewsTracker Africa India-Africa Forum Summit
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  Oct 07, 2015

  Is it East Pakistan versus West Pakistan moment for Nepal?

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  Pakistan Narendra Modi ConnectTheDots Nepal Madhesis Tharus
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  Sep 25, 2015

  As next permanent envoy to UN, Syed Akbaruddin's focus will be India's permanent membership in UNSC

  Syed Akbaruddin, India's best-ever foreign office spokesperson, has been hand-picked by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to be the next permanent representative of India to the United Nations.
  Narendra Modi ConnectTheDots Foreign Secretary UN General Assembly UNSC Syed Akbaruddin Modi in New York
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  Sep 23, 2015

  Sushma Swaraj paves the way for Modi with US acknowledging Pak-based terror

  The Narendra Modi government has hit the ground running in its high-level engagement with the United States which has just started.
  India Lashkar-e-Taiba US Pakistan ConnectTheDots terror
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  Sep 22, 2015

  Ajit Doval wades into the frame as India calls its Nepal Envoy for consultations

  The Indian response has gone beyond the MEA's usual conventional bounds and Oli’s shenanigans are now under a scanner by National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.
  India ConnectTheDots Nepal National Security Adviser Doval Madhesis
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  Sep 18, 2015

  Ahead of UNGA, Pakistan army chief harps on Kashmir: Islamabad just desperate to get attention

  This must be the hundredth time that Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif has spoken of Kashmir as the “unfinished agenda” of partition. His latest remark was made at a ceremony at the General Headquarters, Rawalpindi on 8 September 2015 to commemorate the 1965 war with India.
  India Jammu and Kashmir Pakistan ConnectTheDots USA United Nations General Assembly Kashmir issue UNGA General Raheel Sharif
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  Sep 07, 2015

  Myanmar elections in November will be under scanner, could signal evolution of polity

  Myanmar will be under the scanner of the international community — particularly India — in around two months when it goes to the polls in November
  ConnectTheDots Aung San Suu Kyi Myanmar Myanmar constitution U Thein Sein National League of Democracy
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  Sep 06, 2015

  Not the last word on OROP: Execution gets green signal, but protest is far from over

  In the 16th month of its 60-month tenure, the Modi government has finally come up with a concrete roadmap for implementing the vexed issue of OROP scheme that had been hanging fire for last over four decades.
  India Narendra Modi ConnectTheDots Indian Army Manohar Parrikar opinion One Rank One Pension Bihar Assembly Election 2015 OROP