How India grabbed the Green Oscars edge

    2018-08-02T10:39:21+00:00June 16th, 2017|2017/2018, June 2017, Other Highlights, Year|

    Two Indian projects made the cut among six worldwide winners of this year’s prestigious Whitley Awards, dubbed the Green Oscars for their celebration of animal and bird conservation in developing countries. Two Indian activists were singled out for their work in preserving birds and animals in the country’s remote areas and won the annual Whitley Awards. Sanjay Gubbi won the award worth £35,000 for his work to protect Karnataka’s tiger corridors and Purnima Barman was recognised for creating an all-female [...]

      Modi’s friendship with Netanyahu brings cheer to Indian farmers

      2018-09-04T12:53:45+00:00June 16th, 2017|2017/2018, June 2017, Putting it in context, Year|

      Prime Minister Modi’s historic visit to Israel has set the course for core areas of collaboration between the two countries, writes India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa. Historic, as we said last week, is a much misused word these days, but to describe Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s just concluded visit to Israel in any other way will be to miss the woods for the trees. That’s because the two countries signed several agreements that can substantially change the lives of long-suffering [...]

        Will Modi’s charm melt Trump?

        2023-05-11T11:06:30+00:00June 16th, 2017|2017/2018, June 2017, Last Word, Year|

        The Indian PM’s visit to Washington will be crucial to determine how much the US President is in a mood to listen. The Indian political leadership has, since Independence, rooted for a multi-polar world. Now, with Donald Trump’s US voluntarily pulling back from its role as world’s peace keeper of last resort, India is close to being granted its 70-year-old wish. But, in keeping with the old Indian proverb that more troubles are caused by wishes that are granted than [...]

          Four countries in six days: Prime Minister Modi makes a European connect

          2020-03-16T09:01:10+00:00June 16th, 2017|2017/2018, Hot Spot, June 2017, Year|

          The Indian Prime Minister was on a packed tour of Germany, Spain, Russia and France in May/June and has returned with a slew of agreements and promising pacts for the future. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Berlin at the start of his European tour, the term used to describe the visit was the opening of a “new chapter” in the bilateral relations between India and Germany. The PM set off for his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel at her [...]