The India-US 2+2 Dialogue of foreign and defence ministers is being held for the first time in Delhi. The dialogue had been postponed twice by Washington citing other priorities. Thursday’s talks are therefore important and will cover security including terrorism, defence technology trade and China, says Arun K Singh India’s former Ambassador to the United States.
Enthusiasts think BRICS is taking on the US-led West. Critics think it is just a weak wannabe. In reality, BRICS is undergirding the new global order that will bring together friends and foes alike. A Deep Analysis by Drishtikone.
Swami Dhirendra Shastri called for a meat-free Navratri in Bengal. Parties answered by invoking Shakta tradition. A restricted rite, stripped of its disciplines, has become “culture”, and Bengal uses its first taste of political freedom in decades to flaunt the very decay that helped undo it.
