In Part II of the interview, Thailand’s Ambassadoir to India, Chutintorn Gongsadki tells deputy editor Parul Chandra that his country has robust cultural links with India. Political ties too are cordial, he says. However, much more needs to be done on the trade and investment front between the two countries, says the envoy. The ambassador also indicates that a trilateral naval exercise between Thailand, India and Singapore may happen in the future.
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.
