It was a busy two days for the Nepalese foreign minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali who was in New Delhi to participate in the Raisina Dialogue and also meet his Indian counterpart, Sushma Swaraj. In an interview with SNI Deputy Editor Parul Chandra, the Nepalese leader said the Saarc process needs to be revived as the region is home to 100 million people and faces its own set of challenges. The minister was also hopeful that the report of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) which looked into a gamut of bilateral issues will be implemented. #India #Nepal #sniwire
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.
