The ambassador of Thailand to India has been in India for a little over a year now. In a wide-ranging interview with our deputy editor, Parul Chandra, he says that Thailand has reservations about the Motor Vehicles Agreement being negotiated between his country, Myanmar and India. He also seeks to put New Delhi’s worries about the proposed Kra Canal in Thailand to rest saying “it’s not going to happen”. This is Part I of the interview. Part II to follow.
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.
