"In a way, the extended finance facility of seven billion dollars that Pakistan seeks from IMF is no different from our own UDAY 1, UDAY 2 schemes but the context is quite different," the former diplomat told ANI.
Expressing concern over the spurt in Covid-19 cases in China, former Indian diplomat KP Fabian on Tuesday said, "over 60 per cent of China and 10 per cent of the world population is likely to be infected with Covid and millions may die."
New Delhi [India], September 12 (ANI): Former Indian diplomat AR Ghanashyam recalled his candid conversation with the late Queen Elizabeth II and highlighted how she used to pay attention to the details of the person whom she was to meet.
New Delhi [India], December 5 (ANI): Former Indian diplomats believe Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India on Monday will be significant for both the countries and expect Afghanistan and defence deals will be on high priority for the bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Naren
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The global debate on the decline of democracy and the emergence of authoritarian populist regimes has gained momentum over the last couple of years.
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], June 16 (ANI): Former Indian diplomat TP Sreenivasan on Tuesday said that as a deliberate ploicy China is trying to flex their muscles on the Indo-China border to create tension at highest level.
New Delhi [India], Sept 16 (ANI): Terming it as 'unprecedented', two former Indian diplomats on Monday expressed great hope and excitement ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States and his address at the United Nations.
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): A former Indian diplomat has said that "Referendum 2020" has not gained any mass support, though Pakistan continues to support and fund the proscribed Sikh extremist groups such as Babbar Khalsa International, Khalistan Commando Force and others.
New Delhi [India], Oct 20 (ANI): Former Indian diplomat NN Jha hailed the recent Bhutan general elections and congratulated centre-left Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa (DNT) party for their victory, saying that the party is committed to friendship with India.
New Delhi [India], Apr 6 (ANI): A Delhi court on Friday deferred till April 26 the hearing on an espionage case against former Indian diplomat Madhuri Gupta, accused of leaking classified information to Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): In the wake of the recent comments which surfaced on Chinese media platforms accusing India of playing the 'Dalai Lama card', former diplomat N.N. Jha on Saturday stressed on the need for India to be prepared against 'any attacks' by China