A COVID blot on India’s foreign policy canvas
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May 05, 2021 13:20 IST
A direct consequence of the pandemic is that New Delhi’s claim to regional primacy and leadership could take a hit
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A direct consequence of the pandemic is that New Delhi’s claim to regional primacy and leadership could take a hit
The second wave of COVID-19 and its agonising consequences, prompting the country to accept foreign aid after a gap of 17 years, is bound to have far-reaching strategic implications for India. While the world realises that India is too important to ignore, which perhaps explains the rush to help, there is little doubt that the country will not be the toast of the western world until it is able to get back on its feet. As a direct consequence of the pandemic, New Delhi’s claim to regional primacy and leadership will take a major hit, its ‘leading power’ aspirations will be dented, and accentuate its domestic political contestations. Th
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Permission from MEA for webinars would limit activities, claim students, academics
The Union Ministry of Education issued an order on January 15 that approvals were required for conferences that discussed India s internal matters . They claimed that receiving permission from the government took a lot of time. (File image)
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Updated: Feb 22, 2021, 02:27 PM IST
Many students and academicians have come out to suggest that the recent government order that mandates universities to take prior permission from the Ministry of External Affairs for organising international webinars and online conferences would limit academic works carried out by them.
Notably, the Union Ministry of Education issued an order on January 15 that approvals were required for such conferences that discussed India s internal matters as well as those receiving foreign sponsorship. It said that international seminars and conferences could be discussing sensitive topics of Indi