Watch Professor Sreeram Chaulia, Director General of Jindal India Institute (JII), discuss the vision and interests driving India’s diaspora diplomacy. Describing the Indian diaspora as ‘carriers of India’s greatness’ and ‘strategic assets’, he highlights strategic and economic aspects of India’s diaspora engagement policy. He emphasizes the role of overseas Indians in shaping the nation’s future […]

The Indian government said about 100 million to 150 million people, including one million foreign tourists, are expected to attend the Kumbh Mela festival over an eight-week period beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 15. The scale of the efforts to feed and house the pilgrims is immense. Organisers were erecting temporary bridges, 600 mass kitchens, more […]