Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the newly-crowned World Chess Champion D. Gukesh on Saturday, Dec 28.
Taking to X, PM Modi wrote: “Had an excellent interaction with chess champion and India’s pride, @DGukesh! I have been closely interacting with him for a few years now, and what strikes me most about him is his determination and dedication. His confidence is truly inspiring.
Despite objections by developing nations, including India, expressing dissatisfaction with the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) owing to its “paltry size”, the COP29 Presidency of Azerbaijan on Saturday, November 23, announced the agreement of the Baku Finance Goal, a new commitment to channel $1.3 trillion of climate finance to the developing world by 2035 in significant uplift.
This includes a new core finance goal of $300 billion that triples the previous $100 billion target. There were breakthroughs in the Baku Finance Goal and UN carbon markets too.
The concept of dual citizenship was introduced in India by the Citizenship ( Amendment ) Act, 2005 pursuant to the recommendation of a High-Level Committee on Indian Diaspora constituted by the Govt of India.
I strongly believe that our Indian community living abroad should commit itself to accelerate the ambitious goal of helping India become one of the world’s top global manufacturing hubs.
Partha Chakraborty- Partha Chakraborty is an Indian-born immigrant; a naturalized US Citizen since 2018. Educated in India and at Cornell University, Partha is currently an entrepreneur in water technologies, Blockchain and wealth management in the US and in India. The views expressed are his own. Believe it or not, I am missing 2020 already!! […]
Justice Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. Many people have asked me why I was earlier critical of the farmers’ agitation, but am now supporting it. I confess I was earlier skeptical of this movement […]
Justice Markandey Katju Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. A meeting was held in Vigyan Bhawan, Delhi on December 1, between the representatives of 35 farmers organizations and Ministers representing the Central Government. Despite several hours of […]
Markandey Katju- Justice Markandey Katju is a former Judge, Supreme Court of India, and former Chairman, Press Council of India. The views expressed are his own. Farmers have marched from Punjab towards Delhi against the three farmers laws recently passed by the Indian Parliament, with the slogan ‘ Dilli chalo ‘ ( march to Delhi […]
Prof. Solomon Darwin, serves as the Executive Director: Center for Corporate Innovation, Executive Director: Center for Growth Markets at Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley. He is known as the father of the Smart Village Movement and is the author of four books: Amazon Author’s Page https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B08CMP2F3P “How to think like The CEO of the planet”, […]
Migrant workers, whoever they may be, in times of crisis and distress their soul desires to return home – to their roots to be at peace in their soul.
Prof Solomon Darwin- The need for Open Innovation for a time of crisis. At a time of crisis, innovation is critical to accelerating solutions but we need to tap into the global brain for latent ideas and IP that are already available to the world. To quote William Gibson “The future is already here – […]
Justice Markandey Katju- All sorts of things are being said about happenings in Ladakh. The Prime Minister initially said there was no incursion into Indian territory, but later modified his statement when confronted with undeniable facts about Galwan Valley etc. What is the truth? The truth is as mentioned in my article ‘ The […]
Justice Markandey Katju and Aiman Hashmi- The Union Foreign Minister Jai Shankar has denied visas to a delegation of the US Commission on International Religious Freedom ( USCIRF ) for visiting India to investigate allegations of atrocities on minorities and assess religious freedom in India. A question arises whether this denial is valid under international […]
Justice Markandey Katju- A pregnant elephant died in Kerala by eating a pineapple containing a firecracker, and immediately some politicians have jumped into the fray trying to communalize the issue, just as some people had tried to communalize the corona pandemic by blaming Tablighi Jamaat. Since elephants are often used in Hindu temples in south […]
Prof.Solomon Darwin- We live in an age of uncertainty where it is difficult to navigate our corporate missions. Our theme for our forum is called “Moving Forward Together in Uncertain Times.” My opening remarks at Berkeley Innovation Forum held on April 22, 2020, represent my personal views about what it takes to emerge from […]
Prof. Solomon Darwin- During World War II, hundreds and thousands of migrant workers risked their lives and returned to their villages from Burma during the Japanese bombing. Many risked their lives and returned on foot along with their families leaving their belongings behind. My grandparents and their four small children were among those […]
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