Major oil and gas find in South Africa
Significant discovery of condensate in the Brulpadda prospect off the coast of South Africa
A major boost for the South African economy
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Year: 2019
OMAN’S REMITTANCES MARKET WILL REBOUND ALONG WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH
In an interview Tonny George Alexander, director at Oman-UAE Exch-ange Centre talked about the company’s operations and market position in the sultanate. He believes Oman’s remittances market will rebound along with the economic growth of the country. Alexander said the technological advancement is imperative and adapting the business to rapid changes in technology is a big challenge ahead of the company.
Saudi Crown Prince Visit: Why India should consolidate its partnership with the Kingdom
Saudi Crown Prince on first state visit; India should seize the opportunity to consolidate the bilateral partnership
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Saudi Crown Prince to pay first state visit to India
India to host HRH Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Vice President of the Council of Ministers and Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on his first state visit here amidst heightened tensions with neighbour Pakistan.
Crown Prince’s visit expected to give fillip bilateral relations and Suadi investments to India
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Mothers, martyrdom, violent extremism and ‘azadi’ in Kashmir
There has been a rise in violence in Kashmir, amid claims of a growing culture of martyrdom that is beginning to form the new driving narrative for militancy and violence. This glorification of martyrdom as seen in Kashmir has its roots in growing violent extremism, the recruitment of young men to violence, and militarisation. This article takes up the issue by looking at the role of mothers giving up their sons for the cause, and finding their own agency in a patriarchal society through their son’s martyrdom.
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Hindi to become official language in Abu Dhabi courts
Hindi is all set to become the third official language which will be used in Abu Dhabi courts. This was reported by several UAE media outlets. Arabic and English are the other two languages used in Abu Dhabi Judicial Department. According to The National this comes as part of a move designed to improve access to justice, according to the UAE newspaper The National.
The Generation of Rage in Kashmir
David Devadas is no stranger to anyone interested in Kashmir. He has researched and written about Kashmir as a journalist and an author for more than 30 years. He was formerly political editor at Business Standard. An expert on politics and geopolitics, his analyses and predictions about Kashmir since 1988 have been consistently accurate. He has researched Kashmir as Senior Fellow at the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi, India, as Visiting Professor at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, and as an Erasmus Mundus scholar at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany. His books `In Search of a Future, the Story of Kashmir,’ and `The Generation of Rage in Kashmir’ have been bestsellers. In this interview with IAR he discusses his intimate connection with Kashmir and the message he hopes to convey through his books.
In Support of Two-State Solution
The recent monthly Peace Index of the Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University, published
Uzbekistan is a partner country of Vibrant Gujarat Investment Summit
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev attends Vibrant Gujarat international investment summit as a key guest of the Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 18-20, 2019. Uzbekistan becomes first among Central Asian states to be a country partner of Vibrant Gujarat biennial event. This is the second visit of President Mirziyoyev to India during the last four months. State visit of Uzbekistan’s President in October 2018 opened a new chapter in Uzbek-India relations, including wider trade and investment cooperation.
Indology in Russia: Then and Now: A Conversation with Indologist Svetlana Ryzhakova
SvetlanaRyzhakova is no newcomer to India. An ethnographer and a cultural anthropologist, she is a leading research fellow at the Centre of Asian and Pacific Studies in the Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology, Russian Academy of Sciences. Fluently speaking English and other languages, she is one of the Indologists of today’s Russia. Proficient in Kathak she also running an Indian Anthropological Cinema club for an Indian Embassy in Moscow. A frequent visitor to India, on her current trip to the country she spoke to International Affairs Review about the state of Indian studies in Russia today: