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Reading Between the Lines of Why Bharat Matters
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S. Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister and a veteran diplomat, penned the thought-provoking book Why Bharat Matters. While holding this book, the first question that came to my mind was: what does "Bharat" represent in today’s India? Why did the author choose the word “Bharat”? The publication coincided with the initiation of the Ram Mandir Pran Pratishtha in Ayodhya.
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Beneath the Sun: Equality for Everyone, The Spirit of C...
Beneath the Sun: Equality for Everyone, The Spirit of C...
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The Storm Across the Himalayas: Nepal’s Tangled Relat...
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