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China’s African Envoys Take Twitter Tips from Trump in PR Offensive

Chinese diplomats in Africa are robustly defending Beijing’s policies on Twitter as part of a new and sometimes aggressive public relations campaign which is playing out across the globe as the country’s envoys answer President Xi Jinping’s call to “tell China stories well”.south chi




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Armed Rebel Groups Lobby in D.C., Just Like Governments. How Does That Influence U.S. Policy?

Armed rebel groups push for funding and recognition, and often get it.




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U.S. Intervention in Russia-Saudi Impasse Isn't Tenable (Radio)

Meghan L. O’Sullivan, Professor of International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School, former National Security Council advisor, and a Bloomberg Opinion columnist, discusses the oil market plunge, and the Russia-Saudi relationship. Hosted by Lisa Abramowicz and Paul Sweeney.




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COVID-19 Pandemic Accelerates the Rise of Digital Payments

Could using the cash in your pocket have the potential to spread covid-19? That question has rarely appeared in the news, but many governments and leaders in the digital payments industry are wondering how the virus might impact the use of cash. Several countries have already taken drastic measures to limit circulation of bank notes. Could such interventions lead to the end of cash payments?




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Blue skies, reduced emissions only temporary, won't benefit environment in long run: Experts

Environmentalists feel that carbon emissions may have reduced drastically but are likely to go back to the pre-corona levels in a few weeks' time, once the virus threat mitigates.




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Extinction Watch: Pennantia Baylisiana is back from the brink

In 1945, the tree, also known as ‘Kaikomako Manawa Tawhi’, was visited by professor Geoff Baylis, who brought a cutting back to Auckland and nurtured it to maturity at the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR).




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Announcing Rushdie's attendance was a foolish mistake, say LitFest organisers

Speaking at the Idea Exchange, organisers are optimistic of bringing Rushdie to the JLF.




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Send us your questions to former ISRO chief Madhavan Nair guest at Idea Exchange

The father of India's moon mission will be our guest at the Idea Exchange on February 6, Monday. Grounded by the government for his alleged role in a scandal-tainted sale of rare radio frequency, former ISRO chief G Madhavan Nair surely has an arduous fight ahead. And his story to tell. We request our readers to send in questions they would like to ask Madhavan Nair. Is there anything in the probe reports of the Antrix-Devas deal? Will he be exonerated? Is he a victim? Controversy a slap on my face: G Madhavan Nair




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Idea Exchange with Naina Lal Kidwai: Send us your questions

Naina Lal Kidwai, Group General Manager and Country Head of HSBC India, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on March 23. Send us your questions for her here.




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Idea Exchange with Montek Singh Ahluwalia: Send us your questions

Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Tuesday, March 20 at 4 pm. Send us your questions for him here.




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Idea Exchange with Ram Gopal Yadav: Send us your questions

Ram Gopal Yadav, senior Samajwadi Party leader, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Tuesday, March 27 at 3.45pm. Yadav is party supremo's Mulayam Singh Yadav's cousin. Send us your questions for him here.




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Idea Exchange with Sriprakash Jaiswal: Send us your questions

Sriprakash Jaiswal, Union Minister for Coal, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on April 2, 2012. Send us your questions for him here. Check out the reactions from Facebook:




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Idea Exchange with S Y Quraishi, Chief Election Commissioner: Send us your questions

S Y Quraishi, Chief Election Commissioner, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on April 12. Send us your questions for him here.




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Idea Exchange with Manohar Parrikar: Send us your questions

The Chief Minister of Goa, Manohar Parrikar, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Tuesday, April 17.




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Idea Exchange with Mohamed Nasheed: Send us your questions

Mohamed Nasheed, the first democratically elected president of Maldives who was ousted from power earlier this year, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Thursday.




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Idea Exchange with Salman Khurshid: Send us your questions

Law Minister Salman Khurshid will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Tuesday.




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Idea Exchange with Sitaram Yechury: Send us your questions

CPI (M) leader Sitaram Yechury will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Friday, May 4. Reactions on Facebook and Twitter




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Idea Exchange with Alon Ushpiz: Send us your questions

Israel's Ambassador to India, Alon Ushpiz, will be our guest at Idea Exchange. Ask your questions for him here.




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Idea Exchange with Mushirul Hasan: Send us your questions

Mushirul Hasan, Director General, National Archives and the author of 2 books on cartoons in India, will be our guest at Idea Exchange. Send us your questions for the internationally known historian, author and ex-Vice-Chancellor of Jamia Millia Islamia University at Delhi.




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Idea Exchange with PA Sangma: Send us your questions

Presidential aspirant P A Sangma, who was also a former Speaker of the Lok Sabha, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Friday, May 25. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Gautam Gambhir: Send us your questions

Cricketer Gautam Gambhir, who recently led his team Kolkata Knight Riders to victory in IPL season 5, will be our guest at The Idea Exchange on Saturday, June 9. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Baba Ramdev: Send us your questions

Baba Ramdev will be our guest at The Idea Exchange, an interactive session organised by The Indian Express. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Kapil Sibal: Send us your questions

Union HRD and Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal will be our guest at Idea Exchange, an interactive session organised by the Indian Express. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Virbhadra Singh: Send us your questions

Former Union Minister, Virbhadra Singh will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Friday June 29, at 3.45 pm. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Kuldip Nayar: Send us your questions

Journalist Kuldip Nayar, whose autobiography has just been published, will be our guest on Monday, July 9. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Sir James David Bevan: Send us your questions

British High Commissioner to India Sir James David Bevan, who recently received Queen's birthday honour for Diplomatic Service And Overseas honours, will be our guest on Tuesday, July 10. Send us your questions for him. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Jaswant Singh: Send us your questions

Senior BJP Leader and NDA's Vice-President candidate Jaswant Singh is our guest at the Idea Exchange today. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Digvijay Singh: Send us your questions

Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Tuesday. Send us your questions.




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Idea Exchange with Arun Jaitley: Send us your questions

Arun Jaitely, senior BJP politician and leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha will be our guest at Idea Exchange. Send us your questions.




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Idea Exchange with Pakistan High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir: Send us your questions

Salman Bashir, Pakistan High Commissioner to India, will be our guest at Idea Exchange. Send us your questions.




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Idea Exchange with Gagan Narang: Send us your questions

Shooting ace Gagan Narang, bronze medallist at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, will be our guest at Idea Exchange. Send us your questions.




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Idea Exchange with Sitaram Yechury: Send us your questions

CPI M leader Sitaram Yechury will be our guest at the Idea Exchange on Thursday. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Veerappa Moily: Send us your questions

Veerappa Moily, Union Minister for Corporate Affairs and Power, will be our guest at the Idea Exchange. Please send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Montek Singh Alhuwalia: Send us your question

Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission, Montek Singh Alhuwalia is our guest at the Idea Exchange on September 19. Send us your questions.




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Idea Exchange with Joon-gyu Lee: Send us your questions

Joon-gyu Lee, South Korea's Ambassador to India, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Thursday, October 4, 2012. Please send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with KG Balakrishnan: Send us your questions

NHRC Chairperson, Justice KG Balakrishnan will be our guest at Idea Exchange on October 11. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Preneet Kaur: Send us you questions

Idea Exchange with Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur




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Idea Exchange with Nitin Gadkari: Send us your questions

BJP President Nitin Gadkari will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Monday. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Ashwani Kumar: Send us your questions

Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Thursday, November 1. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Satyanand Mishra: Send us your questions

Chief Information Commissioner Satyanand Mishra is our guest at Idea Exchange. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Irina Bokova: Send us your questions

UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Monday, November 12 at 2.15 pm. Send us your questions for her.




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Idea Exchange with Kapil Sibal: Send us your questions

Kapil Sibal, Minister of Communications and Information Technology, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Tuesday, December 18 at 12.15 pm. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Jitendra Singh: Send us your questions

Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Wednesday, January 9 at 12.15 pm. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Salman Bashir: Send us your questions

Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Salman Bashir, will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Tuesday, January 22 at 2.45pm. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Justice J S Verma: Send us your questions

Justice J S Verma will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Tuesday, January 29 at 12.15 pm. Send us your questions for him.




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Idea Exchange with Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit: Send us your questions

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will be our guest at Idea Exchange on Wednesday, February 13 at 1 pm. Send us your questions for him.




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'You shouldn't be unfair to Ashwani... There's a thin line between interfering and remaining informed'

Khurshid talks about challenges of his job, and in light of controversy surrounding Law Ministry.




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'It is a pity that PPPs are not working too well...India badly needs infrastructure and half of that investment has to come through PPPs'

Gustavo Manuel speaks about killing of soldier in London, business with India and football.




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'Some people in Pak feel China still thinks like it did in '60s, '70s. It has moved on... In recent years, it has only advised good ties with India''

Pakistan's ex-Ambassador to US Husain Haqqani speaks about the battle for Pakistan.




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'State powers have been taken over by Centre. They are taking over functions in the state as well as concurrent list'

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal says the Centre has not been fair to Punjab.