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Indian VP heads to South America

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Huma Siddiqui New Delhi, May 4 With India attaching importance to its relations with Latin American countries, bilateral trade and investments, and other sectors including space, defence and information technology, will be topping the agenda of Vice President Venkaiah Naidu’s first official trip. During the weeklong visit starting May 6-11, accompanied by a high-level delegation to including Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Jasvantsinh Sumanbahi Bhabhor, four Members of Parliament and senior officers, Naidu will be visiting Guatemala, Peru & Panama. Besides holding meetings at the highest levels, he will also interact with parliamentarians, visit Universities and meet members of the Indian Diaspora. "Over the last few years, India's relations with the region, both in terms of political engagement, as well as trade and commercial engagement, has intensified significantly, beginning with the landmark visit of Prime Minister of India (Narendra Modi) to Brazil in...
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The Peacemaker

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"The road to peace can only be travelled by those who have faith in the greatness of humanity.” ~ Oscar Arias It’s a pleasant day in Costa Rica. A light drizzle on a cloudy day, just what soothes ones travel tired nerves. We walk through the spacious home to the library. The table has small notebooks with neatly written notes that he often loves to refer to. The man sitting opposite me in a half sleeved checkered shirt , Óscar Arias Sánchez, born on Sept. 13, 1941, in Heredia, C.Rica), president of Costa Rica (1986–90, 2006–10) and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 for his Central American peace plan is a rather humble man for his achievements. Interestingly a documentary on him, screened at Monaco Film Festival in November 2016 showed the world, the enigma that this man is.  To meet Mr Arias, the man who is known to have ``silenced the guns in Central America’’, was indeed a humbling experience. For I might be a defence correspondent (have been one fo...
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