Category: INDIA

By: Garima Lohumi There is saying:”every mountain teaches you something”. Those born and brought up amongst the mountains would have learnt the most from the nature. The physical environment plays a vital role in shaping the distinct characteristics of the people and their culture. The varied topography and the rugged beauty of mountain terrains present a sharp contrast from the largely monotonous landscape of the plains. This is one of the main factors that make inhabitants of mountainous regions much different from those of plains. The mountain dwellers have some inherent…

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By: Rebecca Brindza ISRAEL: Policymakers in the present day have grown increasingly aware of the “multidimensional set of social processes that create, multiply, stretch, and intensify worldwide social interdependencies and exchanges while at the same time fostering in people a growing awareness of deepening connections between the local and the distant.” 21stCentury: Grassroots and Global Awareness The onset of the new century perpetrated the aftereffects of the ICPD. Throughout the developing world, reproductive health services were being integrated into national health policies, and in 2001 the percentage of national governments providing support…

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By: Barnali Bose, Editor-ICN KOLKATA: When recently a popular Bengali actress of the Mumbai film Industry proudly declared that her favourite food is fish curry and rice, I smiled to myself. It brought to mind my experience in a state of west India years back on this particular issue. Acquiring  a decent house on rent, for a Bengali there, was as difficult as looking for a needle in a haystack. Keeping Bengali tenants was a taboo(it perhaps  still is),the reason given being “You Bengalis eat fish.” The look of sheer…

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ICN Hindi web portal www.icnhindi.com has crossed 1000000 hits within 190 days and it is no doubt a great feat in this era of bombardment of news and news portals. NEW DELHI: It is a matter of great satisfaction for the ICN Group that in its very short journey of about a year when it was launched as www.icnantional.com in English and www.icnhindi.com in Hindi, it reached a remarkable figure so soon. Its Hindi web portal www.icnhindi.com has crossed 1000000 hits and it is no doubt a great feat in this era…

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WUHAN:  PM Modi and Chinese president Xi Jinping have agreed to improve communication between the militaries of the two countries to maintain peace at the border. India and China on Saturday issued “strategic guidance” to their respective militaries to strengthen communication in order to build trust and mutual understanding in the management of border affairs. President Xi said he hoped the Wuhan summit “opens a new chapter”, and said he hoped to have “many more such summits” with the PM Modi. “China and India are both important engines for global growth…

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By: Rebecca Brindza ISRAEL: Policymakers in the present day have grown increasingly aware of the “multidimensional set of social processes that create, multiply, stretch, and intensify worldwide social interdependencies and exchanges while at the same time fostering in people a growing awareness of deepening connections between the local and the distant.” (Steger, 2005). Therefore, it is no surprise that within the globalized era, national policies have become deeply intertwined with global issues. This is echoed by the fact that developing states are increasingly susceptible to happenings in the global arena, and as…

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