Mumbai, April 21 (IANS) The Korean artiste Aoora attended the State Banquet hosted at Rashtrapati Bhavan, on Tuesday. The event was held in the presence of the President of India Droupadi Murmu and Lee Jae Myung, the President of South Korea, as part of an official diplomatic engagement between the two nations. Aoora’s presence highlighted the role of artistes in fostering cultural diplomacy beyond traditional political frameworks.Aoora described attending the banquet as a meaningful experienc…
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Washington, April 12 (IANS) A life-size bronze statue of Swami Vivekananda was unveiled at Westlake Square in downtown Seattle, marking what officials described as a first-of-its-kind installation hosted by a city government in the United States.The statue was jointly unveiled by Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and the Consul General of India in Seattle, Prakash Gupta.The installation is located at Westlake Square, a central public space in downtown Seattle that draws more than 4,00,000 daily visits …
New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) In an incident that brings to light Chinese high-handedness on silencing dissenting narratives that seek to deflate or defeat its own, the Chinese consulate in Strasbourg recently attempted to pressure a local theatre to revoke a planned show with Taiwan’s national theatre and concert hall. The attempt, however, remained unsuccessful in light of public furore. As the news broke out, this led to a huge political uproar and saw Taiwanese media up in arms against the al…
Colombo, March 5 (IANS) China’s systematic undermining of Buddhist values in Sri Lanka reflects a calculated strategy aimed at embedding the Chinese Communist Party’s agenda into the spiritual and political life of the island nation. What seems like cultural diplomacy is actually ideological infiltration and Sri Lanka must navigate carefully to avoid trading its centuries-old Buddhist heritage at the expense of economic dependency, a report said on Thursday.“Sri Lanka, long celebrated as the c…
Mumbai, March 2 (IANS) Minister of State (MoS) for Defence, Sanjay Seth, on Monday, ceremonially flagged in the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Kaundinya in Mumbai Harbour, marking the successful completion of her maiden overseas voyage to the Sultanate of Oman, Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, an official said. The flag-in at Mumbai marked the culmination of a landmark maritime heritage revival project and underscored India’s continuing commitment to maritime outreach, cultural diplomacy an…
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat joined Spanish President Pedro Sanchez for the dedication of a mural created by Spanish artist Suso Manuel Pinto Gracia in Delhi on Wednesday. “Along with the President of the Government of Spain, Shri. Pedro Sanchez attended the dedication ceremony of a mural painted jointly by a Spanish artist, Susso manual pinto gracia (suso-33) and two young Indian artists, Tarini Sethi and Ishan Bharat, under the Stree…
Vadodara/Gandhinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Gujarat will take centre stage in India’s cultural diplomacy as senior officials from the state lead the Indian delegation for the exposition of the sacred Devnimori Relics of Lord Buddha in Sri Lanka. The Relics, currently housed at The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in Vadodara, will be on public display at the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo from February 4 to 10, returning to India on February 11, government officials said on Monday.The delegation wi…
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IANS) Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Kaundinya has successfully completed its maiden voyage from Porbandar in Gujarat to Muscat, Oman, marking a milestone in India’s maritime diplomacy and cultural heritage revival. The stitched sail vessel, envisioned by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and inspired by a fifth-century ship depicted in the Ajanta cave paintings, arrived in Muscat after a 17-day journey across the Arabian Sea. Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir…