Editor's Note 
According to Goldman Sachs, the year 2050 will be the hallmark of economic success for BRIC countries. The estimate highlights the combined economy of the four countries outperforming the six superpowers of G6. This year marks the 150th anniversary of India’s first war of independence, termed as the Sepoy Mutiny by some, and ‘1857: Different Perspectives’ is a narrative of that historic event from various standpoints.  Read the Note. 
  

COVER STORY: Global Warming Future Tense 
Discovered by Joseph Fourier in 1824 and first investigated quantitatively by Svante Arrhenius in 1896, greenhouse effect is the process of emission of infrared radiation by the atmosphere to warm up the earth’s surface. Obviously, the term derives from the mechanism of warming of air inside a greenhouse compared to the air outside it. Our earth has an average surface temperature of 20-30oC, warmer than it would be without the greenhouse effect. Greenhouse effect is caused either by naturally occurring greenhouse gases like water vapour or man-made gases like fossil fuels.   Read the Article.  
 

PARTNERSHIP: BRIC Builds Business Alliance   
BRIC economies are emerging dominant forces in the global landscape as Goldman Sachs estimated that the combined force of these four countries could outperform the currently dominant G6 members in monetary terms by the Year 2050.   Read the Article. 
   

BILATERAL: India-France Defence Diary - 2007  
“India is on everybody’s map around the world. The officers, among whom are future chiefs of the French military, will attempt to figure out whether India is a regional or world power, judging it on the basis of its military clout, economic muscle and governance standards.” – Rear Admiral Svend-Erik Estellon, Training Director, JSDC  Read the Article.  
 

VOICE: "NO RACISM" say Ugandans of Indian Origin
The Ugandan delegation included four Ugandans of Indian Origin (some of their families have lived in Uganda for over a hundred years), who passionately drove home the point that Uganda is not a racist country. These included the Mr Sanjay Tanna, MP – Tororo Municipality; Mr Parminder Singh, Deputy National Treasurer; Mr Sanjiv Patel, Representative – Indian Association of Uganda; and as previously mentioned, Mr Mukesh Takkar, Representative, Translink. The Deputy High Commissioner, Ms Nimisha J Madhvani, who also stressed the point, is also a Ugandan of Indian Origin. Minister Rugunda asserted that the case of the Mr Sanjay Tanna is an absolute example to highlight how liberally the people of the country elect their leaders, irrespective of caste and creed. On the lighter side, the Mr Parminder Singh said that his indigenous Ugandan friends had given him the African name ‘Katongole’.  Read the Article.      
     

OPINION: Canada's Contribution to WAR ON TERROR 
Most of the world doesn’t realise it, but Canada is also engaged in the ‘War on Terror’. Why doesn’t the most of the rest of the world know it? Because Canada is a modest nation; that’s why. The article that follows this one makes the ‘modesty’ point very clear. Read the Article.
  

FEATURE: Modest Nation
Canada is every bit as querulously alert to the achievements of it’s sons and daughters as the rest of the world is completely unaware of them. The Canadians proudly say of themselves – and are unheard by anyone else – that 1 percent of the world’s population has provided 10 percent of the world’s peacekeeping forces.   Read the Article.
  

EXCLUSIVE: Realisation of My Ultimate Career Aspiration   
Being Canadian High Commissioner to India is the realization of my ultimate career aspiration and it’s very much a full-time job. India is experiencing dramatic growth and change while seeking to address enduring social policy challenges. Now could not be a more interesting time to live here.

In a special issue of the Diplomatist on Canada that appeared a couple of months ago, Malone discussed Indo-Canadian relations. Diplomatist Editor-in-Chief Dr Sunil K Sukumaran recently sat down for a discussion with Malone on his life and views as an author.

David M Malone, since August 2006 Canada’s High Commissioner to India (and non-resident Ambassador to Nepal and Bhutan), also describes himself as an occasional scholar. His career has alternated between diplomatic service and stints in the academic, research and policy development worlds, most recently as President of the International Peace Academy (IPA) in New York, 1998-2004. IPA was founded as an independent institution in 1970 by an Indian, Gen. Indar Jit Rikhye, initially to develop peacekeeping doctrine and to design and implement training jointly for civilians and military staff destined for peacekeeping duties. Today IPA addresses a much broader range of issues. Its current President is Terje Roed Larsen, architect of the Oslo peace process.  Read an Interview.   
    

EVENT: 14th SAARC Summit
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BILATERAL: LUXEMBOURG-INDIA Partnership Ahead   
Acknowledged to be a reliable economic and political partner at European and international levels, Luxembourg forms an integral part of one of the largest economic and monetary areas in the world. With an objective to create a mutual partnership between the small but strong European nation and India in the near future, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) organised a seminar on India-Luxembourg cooperation on 23 April 2007 in New Delhi. Luxembourg’s Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade Mr Jeannot Krecke was the keynote speaker amongst the distinguished members of the Luxembourg delegation at the conference.  Read the Article. 
    

ECONOMY: Opportunities in Africa for Indian Industry  
India and Africa are emerging centres of growth in the world, with a combined population of over two billion. Their large human and natural resources—which has largely remained untapped—is a potential, if properly tapped, for high rates of growth.  Read the Article. 
    

BILATERAL: Indo-Arab Trade Shows Rapid Development    
To consolidate development of dialogue with neighbouring countries in accordance with unified and specified Arab positions, revival of collective Arab security protection institutions, and confirmation of its terms of reference stipulated in Arab covenants are some of the major objectives of the League of Arab States. During his recent visit to India, Mr Hesham Yousef, Chief of the Cabinet, which is led by Secretary General Mr Amre Moussa of the league, along with other members of his delegate had meetings with Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Mr E Ahmed and heads of business organisations, such as FICCI, ASSOCHAM, CII, etc. “Being from the region that admires India in all aspects of culture, trade, and economy, we are looking forward towards the expansion of relationship between the two regions”, Mr Yousef said. He further mentioned, “Culturally we are very close to India, so at any levels, maybe in politics, culture, or economy, we could build up strong ties between the two regions”.  Read the Article. 
    

FEATURE: 1857 Different Perspectives   
As we celebrate the 150th anniversary of our first war of independence, the debate goes on—a mutiny, a revolt, a religious war or India’s first call for freedom?  Read the Article. 
 
The Past Emperor   Read the Article.
    

SNIPPETS    
Read the Notes.