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Global warming due to manmade reasons, such as increase in the use of fossil fuels and unrestrained deforestation, is resulting in the melting of glaciers, extinction of rare species of fauna and flora, and other calamities. The alarm bells have been sounded, and if left unchecked, this could very well signal the beginning of the end with the deadliest of all natural catastrophes just waiting to happen. Carrying forward from our last issue, we have yet another report Global Warming: Depiction vs. Depletion that focuses on the grave issues of this impending disaster.
With the run-up to the Indian presidential polls gathering speed and along with it muck, find out in The 12th (Wo)Man? who is up to what and how, and get a low-down on the current drama unfolding among all the president’s men.
Regulars of Diplomatist know that apart from promoting international relations and diplomacy, we have always tried to devote a section to art. In this issue, we feature a genre of art that is particularly close to my heart, as our cover story. I am aware that modern art is not everyone’s cup of tea; nevertheless, I do hope that the article will resolve some of the perplexities shrouding modernism and be of interest even to those who scoff at the notion that modernism can be considered as art at all.
Mongolia—our focus country in this issue—and other articles on bilateral relations Rise of the Dragon, Spotlight on Myanmar, and Target 2010: Indo-Thai FTA highlight future strategies in trade and economic domains of the countries. Other features in this issue include the recently concluded India-GCC summit, a special on Brazil, and news from ADB.
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