Editor's Note 
The current issue of Diplomatist effectively captures the main sparks in the diplomatic arena. The article on India’s six decades of foreign policy makes an effort to evaluate the philosophical underpinnings of India’s post-independent foreign policy and its subsequent transformation into a serious player in global diplomacy.  Read the Note. 
   

PERSPECTIVE: INDIA'S FOREIGN POLICY COMPLETING 60 YEARS
India has always strove to improve the relations with its neighboring countries. The strengthening of regional cooperation has been a significant achievement of India’s foreign policy. India is an active member of SAARC launched in 1985.   Read the Article.  
 

EXCLUSIVE: NUCLEAR DEAL TO REDEFINE INDIA-US RELATION
The rising public support in favour of the deal has emboldened the government to cold shoulder the Left parties and go ahead with the deal and if required even force an election to get a fresh mandate.   Read the Article.  
 

COVER STORY: PACKAGING India is Unique; High Growth Braces All
There is no doubt that the future of the Packaging industry is quite rosy; an expanding middle class, ongoing liberaliSation and the arrival of organised retailing will continue to catalyse the growth in packaging.   Read the Article. 
   

COVER STORY: THE TECHNICAL SCENE IN PACKAGING  
The packaging Industry is continually evolving. Constant product innovation, need for product differentiation, changing life styles, increasing purchasing power, health awareness, and convenience are the factors driving the growth of this market all across the world. Read the Article.  
 

COVER STORY: RETAILING HASTENS INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION (Case Study of Tetra Pak Yields Insights into Hot Trends)
Tetra Pak has campaigned well in the market to convince how a Tetra Brick Aseptic package can be far more efficient than a plastic bottle holding a similar product volume. Even in the worst-case scenario, the former is said to be efficient by 30 to 40 percent more than the mundane bottle.  Read the Article.      
     

LEISURE: THE GAME OF BRIDGE AND DIPLOMACY  
In both Diplomacy and Bridge the value of the holding is changed to some numerological figure and to symbolic names to pass on the information to partners and to hide the same information from the opponents. Read the Article.
 

BILATERAL: BULGARIAN PM SERGEY STANISHEV VISITS INDIA
The Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev paid a state visit to India from 10 to 15 September. This was the first visit by a Bulgarian Prime Minister to India since 1974. The visit has been described as very fruitful in reaffirming Bulgaria’s partnership with India in the radically changed conditions after it joined the European Union.  Read the Article.
   

BILATERAL: MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALDERON'S STATE VISIT TO INDIA (Significant Bilateral Agreements trade and Taxation Signed)
The state visit of Mexican President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa to India in September became a milestone in Indo-Mexican relations. Reaffirming the strong commitment to develop and strengthen Indo-Mexican relations in a broad and comprehensive manner, both the countries signed three significant agreements during the visit. The agreements were on avoidance of double taxation and extradition, while committing to work together on international issues like fighting terrorism.  Read the Article.
  

BILATERAL: INDIA AND JAPAN CONSOLIDATING THE GAINS   
The recent visit of Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, to India promised to write a new chapter in India-Japan relations. Though Abe had to face domestic political turmoil soon after his return to Japan, leading to his resignation from office, the initiative undertaken in the foreign policy front is on a sound footing and India-Japan relations should be seen in such a perspective. Indeed, the blossoming relationship in all fronts, economic, political, and cultural, is being watched in awe in capitals of other countries in Asia and the world.  Read the Article.   
    

DIPLOMATIC NEWS  
UNCTAD Trade and Development Report-2007 Released
15th Anniversary of Indo-Israel Relations
Indo-Australian FTA on Cards
China Opens Tourist Centre in India
Big Response to American Food Festival
India-Thailand FTA soon
India-Canada Free Trade Proposed
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FOCUS: MALAYSIA AT 50
Malaysians were in the party mode on 31 August during the celebrations of the 50th anniversary of the Malay Peninsula’s independence from Britain. And there was indeed much to celebrate; living standards have soared during the past 50 years of sovereignty. The country’s remarkable modernisation drive was symbolised, nine years ago, by the completion of the Petronas twin towers, in Kuala Lumpur, then one of the world’s tallest buildings.  Read the Article.  
     

RENDEZVOUS: Welcome to Year 2000! (Ethiopians Celebrate Entry to the Third Millennium)   
Whistles, sirens and car horns pierced the air of Addis Ababa at midnight on the date that the remainder of the world called 11 January 2007. At dawn on the 12th of January, worshippers wrapped in traditional white robes flocked to church, while crossing paths with revellers returning from the once-in-a-lifetime celebration – The Entry of Ethiopia into the 21st Century.  Read the Article. 
    

SPOTLIGHT: SEMINAR HALLS THE ROLE OF DIGITAL MARKETINS  
The Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI) held a seminar “Digital Marketing: Wake Up and Smell the Coffee”, on 14 September in New Delhi. The seminar tried to unveil the scope and potential of digital medium in advertising.  Read the Article.