Amitabh Mattoo Mohamed ElBaradei Laila El Baradei How sad ! Mohamed El Baradei had agreed to appear on my television show last week, but postponed because of slight indisposition. My deep condolences on the passing away of his brilliant sister and her husband.

Education is not rocket science, but considering its importance, India turned to a rocket scientist, Dr. Kasturirangan to finalise the NEP and he did it well. Sad to hear of demise of a man of all seasons. I had worked with him in Vienna and discovered his many qualities. Shanti!

Back at the UN, a love affair since 1979. Today, it appears to be fading into the sunset, no more indispensable to world peace and security.

As stated in my Rediff column of May the sole onjective of Pakistan was to bring Kashmir to global agenda. Since UN is non functional, target was to drag in universal peacemaker, Trump. Pakistan has succeeded and India got, in return, to avenge the terrorists.

youtu.be/9_J2ddlpxrI?si… Asianet news interview on UN with Yoshita Singh of PTI

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Whether Pakistan lost or won the war, the purpose of the terrorist attack, viz internationalisation of J&K has been fulfilled when India is seen as walking into the trap of seeking support of other countries to its position.

An Indian Special Envoy sent to a foreign country to carry a message using discourteous language about the host President has no precedent in Indian diplomatic history! And he aspires to Government positions.

US CENTCOM chief General Michael Kurilla terms Pakistan a ‘phenomenal partner’ in counter-terrorism . Is this the outcome of our mission to Washington? share.google/WU4TO2JFbbjP7T…

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youtu.be/c7xHmX-fWB0?si… Around and Aside on India-uS relations

youtu.be/H2Reaug5lDI?si… India assumes yoga like postures to balance interests, says Dr.Shanthie D’Souza

Donald Trump has weaponised tariff. When he gave an ultimatum to Putin on ending war, his threat was that he would increase tariffs, not use bomb. He also claimed that he stopped India-Pak war by threatening to suspend trade with both. Is this a peaceful way of ending wars.?

The truth about the ISRO spy scandal. rediff.com/news/column/th…

The speech I made while releasing John Mundakkayam’ s new book ‘Charam’ on the ISRO spy scandal made headlines in the Hindu today. The mystery remains.

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