Citizen-Centric Diplomacy of India
India’s citizen-centric diplomacy prioritizes the welfare, security, and interests of its citizens abroad through enhanced consular services, diaspora engagement, international agreements, and emergency assistance. Diplomacy had been traditionally understood as conduct of bilateral relations between the states focussing on the negotiations only in political, economic and security related drivers. However, the advent of the current century, having witnessed a sea change in the ground realities due to the globalisation, rapid scientific and technological development and increased mobility, transformed and expanded the scope of diplomacy focussing on the new dimensions. India also could not remain untouched by this transformation and adopted a foreign policy with the citizen- centric diplomacy at its heart. This policy places the welfare, security and interest of the country’s citizen at its core making Indian citizens an important part of its external engagements which has made, in…
When Valladolid Became a Meeting Place of Ideas, Music and Friendship
From 11 to 14 June, the fourth edition of JLF Valladolid Spain brought together nearly 12,000 people across Madrid and Valladolid. As the summer sun lingered over the ancient streets of Valladolid, I once again witnessed something remarkable. For four days in June, literature stepped out of books and into plazas, palaces and historic courtyards. Music mingled with conversation, poetry with fresh air, dance with gastronomy, and India with Spain. JLF Valladolid Spain 2026 had returned, turning the city into a celebration of ideas and culture.
