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India’s ambassador to the United States emphasized the elements that unite the two nations, even as he stressed India’s autonomy in shaping foreign policy, in a speech in Boylston Hall last night...
...Ambassador Ronen Sen devoted a 20-minute speech to the relationship between India and the United States and then spent over an hour fielding questions on topics ranging from the caste system to the “brain drain” that occurs when Indian academics stay in the U.S. after completing their studies...
...ambassador was quick to point out that India would not be pressured by the foreign policy directives of other nations, stressing that India and the United States are not always in agreement. He mentioned the invasion of Iraq as a specific example of political divergence between the two nations...
...response to a question from a Crimson reporter, the ambassador emphasized India’s independence again by explaining why the nation initially refused to accept foreign aid for victims of the tsunami that struck last December. The ambassador said that India could largely respond to the disaster without outside assistance...
...rest of the world also expressed vehement disapproval of the King's power grab. The United States and U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan both demanded the immediate restoration of democracy. British ambassador Keith Bloomfield called the takeover a "coup" and his government said it was reconsidering all foreign aid to Nepal?a dire threat for a country where the average annual income is just $240 and where 42% of the population lives below the poverty line. U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Louise Arbour, who has accused the Nepalese army of torturing and murdering people with impunity, expressed outrage that...