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This was a Super Bowl week with India winning the trophy hands down. Exciting course materials for IFS aspirants to study foreign affairs , diplomacy and above all leadership. There are many takeaways , depends on where you are sitting or standing.

MBS is my personal pick . Two months ago he had Xi in Riyadh , made Biden sweat a little and pay the price of criticizing him. ( Khashogi episode) . Reconciliation with Tehran and throwing the bait to Israel by being part of newly announced Spice Silk Road. ( in future to let Israel be part of it) .Biden was the one who was interested in selfies ( corridor) not the other way around. All master stroke and plan.

Modi has established himself as a statesman and politician both in equal measure. He is making difference in the region if not in the world.

Sadly , our estranged next door neighbor is perhaps going to make itself more irrelevant for the rest if the world.

My $0.2 .

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What a great and encapsulated analysis – not worth two cents, but worth two gold sovereigns.

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Sir. You are always very kind , generous and (overly biased)

Thank you

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🤩😎😻

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Modi has not only developed relations and friendship with the Middle East Muslim countries, he has also been successful in combining those estranged countries for wide spread connectivity. Modi has also been successful in bringing MBS and Joe Biden closer.

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