India, a nation of 1.2 billion people, has about 800 diplomats serving in 162 missions and posts around the world. The United States, by comparison, has a diplomatic corps of more than 11,000. Even tiny Singapore surpasses India, with 847 foreign service officers.From a nice article in the Times about how business delegations are adding a much-needed additional dimension to India's over-burdened foreign policy establishment.
And no, this is not an All Fools Day joke!
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Inevitable future, Gulzar. International trade and business will become one of the important pivots around which foreign policy will revolve!
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