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!
Inevitable future, Gulzar. International trade and business will become one of the important pivots around which foreign policy will revolve!
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