College of charleston recently . College each year selects a book that it gives to all freshmen at this as a shared reading assignment. Summer. That this past groupwas a conservative that was concerned about the a gay theme. It had they raised some concerns. It came off well. There were no protests or anything. February, the state Budget Writing Committee cut the 62,000s budget by which was the cost of the College Reading program. Another college upstate cut that schools budget as well for a reading assignment. There was a lot of outrage over this. They looked at what else they were going to do with this book, because they usually do more Group Reading assignments and use the books throughout the year messaging tool. They thought about this play. There was an offbroadway play going on. They couldnt do the play this themselves. Some people at the college had connections with the crew for the Theater Company in new york. Volunteered to come to play, funand do the home, which was a pulitz
An indian reality, and it has been an indian reality that predates the envision of ukraine. So in this position, the idea of strategic autonomy, the Foreign Policy basis, or that in their works with right now is basically making the argument that india chooses. Its partners and allies are differently. It shows that its economic relationships differently. So you can even see, for example, that just just now in this last week alone in india has stayed out of the trailer at the, in the Pacific Economic forum. And on the other hand, it is taking a leadership role at the Shanghai Corporation Organization Meeting the thing business back is done. So in this thing, were partnering with the quad on certain things were partnering with the in the difficult balancing that youve been doing for many take it out. Can i ask you quickly about the, the so called democratic credentials that are Democratic Values thats supposedly headed towards the west because she, you know, i would give it food its its
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A great deal from the disruption in the oil trade in russian. The west came as a result of that conflict. Your country has increased its purchase as of all from russia, tremendously secure and sent really a large stock of oil and gas at affordable prices. When many countries are struggling with galloping information, do you think that was a wrong move on the part of indian . You know, i dont know if theres any right and wrong in a specific sense in Foreign Policy because these decisions are taken. Keeping many factors in mind, so from the perspective of whether india should have made a Stronger Alliance with the west, against the russian invasion. It may seem as it may be seen as something that was deliberate and beneficial. On the other hand, as an emerging economy with its own compulsions of employment, and you know, inflation and things like that. The need for reliance on non western partners is an indian reality, and it has been an indian reality that predates the invasion of ukrai
Times divergent interests. What keeps the 2 together while also pulling them apart . Well to discuss that im now joined by mike maids. Im done a senior fellow and they observe their Research Foundation in debt. My great, great to talk to you. Thank you very much for your time. Happy to be here. Now, as i mentioned, india has been pursuing its path of strategic balance. Been russia with the soviet union on the one hand on the west for why some time. And i think it never before hasnt been so challenging and so rewarding, but you are still arguing in favor of india reducing its reliance on russia. Why is that youve been reading my pieces . Well, i think its not so much about reducing reliance on russia as it is about taking positions that are more in keeping up with a Global Outlook on the nature of conflict. So i think there is a distinction to be made on the one hand, india and russia, the former soviet union have had a very strong, very deep historic relationship. And i think in the re