Indian Disaspora holds a strong presence in Malaysia. The Malaysian Indians or Indian Malaysians consists of people of full or partial Indian descent who were born in or immigrated to Malaysia. In 2010, there were nearly 2,700,000 people self-identifying as “Indian” who hold Malaysian nationality including Malaysian-born and foreign-born people of Indian descent (about 8 percent of Malaysia’s population).

Over 3.05 million Indian expatriates are working in Saudi Arabia. They are working in the entire spectrum of Saudi economy from high-end scientific and research jobs to construction sector and contribute immensely to the Saudi economy. They play a vital role in strengthening the India-Saudi bilateral relations.

To say that an image going viral is an exclusive preserve of social media is perhaps erroneous. Far away from Instagram and way before Twitter, we witnessed a similar trend. Remember the 1984-85 portrait of the Afghan Girl whose green piercing eyes shook our soul? The face, they say is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter. Perhaps it was those intense eyes - a tapestry of tragedy and pools of grief.

Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) is celebrated on 9 January every year to mark the contribution of overseas Indian community in the development of India. January 9 was chosen as the day to celebrate this occasion since it was on this day in 1915 that Mahatma Gandhi, the greatest Pravasi, returned to India from South Africa, led India’s freedom struggle and changed the lives of Indians forever.

India and Poland established diplomatic relations in 1954 and the Indian Embassy in Warsaw was opened in 1957. The two countries shared common ideological perceptions, based on their opposition to colonialism, imperialism and racism.

The strong presence of two million Indian origin people in Malaysia had always been a concern for the Indian leaders and Jawahar Lal Nehru made special efforts to secure the welfare of Indian Diaspora here. Presently, Indo-Malay relations have made a steady but reliable partnership in many areas including trade, defence and cultural exchanges.

India and Malaysia have a long history of trade and cultural relations. Diplomatic relations between India and Malaysia were established in 1957 and the two countries in 2016 have completed the 59th anniversary of the foundation of their diplomatic engagement. Bilateral relations between India and Malaysia are cordial: both countries have interactions in various domains of economic, political, strategic, and cultural activities; and have cooperated on a sustained basis at various international fora.

Mukesh Ambani returned to telecom-land after eleven years with a big bang. His company, Reliance Jio promised cheaper data, 4G network, free voice calls, lower phone bills and faster internet speed that can change the face of India’s telecom industry. As Mukesh Data-bhai Ambani cast his network far and wide, his rivals went weak in their signals.

In an interview with Diplomacy & Beyond, market expert Sandip Sabharwal talks about the current global equity market scenario. He also shares his views on issues ailing domestic economy such as stressed assets in banking sector.

Once upon a time, Vijay Mallya, Rajya Sabha MP and entrepreneur extraordinaire, straddled the corporate and the sporting world with practiced ease. His passion for all things royal, including horses, was evident at a stud farm in Kanigal where horses are bred for Mallya’s United Racing and Bloodstock Breeders (URBB). At one time, imported thoroughbreds from this farm used to chase the best and win races. Today, however, we are witnessing the might of the CBI, SEBI, and ED chasing the owner of a defunct Kingfisher Airlines who has been declared a ‘willful defaulter’ by a consortium of banks.