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20-Jul-2014 News of the Day     How PM Modi used � BRICS � to build a global bridge India's reluctant and diluted foreign policy of the last decade has seen some enthusiasm in the recent days. The new NDA government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown signs that the government is open to global partnerships and meaningful dialogues. The oath taking ceremony of Narendra Modi as PM of India was brilliantly transformed into an informal SAARC summit. Similarly, the Prime Minister�s maiden visit to neighboring Bhutan was impactful. It was followed by the BRICS, the first major international diplomatic venture of the new prime minister. Milind Arolkar, the editor of newsbharati provides the background as well as analysis of achievements of the Prime Minister in the BRICS summit and one to one interactions with important leaders across the globe. Highlight of the Week     Indian Muslims must stand up to radical ideologies Tragically in Iraq and Syria, rogue groups patronized by the Wahhabis rule thousands of square miles in this area today. And that's scary. Following an orthodox form of Islam that insists on a literal interpretation of the Quran, the Wahhabis believe that all those who don't subscribe to their brand of Islam are to be hated, persecuted, even executed. And from Algeria to Afghanistan to Iraq, they have done that religiously. And India is not left untouched by these forces. Therefore, What Islam needs today is not a movement towards orthodoxy, but a dynamic interpretation of its tenets, argues Rajaque Rahman. He observes "I was shocked when I recently visited an Islamic seminary in Bangalore. Barring the location sans the date palms and desert sands, it looked like a mini Saudi Arabia. ". NewsBharati Focus     India sparkles with promise of diamonds: Study India's scientific community has always provided significant breakthroughs important for the development of the nation. Now, research from a group of geologists at the National Geophysical Research Institute in Hyderabad, India, suggests that southeastern regions of the country do, in fact, contain the right ingredients for diamonds to form in abundance. While Indian people have always loved ornaments, the article by Virag Pachpore informs us that actually diamonds are important for industrial use also. The global background of diamond trade underlines the opportunities India has in diamond trade.

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