BUGGY MAKES COMEBACK: President Pranab Mukherjee arrived in an open, gold-plated buggy for Beating Retreat on January 29. Last year he had arrived in a limousine
For much of history, geography did shape destiny. Nations traded with neighbours, distance constrained diplomacy, and oceans acted as barriers that defined economic relationships. But the world is changing. In the 21st century, geography still matters, but it no longer defines destiny in the way it once did. Strategy, technology, trade corridors and human networks are reshaping the meaning of distance...
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