Show Notes
Algeria, France, Germany, Pakistan, New York & China. In his long career with the Indian Foreign Service, TCA Rangachari has seen many continents. In our new episode of Goethe Dialogues, host Puneet Kaur talks to the former Ambassador about the many stages of his life and the parallel developments in the country.TCA Rangachari
TCA Raghavan is a former Indian diplomat who was a 1982 batch officer of the Indian Foreign Service. He has considerable experience in South Asia policy issues and considered an expert on Pakistan studies, including heading the Joint Secretary the Division of the Ministry of External Affairs in Pakistan Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) division.
Amravati: Amravati is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India.
Hindu College: is a constituent college of the University of Delhi in New Delhi, India. It offers undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in sciences, humanities, social sciences and commerce.
Dr Manmohan Singh: Manmohan Singh (born 26 September 1932) is an Indian politician, economist and statesman who was the 13th prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.
Kothari Commision: was formed on July 14, 1964 under the chairmanship of Dr. D. S. Kothari, which is why it is also known as the Kothari Commission.
CUET: The Common University Entrance Test (CUET (UG) - 2022) is being introduced for admission into all UG Programmes in all Central Universities for academic session 2022-23 under the Ministry of Education, (MoE).
Indian Foreign Services: The IFS is the diplomatic service and a central civil service of the Government of India under the Ministry of External Affairs.
Richard Nixon: Richard Milhous Nixon, (born January 9, 1913, Yorba Linda, California, U.S.—died April 22, 1994, New York, New York), was the 37th president of the United States (1969–74).
Mao Zedong: Mao Zedong (26 December 1893 – 9 September 1976), also known as Chairman Mao, was a Chinese communist revolutionary who was the founder of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
Tsinghua University: The university was established in 1911, originally under the name “Tsing Hua Imperial College”. The school was renamed "Tsing Hua College" in 1912.
Ministry of external affairs: The Ministry of External Affairs of India is the government agency responsible for implementing Indian foreign policy.
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