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There are not enough diplomats to conduct India's foreign policy, and those that are there are hopelessly overworked.
For every Indian diplomat there are four Brazilian diplomats; for every Indian diplomat there are seven Chinese diplomats. Now we might be wonderful and very efficient, but we are not that efficient or that good. It's really a problem... The strain is telling on us,foreign secretary Shiv Shankar Menon told Parliament's standing committee recently.
Paradoxically, as India's place in global affairs has grown, the number of officials in the MEA has shrunk. India's foreign trade, Menon told the panel, has increased seven times in the past decade. In 2006, MEA issued 44 lakh passports and 57 lakh visas. High-level visits to India have increased by 165%.
In the past 10 years, India has joined 13 new multilateral organisations. Even MEA's budget has trebled, but MEA personnel have shrunk from 4,866 to 4,746.
In fact, Menon has hit upon what is crying out for instant remedy in India's foreign policy establishment: the appalling lack of boots on the ground to conduct foreign policy.
When India meets other big powers across the table to discuss big-ticket global issues or negotiate tough deals, the table formation is something like this — an average of 10 people on the visitors' end and maybe four at the Indian end. Some embassies in Delhi have more people in their offices than in the corresponding department of the MEA. "It's very disconcerting," said a western diplomat.
If you consider the fact that India's most intensive relations are with the US, China and Pakistan (not necessarily in that order), it's shocking to note that the crucial divisions in the MEA actually run with less than 10 people each.
Indian officials may command a formidable reputation, but this is expecting them to be supermen, which they clearly are not. The result is, a lot of stuff falls between the cracks and foreign policy is mainly about fighting the latest crisis. However, things are due to change.
The government, Menon said, has decided to more than double the number of diplomats and officers in the MEA in the next five years — and this will mean more than just increasing the number of IFS officers. For instance, Indian missions in the Gulf will see an infusion of 220 posts just for visa and consular affairs — India has an enormous three million strong diaspora.
Menon also said a big reorganisation of work allocation was on the cards. For instance, the protocol division, which is mainly about organising logistical and hospitality support to visiting delegations, could see much of its work outsourced to the huge Indian hospitality sector. There are other peripheral jobs that the MEA has collected over the years and a lot of this chaff can be weeded out.
So more diplomats can be freed from escorting foreign dignitaries around and concentrate on what Menon called "our primary functions".
She was a bit sad since her mum went out on the field to move away the horses.
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VFS brought the Intensive experience to Mexico for the first time this year. Over a five day period students were given a chance to experience life as a VFS Digital Design student in a hands-on program led by our faculty of industry professionals – including Head of Department Amber Bezahler.
Digital Design students learn to refine their skills in communication, interactive, and motion design. Graduates from the one-year program go on to work in a wide variety of rewarding roles in the industry, including User Experience Designer, Interface Developer, Communication Designer, Typographer, Motion Designer, and Project Manager.
Find out more about VFS’s one-year Digital Design program at vfs.com/digitaldesign.
Intensives and their presentations
Intensives:
Hatha Yog (Vivekananda Kendra) Naad Yog (Dr. Kiran Seth)
Vid. Malavika Sarukkai (Bharatanatyam) The Dhananjayans (Bharatanatyam)
Smt. Madhavi Mudgal (Odissi) Smt. Rita Devi (Odissi)
Shri Narasimhachari & Vasanthalakshmi ( Kuchipudi) Shri Kalamandalam Kuttan (Kathakali)
Sh. Margi Madhu (Koodiyattam) Shri Bellagallu Veerana (Leather Puppetry)
Us. Wasifuddin Dagar (Dhrupad) Shri Karaikudi Subramaniam (Carnatic Veena/Vocal)
Guru S Thanil Singh (Pung Cholom) Vid. T V Gopalakrishnan ( Carnatic Vocal)
Kaivalya Kumar Gurav (Hindustani Vocal) Shri M Ganapathi Hegde (Yakshagana Make-Up)
Crafts:
ASSAM -Weaving - Jamini Peyang & Bapu Kan
BIHAR -Papier Mache with Madhubani Painting - Narendra Karan & Sunita Karan
ORISSA - Saura & Pattachitra Painting - Bijay Kumar Pariki
MADHYA PRADESH - Gond Tribal Painting - Anand Shyam & Kalabai Shyam
ANDHRA PRADESH - Kalamkari Painting - Vishwanath Reddy
RAJASTHAN - Phad Painting- Kalyan Joshi & Rahul Pathak
TRIPURA - Bamboo Crafts - Subrata Chakraborty
RAJASTHAN - Tie & Dye / Leheriya Technique - Smt Ram Kanya Devi & Babu Lal Chippa
MADHYA PRADESH - Bagh Block Print and Natural Dyeing - Ibrahim Haji
TAMIL NADU - Pottery - R. Thangaiya
UTTAR PRADESH -Wood Carving and Inlay -Mohd Matloob
DELHI - Gandhi Samiti - Charkha spinning
UTTAR PRADESH -Mooj Grass Crafts - Om Prakash & Shiv Kumari
KARNATAKA - Lambadi Embroidery-Mr. Veerana of Sandur Kala Kendra
KARNATAKA - Batik Tie and Dye – Smt. Hema Shekar
Join our certified archery coach, Shawn Adams, for an opportunity to learn the history and techniques involved in the ancient sport of archery. This hands-on workshop is suited to beginners and will afford all participants the chance to develop and hone their archery skills.
(ICU) Intensive care unit
AlShorouk Hospital - New Damietta - Egypt
وحدة العناية المركزة بمستشفى الشروق بدمياط الجديدة
Design by: Jana Shweiki
PRECIOSA Terra Intensive
The vivid PRECIOSA Terra Intensive colors on selected beads and seed beads have expanded the PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ range. This involves a surface finish in 11 distinctive shades ranging from bright yellow to chocolate brown.
We offer this pallet of shiny colors on PRECIOSA Rocailles, PRECIOSA Farfalle™ and PRECIOSA Twin™ seed beads, as well as on 13 types of pressed beads, including PRECIOSA Pip™ and PRECIOSA Twin™, and on the basic shape of the fire polished beads.
The collection also now includes the PRECIOSA Terra Intensive Matt finish on PRECIOSA Rocailles in 3 sizes: 10/0, 8/0 and 6/0.
PRECIOSA Rocailles
Article number: 331 19 001, 331 39 001
Sizes: 10/0, 8/0, 6/0
PRECIOSA Farfalle™
Article number: 321 90 001
Size: 3.2 x 6.5 mm
PRECIOSA Twin™
Article number: 321 96 001, 117 01 323
Size: 2.5 x 5 mm
PRECIOSA Pip™
Article number: 111 01 346
Size: 5 x 7 mm
PRECIOSA Fire Polished Beads
Article number: 151 19 001
Size: 4 mm
Visit our website for more information about the PRECIOSA Terra Intensive
Day out for the Spanish Intensive Course students at the Fundacion Miró to see the exhibition: Before the Horizon.
Lomography Fisheye 2 LOMO 35mm.
everything in the picture is in the box.
the link to the listing on e-bay: cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2508865...
Used ONCE
why not again? I got absorbed in postgraduate studies and also played with a medium format
camera instead.
why am I selling?
I am now planning a long and life changing journey, so I am selling the loved and lovely items
that are not extremely essential. For the money I will get from this camera I will be able to make
a piece of art work along the way. Or I will be able to study Yoga for a week, or I will be able to
print ten to twenty 8x10 photographs while on the journey and have a small pop-up exhibition.
Or I will be able to take a train 1/2 across India in 3rd class, packed like sardines.
I am planning to take a Teacher Training Course in Yoga and study Traditional Thai Massage.
After years of extremely intensive work on my career I want to have something to give back.
Focusing on your career leaves often little time to be there for others. I need to make £2500
to pay for the courses and flight. The whole trip and change in path will be £3500 for 5 months,
turning life around and starting fresh.
I have made a playlist of videos which are posted on youtube, where you should be
able to see more of the camera than on a photograph alone.
and here's the URL link for it:
www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE53F2F724921066F&feat...
Contents (text from the box):
35mm Fisheye camera with built-in flash and standard hotshoe attachment
(normal 35mm film - regular development)
Multiple exposure switch and long exposure function
Premium quality Japanese fisheye lens
Very important editorial booklet -'The Fisheye View'
Full metal jacket body details
Graphic poster, writs wrap strap, manual & lens cover
more Text from the box:
Captures nearly 180 degrees of your field of vision. Shoot up to inch (3cm) from your subject's nose.
Built-in eletronic flash. Also accepts a Colorsplash Flash or any other manual hotshoe flash.
Ultra-wide angle views on: wild people & animals, bars, bath- & bathrooms, parties, private corners, cities, countries...!
Shoot multiple exposures on one frame and long nighttime exposures without a flash.
Entertainment Business Management classes within the Experience VFS Summer Intensive.
Find out more about VFS Summer Intensive programs at vfs.com/summerintensives.
Designer: Hana Cerna
We present a new pallet of 11 intensive colors that are ideal for summer days. Do you like beautiful colors such as magenta, purple or lime or earthy tones like brown or chocolate? Juicy radiant colors will not give you any peace. Try them all!
Text NL / produktové karty:
The PRECIOSA Traditional Czech Beads™ range has an extensive color base. We now present the PRECIOSA Terra Intensive summer color collection.
This involves surface finishes in 11 shades on chalk ranging from clear yellow through to chocolate brown. You can combine these bright colors to create attractive and highly absorbing patterns.
We offer this pallet of intensive colors in 3 selected bead shapes, specifically PRECIOSA Rocailles in 3 sizes (10/0, 8/0 and 6/0) and two other types of seed beads, PRECIOSA Farfalle™ and PRECIOSA Twin™.
The colorful seed beads from the PRECIOSA Terra Intensive collection can be used in embroidery, sewing or other costume jewelry or accessories for the warm summer months. Just try them!
PRECIOSA Rocailles
Article number: 331 19 001
Sizes: 10/0, 8/0, 6/0
PRECIOSA Farfalle™
Article number: 321 90 001
Size: 3.2 x 6.5 mm
PRECIOSA Twin™ Seed Bead
Article number: 321 96 001
Size: 2.5 x 5 mm
Visit our website for more information about the PRECIOSA Terra Intensive
As part of updating the ITU website, my current employer have been using my photographic skills to generate some patient information pictures - of course, I couldn't resist the odd arty one. GMC Note: Not a real patient, full model release obtained.