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Luxembourg
is outsourcing its Foreign Relations to India
It
is of course a World Premiere when a country outsources its Foreign Relations
to another country. Usually that happens only if you don't want to talk to
certain people in the world. Then you need the Swiss or the Swedes to shuttle
between the two sides. Or you want to save money, then the Belgians or the
Dutch can represent you. That's Luxembourg's solution. So you might find a drab
Belgian or Dutch diplomat sitting in Luxembourg's chair in foreign countries.
That
is about to change. We do this right this time. It is a charm offensive, where
the new weapon of mass diplomacy is celebrated Indian actress Suhasini
Maniratnam. Let a thousand bright lights shine!
Here we go to the news, in particular: "The
actress, who took everyone by surprise with her presence in an interactive
session with Luxembourg Ambassador Gaston Stronck at a function organised by
the Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Monday, said that she had
been shortlisted for promoting the country in India."
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