The art of food diplomacy
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As India welcomes the world\\u2019s biggest economies for the G20 meeting this September, we look at the role that food might play in top level discussions.
Food diplomacy is increasingly seen as a form of \\u2018soft power\\u2019 that can help build bridges and find common ground.
In this programme Devina Gupta speaks to chef Arun Sundaraj, who is leading the catering teams at the Taj Palace Hotel in Delhi which is hosting many of the G20 delegates. She visits the Colombian embassy in London to hear from the country\\u2019s ambassador about the role food played during vital peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, known as FARC. Devina also travels to Glasgow in Scotland to share a plate of haggis with Scotland\\u2019s national chef, Gary Maclean and Lauren Bernstein, founder and CEO of The Culinary Diplomacy Project in the United States, explains why governments are looking to hire culinary experts to aid in diplomacy.
Presented by Devina Gupta.
Produced by Rumella Dasgupta.
(Image: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden raise two wine glasses in a toast. Credit: Getty Images/ The Washington Post/ BBC).
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