In this paper we report on our work on a prototype route navigation dialogue system for use in a vehicle. The system delivers spoken turn-by-turn directions, and has been developed to accept naturally phrased navigation queries, as part of our overall effort to create an in-vehicle information system which delivers information as requested while placing minimal cognitive load on the driver.

since the end of the cold war era in a u-turn in her foreign policy india has changed from a fighter with imperialism to a close ally of the west. beside political factors, economic factors and above all waves of globalization were among the most influential causes of this u-turn. analysts hold different attitudes towards why such a change happened and whether it was in the interest of india in...