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Nepal: The Clock Ticks Away

By Bhasham Kasturi     The meeting between the leaders of the Unified CPN (M) and the National Congress [NC] after the passing of the latter’s President
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Fighting among Taliban allies part of American Strategy

 
Washington is pitting one war lord against the other even as it pampers the likes of Gulabuddin Hekmatyar. Islamabad is jokeying for the driver's seat in Post -US Kabul either directly or through its chosen Trojan Horses, says the analyst....
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Sino Australian ties hit a road block

 
Two developments in 2009 in Australia underlined its relationship with China. These are two different aspects of ties – political & economic. A scheduled visit ...
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Myanmar At Cross Roads

 
A critique of the political situation, the Junta plans and planks and relations with China and India...
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Afghanistan: Withdrawal Symptoms

 
Afghanistan's neighbours who are increasingly worried of Taliban must brace up for post-US withdrawal situation in Kabul and Pakistan's plans to fill up resultant vacuum, says the analyst, while holding the view that domestic compulsions will force President Obama to quickly rollback his Afpak policy....
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Some headway in Chittagong arms case

 
The ongoing investigation into the five-year-old Chittagong arms seizure case has put the spotlight on several leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), former ministers, and ...
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Americans turn ire on India in Afghanistan

 
President Obama has to blame his AfPak policy for the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. A turn around can come only if Pakistan is made to behave, and not by asking India to curtail its development role in the war ravaged country, says the analyst...
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Tipaimukh Dam: In Whose Interest

 
Tipaimukh Project is likely to figure at the talks Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni will have with his Indian counterpart during his visit to Delhi on September 8. Here is a quick take on the dam. The author is Shahriar Kabir, a Bangladesh scholar...
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200 hrs overtime a month in Chinese factories..?

 
China has enacted a land mark law about 18 months ago to ensure job protection and better conditions at the work place in a bid ...
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Threat to Pakistan’s existence

 
 By  Farooq  GanderbaliWhat can be the security situation of a country called when groups of gunmen go on a murderous rampage from one target to ...
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