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Balochistan imbroglio: Pak, US maneuvers

 23 February, 2012 01:05:00
American interests in Balochistan go beyond the local political and insurgent issues. The area has geopolitical significance...
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Aung San Suu Kyi agrees to enter by-elections to Parliament

 06 January, 2012 06:50:00
Things have changed in Myanmar since November last when the ballot was held to give the regime a sartorial make over. President Thein Sein not only acknowledged recognised Aung San Suu Kyi as the voice of the people which cannot be ignored but also surprised the world by freeing the media and trade unions. Yet, Suu Kyi’s decision to accept Thein Sein’s word at its face value and join Parliament has not gone down well with her followers. They have every reason to suspect the motives and planks of the rulers, who, they believe, are new only in name....
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No New Proposals from IMF-WB on European debt crisis

 27 September, 2011 04:15:00
When it came to administering the medicine, the good doctors at the IMF-WB annual appeared clueless in reading the prescription. No specific measures were unveiled to avert a default by Greece and global depression. Only a promise was held out to 'act collectively to restore confidence and financial stability, and rekindle global growth'....
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‘Aftershock’ Book offers 'survival' guide, Says China, India will be 'hot spots'

 24 September, 2011 11:15:00
Already into its second edition, the book argues that the dotcom bubble, and housing bubble as also Federal Reserve's market ‘manipulation’ and the ‘incredible irresponsibility and bad judgment of the public sector’ have ruined the American economy. It opines that China, India and other emerging markets, while remaining the hotspots of investment for profits, may help buffer the world from the full impact of the U.S.-led recession. ...
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China's Bullet Train Crashes On Safety Concerns, Corruption

 28 July, 2011 10:35:00
From just 649 kilometres of high-speed track in 2008, China today has over 8,300 kilometres—that is, half of the world’s total track and four times more than in Japan. The Hangzhou city - Fuzhou line where the accident occurred was opened in 2009. Railway Minister Sheng Guangzu acknowledged in April that safety might have been compromised by corruption. ...
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Terrorists strike Norway, leave nearly 90 dead

 23 July, 2011 11:35:00
One likely fall-out of the Friday tragedy, if it is finally linked to Jihadists, is that Europe would become a really strong fortress. Immigration laws will be tightened. Visas will be drastically reduced. Travel within and to as also trade with Europe will become a nightmarish experience. In short liberalism, liberalism, Europe has been identified with, will take a back seat. It will also mean there will be few doors open for asylum seekers from the Third world. ...
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Testing Times for Tibetan Refugees in Nepal

 08 March, 2011 04:50:00
Nepal is home to around 20,000 exiled Tibetans but only those who had arrived in the country prior to 1989 are treated as “residents” and are given ‘limited access’ to social, economic, political, and civil rights. ...
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