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India-Pak Trade talks: Sharma tries to put positive spin on slow progress

 17 February, 2012 05:40:00
Had Pakistan fine tuned the ‘negative list’ as expected, even as the MFN question is pushed to the political back burner, it could have been the high water mark of the Sharma visit. Trade between the two countries is a mere $2.7 billion a year, far below its potential....
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NATO planes strafe Af-Pak border, 25 Pak troops killed

 26 November, 2011 08:15:00
The US air attack in the early hours of Saturday, Nov 26,  by  accident or  design is going to push the already strained US-Pak relations ...
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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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Myanmar: Rohingyas wary of reforms

 13 January, 2012 09:40:00
Rohingyas are quite skeptical of the changes in Myanmar that have become a toast of the liberal circles. According to them, there is no change in the conditions that had forced them enmass to flee the country....
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Pakistan's Supreme Court orders probe into Memogate

 31 December, 2011 01:54:00
The Memo-gate has its origins in May when President Zardari sent a SOS to Washington to deliver a pep talk to Gen Kayani. And in the failure of the Memo authors to factor in the reality that Washington doesn’t enjoy any special leverage with Rawalpindi after Operation Geronimo. Also that Gen Kayani and his GHQ Shura have scripted a new equation with Pentagon by cashing in on the American concerns and vulnerabilities in what is essentially an election year for President Obama....
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Sri Lanka: HR issue still wide open

 02 December, 2011 06:00:00
Getting at the truth is as much important as appearing to get at the truth. Unfortunately, the Rajapakse government has not engaged itself in both exercises when confronted with the 'white flag' incident. ...
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IMF chief warns of new financial meltdown

 29 August, 2011 05:56:00
When Christine Lagarde says ‘we risk seeing the fragile recovery derailed’, she is saying the most obvious. The stakes are high for every nation. Act they must now to ward off a new global financial crisis, similar to the meltdown that was witnessed in September 2008 because, as the IMF chief says, if growth continues to lose momentum, fiscal sustainability will be threatened, and policy instruments will lose their ability to sustain the recovery’....
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Turmoil in Syria, Tough Options for Assad

 12 July, 2011 07:05:00
The growing protests underscore the scale of opposition to the Assad regime. Neither brute force nor promises of political reform has brought respite from gunfire. Washington appears to be targeting Iran through Syria as a part of its larger geo-political game. If Damascus can be detached Tehran that will be a big gain since what happens in Syria and with Syria will have a bearing on the entire region. It borders Israel, Lebanon, Iraq, Turkey and Jordan. A regional player of significant influence it has been a supporter of Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza....
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Action Against Haqqanis -Key to Success in Afghanistan

 21 July, 2011 08:18:00
The Haqqanis belong to Zadran tribe, which are mostly based in Paktia and Khost provinces of Eastern Afghanistan. However, their support base has always been in the FATA's Northern Waziristan, where they run a number of Madrassas and training camps but operate mainly in South-Eastern Afghanistan, and provinces further North towards Kabul. The dreaded network is reportedly preparing for alternative safe haven for itself in Kurram Agency. Pakistan army holds the Haqqani Network, like the Taliban, as its reserve asset for the endgame in Afghanistan....
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Fresh flare-up of ethnic violence in Xinjiang

 19 July, 2011 10:25:00
China has not gained an upper hand in its 'battle' against the Uighur groups. It sees these groups as a part of a terrorist network with links to al -Qaeda. Uighur groups are known to get armed training and weapons from the state patronized jihadi outfits in Pakistan. Yet, China has not name them either and merely termed the Khotan clashes as ‘an organized terrorist attack’....
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