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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

 11 March, 2010 02:35:00
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

 17 February, 2010 06:35:00
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

 08 February, 2010 12:16:00
A critique of the political situation, the Junta plans and planks and relations with China and India...
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Afghanistan: Withdrawal Symptoms

 29 January, 2010 05:47:00
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

 28 October, 2009 12:15:00
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

 23 September, 2009 11:38:00
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

 23 August, 2009 06:21:00
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..?

 23 June, 2009 08:12:00
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

 06 May, 2009 02:49:00
 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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