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Hillary Clinton will make Indo-US ties stronger: aide
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US asks India to open markets ahead of talks with Kamal Nath
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Agni III not targeted at any particular country: Indian Army
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Brajesh Mishra, Pakistan prime drivers behind 1998 tests: K Subrahmanyam
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Bangladesh polls by December, but political snags persist
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Manipur raises people's army, rights groups warn of anarchy
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Lukewarm response to Dhaka's oil exploration offer
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India flies in more relief for cyclone-hit Myanmar
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Pakistan test-fires cruise missile
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India tests its longest-range n-capable missile
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Separatism gets competitive in Kashmir valley
It's election time in Jammu and Kashmir and once again the politicians are divided between issues of national integration and separatism to gather votes. It's not electricity or water supply, but security of the people and declarations...
Tarun Vijay
Karzai's Afghanistan steps deeper into security quagmire
The attempt on President Hamid Karzai's life in the heart of the capital city of Kabul by suspected Taliban militants underscores the growing pessimism about security in the country. If the April 27 attack is anything to go by...
John Stanly
Are Nepal Maoists more mature than Indian communists?
The pragmatic good sense shown by the Nepal Maoists stands in sharp contrast to the ideological rigidity of the Indian communists. Whether it is a mainline outfit like the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and its allies in the Left...
Amulya Ganguli
China's 'peaceful' rise gets a beating
Ever since Dalai Lama's crossing over to India five decades ago, he has consistently received international backing in his struggle against China. However, the recent unrest in Tibet and its outward reverberations has generated an...
Joshy M. Paul
Wooing the Maoists will only Bring Short Term Relief
The unprecedented electoral performance of the Maoists in Nepal has created a completely unforeseen situation in the Himalayan country. It might lead to the removal of the last vestiges of monarchy from Nepal...
Anand Kumar
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Nepal Maoist chief attends meet honouring Hindu icon
Kathmandu, May 8: Nepal's Maoists fought a bloody war for 10 years to unseat the king, once revered as the incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu, and establish a secular, classless republic.
Indian envoy meets Nepal PM as fuel crisis erupts
Kathmandu, May 7: India's newly appointed ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood Wednesday met Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala as in addition to the deadlock among the parties over the formation of the new government a severe fuel crisis erupted in the Himalayan nation.
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.: On the Naxal Trail
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The 'Business' of Maoism in India
Financing a 'revolution' is not a child's play. It is all the more tough when the organisation is proscribed, and hence, has to operate underground, secretly. For the Indian Maoists, also known as Naxalites, the conditions are a little...
P V Ramana
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Pakistan sets conditions for talks with militants
Islamabad, May 8 (Xinhua): Pakistan Thursday set three conditions for possible talks with militants in the country, saying military action is not the only way to wipe out terrorism and extremism.
Pakistan may be launching point of future Al Qaeda strikes'
Washington, May 8: Pakistan's tribal region is the most likely launching point of future Al Qaeda terrorist strikes around the world, says a senior US lawmaker seeking a review of Washington's Pakistan policy.
Zardari, Sharif to meet in London to discuss judges restoration
Islamabad, May 7: Asif Ali Zardari and Nawaz Sharif, the two top leader of the main partners in Pakistan's ruling coalition, will meet in London to discuss the vexed issue of the restoration of judges after their talks...
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Sri Lanka braces for crucial eastern provincial poll
Colombo, May 8 (DPA):The government has set the stage for a crucial provincial election in eastern Sri Lanka Saturday, a year after wresting control of the area from Tamil Tiger guerrillas.
Sri Lanka's parliament suspended till June 5
Colombo, May 7: Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has suspended parliament for a month for reasons unknown, a top presidential source said.
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Living on the edge of Pokhran blast fame - pride but bitterness too
Ten years after Pokhran-II
It should have been known as the Khetolai blast, is the oft heard complaint here. Ten years after the desert town of Pokhran became a global landmark with India conducting its second nuclear test, there is pride here but ...
Her 'Mission Kashmir' remains incomplete
To end the miseries of Kashmiris torn between two guns, "dialogue is the only way out", said peace builder Nirmala Deshpande during her visit to the valley some three years ago.
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Opinion
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National interest demands NDA-UPA camaraderie on nuclear deal
There is no reason why the UPA should not invite the NDA leadership for a frank discussion on such a vital issue. Today, commitment to national interests call for the UPA and NDA leaderships to get together to forge a common stand on this issue.
K. Subrahmanyam
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South Asian elections, the butterfly syndrome and China
The fervour for democratic rule has cast aside the firm grip of traditional ruling patterns. The second is the degree to which globalization by way of technology-enabled communication has shaped the political process in the region.
C. Uday Bhaskar
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South Asia's tryst with democracy here to stay
After long sagas of dictatorships and failed governments, democratic stirrings are strongly in evidence. What started as consensual democracy in India more than fifty years ago appears to be radiating into the South Asian perimeter.
Dr. Harold Gould
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India-China Territorial Dispute
Little Progress despite Prolonged Negotiations
It is in India's interest to strive for an early resolution of the territorial dispute with China so that it has only one military adversary to contend with. India can then re-deploy some of its mountain divisions and IAF squadrons to its western border.
Gurmeet Kanwal
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Gillani's minefield
The charade of democracy is now complete in Pakistan with the selection of a Punjabi feudal politician with a suitable religiosity, and prison term on unproven charges of corruption as the new Prime Minister.
Wilson John
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