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Pakistani media hails Kayani for his stand on Siachen -
Sameer Arshad, ToI
The Pakistani media has hailed army chief Ashfaq Parvez Kayani for seeking "peaceful coexistence with India'', defence budget cut, besides withdrawal of troops from Siachen, with one newspaper describing it as "revolutionary'' and "pertinent'' to Pakistan's interests. The Express Tribune said Kayani needs to be saluted for backing peace with India and noted that his call "is no small matter'' as the army has traditionally been regarded as dominated by hawks, unwilling to be friendly with India.
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Sharif declares victory in Pak elections -
Times of India
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China 'crushing’ Tibetan dissident groups in Nepal -
Bharti Jain, Times of India
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'Lion of Pakistan' roars back to power in election overshadowed by violence -
Jon Boone, Guardian
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Shaken, not stirred -
Economist
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Gang of eight's lose-lose proposition -
Som Mittal, Business Standard
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Minorities in a Naya Pakistan -
Ayesha Siddiqa, Hindu
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U.S. cyberwar strategy stokes fear of blowback -
Joseph Menn, Reuters
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China's expanding core interests -
Nayan Chanda, Times of India
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Minorities can be kingmakers in Pakistan -
Sameer Arshad, Times of India
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Indian kid Ritankar Das in UC Berkeley leaves academia awestruck -
Economic Times
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Pakistan's historic ballot -
Rana Banerji, Times of India
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Jamaat stalwart sentenced to death for Bangladesh 1971 war crimes -
Anisur Rahman, PTI
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U.S. to maintain 9 bases post-2014: Karzai -
Atul Aneja, Hindu
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Five basics to handle China/ India border differences -
Wei Wei, Hindu
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Imran Khan has them all so confused -
Aroon Purie, Mail Today
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The Indo-Pacific pivot -
Indian Express
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Pakistan: For democracy and bijli, uninterrupted supply -
Shekhar Gupta, IE
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No place of their own in Balochistan -
Chiranjib Haldar, Hindustan Times
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Some countries just cannot be trusted -
Claude Arpi, Pioneer
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After three kidnapped women escape, Cleveland is reeling -
Connie Schultz, Washington Post
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Over 18,000 Indians want to leave Saudi Arabia, seek emergency certificate -
ToI
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Pakistan polls: Nawaz, Imran are neck-and-neck, survey says -
ToI
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China’s military might on upward trajectory: Pentagon -
Rajat Pandit, ToI
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Army of Wa -
C Raja Mohan, Indian Express
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Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy -
Times of India
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 There was for years an old "social contract" between politicians and business. This provided for complex rules and regulations that made it impossible to do business honestly in many fields. But it was possible to do business dishonestly, through pay-offs . Some called this "efficient corruption" : politicians took money and delivered clearances. However, the anti-corruption mood of the courts, and new fears of getting caught (like Pawan Bansal) have ended "efficient corruption" . Politicians may still take money but not deliver on clearances , what some call "inefficient corruption" that freezes investment and growth. The old social contract has broken down.
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Split with Nitish will only boost BJP in Bihar -
K Balakrishnan, LensOnNews
WITH THE BJP seemingly decided on projecting Narendra Modi as its PM candidate and its close ally Nitish Kumar of JD(U) equally firm in his opposition to the idea, a split in the NDA alliance looks inevitable; most observers think it’s not a question of if, but when. |
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