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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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China's and India's Dangerous Game -
Matt Schiavenza, Atlantic
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Why China's influence on Nepal worries India -
Rajesh Joshi, BBC
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In Pakistan, the ballot is against the bullet -
Kamila Shamsie, Economic Times
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In Balochistan, nationalist versus separatist -
Anita Joshua, Hindu
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US directly blames China military for cyberattacks -
David E Sanger, NYT
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How to anticipate China -
Arvind Virmani, Indian Express
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In Asia-Pacific lies India’s China wall -
K.C. Singh, Asian Age
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Why are Buddhist monks attacking Muslims? -
Alan Strathern, BBC
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David Cameron's rift with China could cost UK billions -
Malcolm Moore & James Quinn, Telegraph UK
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A Benghazi bombshell -
Marc A Thiessen, Washington Post
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China flexes its muscles -
Srikanth Kondapalli, Times of India
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How India played hardball with China -
Indrani Bagchi & Rajat Pandit, Times of India
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Wild card in the polls -
Frederic Grare, Indian Express
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In Quetta, fear still stalks Hazara -
Anita Joshua, Hindu
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Making sense of the Depsang incursion -
Manoj Joshi, Hindu
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Hit the enemy where it hurts the most -
Sandhya Jain, Pioneer
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Three to tango -
C Raja Mohan, Indian Express
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Israel’s red line crossed, US tacitly backs ally’s strikes in Syria -
Eli Lake, Daily Beast
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A tawdry victory -
Economist
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Xi Jinping and the Chinese dream -
Economist
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Tough phase in Kabul -
Anand K Sahay, Asian Age
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The second wave in Pakistan’s politics -
Cyril Almeida, Deccan Chronicle
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France shows us how to deal with jihadis -
Philip Johnston, Telegraph
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China pull back troops after 21-day stand off -
Mail Today
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Malaysia's long-ruling coalition hangs on to power -
Sean Yoong & Eileen Ng, Yahoo
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 The UPA 2 government was conceived in corruption – and never really recovered from that taint. Right from the day the election results came in, the back-channel negotiations began for the reappointment of A Raja as Telecom Minister to advance the interests of certain telecom majors (in return for illegal gratification). It was an enterprise which set the stage for India’s biggest corruption scandal and virtually set the political tone for the rest of the four years. As subsequent exposes have established, Manmohan Singh and other key Ministers knew full well that mischief was afoot, but pointedly looked the other way. That was the beginning of the slide, and the UPA government in general – and Manmohan Singh in particular – was mortally wounded from that episode. But rather than press ahead with remedial action, the government slid further into the cesspool of corruption.
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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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