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Francois Hollande on top but far right scores record result in French election -
Angelique Chrisafis, Guardian UK
François Hollande has moved a step closer to becoming the first Socialist president of France in a generation by beating the incumbent, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the first round of elections for the Elysée. But the surprisingly high vote for the extreme-right candidate, Marine Le Pen, boosted the overall figures for the right and meant that the final runoff vote on 6 May remains on a knife edge.
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Stop being a pain in the neck to Indian students -
Hasan Suroor, Hindu
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Fearing China, India pulls out of war games with US, Japan -
Shishir Gupta & Pramit Pal Chaudhuri, Hindustan Times
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Modi addresses NRIs in US via video conference -
Hindustan Times
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Imran faces test in Taliban stronghold -
Hindu
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Hillary Clinton didn't make Benghazi call: Review chairman -
Times of India
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Nawaz Sharif back as PM in Pak's first govt change via ballot -
Omar Farooq Khan, Times of India
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Pak polls: Sharif set to form govt; huge setback for PPP, Imran's party concedes defeat -
Hindustan Times
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Big names bite the dust in Pakistan polls -
PTI
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India most important partner in Asia: US -
Times of 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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 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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