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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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India and China: softly, softly -
Kanti Bajpai, Times of India
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Will you earn enough 'points' to win new US green card? -
Economic Times
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Paper tiger -
David Kang, Foreign Policy
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US immigration bill: Discriminatory for India -
Som Mittal, Financial Express
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China's 3rd confrontation with India's border build-up -
Ajai Shukla, Business Standard
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Pakistan poll: Heat, dust, grit and terror -
Anita Joshua, Hindu
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India's Iran plant to kill 2 birds with 1 stone -
Animesh Singh, Pioneer
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Islamists prepare for grand home-coming -
G Parthasarathy, Pioneer
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The curious case of Pervez Musharraf -
Mehr F Husain, Mail Today
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Sharif the leader in Pak race -
AS Dulat, Mail Today
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New Delhi ignores gathering crisis over Sri Lankan Tamils -
Shastri Ramachandaran, DNA
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The Ladakh drift -
P Stobdan, Indian Express
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Everything is rigged: The biggest financial scandal yet -
Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone
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Boston bombing shows West’s mistake in supporting militants in Chechnya: Putin -
FirstPost
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Intrude, violate, and then offer to discuss -
Claude Arpi, Pioneer
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Fractured verdict likely in Pak polls -
G Parthasarathy, Business Line
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Pakistan is experiencing a government of judges by default -
Christophe Jaffrelot, Indian Express
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China backs India stand on Taliban’s role after US exit -
Shubhajit Roy, IE
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Chinese incursion a retaliation against Indian activity on LAC -
Bharti Jain, ToI
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21 killed in terrorist bomb attacks in Xinjiang: China -
KJM Varma, PTI
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Bank supervisors are quietly forcing a deglobalisation of finance -
Economist
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H-1B visa: Why is India quiet on US protectionism? -
Yashwant Raj, HT
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A conversation with Edward Luttwak -
Siddharth Singh, Mint
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Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter -
Elaine Ganley, Marine Times
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French embassy bombed in Tripoli -
Imed Lamloum, Asian Age
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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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