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Spy in the sky -
Graham Bowley, Hindu
The traders crouched beneath the walls of an old fort, hunkered down with the sheep and goats as they talked, eyes nervously flitting up from time to time at the blimp that has become their constant overseer. “It is there every day except the days when it is windy and rainy,” said Suleman, 45, who goes by only one name.
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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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UN's $7-billion peacekeeper biz -
Rohit Bansal, Pioneer
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Balancing act in a region of chaos -
Saurabh Shukla, Mail Today
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Completing polls is vital for Pakistan -
Najeeb Jung, Mail Today
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To pull back, China wants India to give up its posts -
Vijaita Singh, IE
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From here retreated Japanese troops marching into India -
Samudra Gupta Kashyap, Indian Express
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Why the Boston bombers succeeded -
Scott Stewart, Stratfor
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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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