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Nepal PM's poll call stirs an avalanche of protests -
Manesh Shrestha, ToI
Nepal's opposition on Monday called Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai's call for general elections on November 22 "unconstitutional" and demanded his resignation to pave the way for national consensus government. While addressing a function to mark the Republic Day on Monday, Bhattarai said the constitution could not be prepared due to disagreement between "progressive" forces and "status quoist" forces.
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Intrusion and the farce of being friends -
Ashok K Mehta, Pioneer
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Challenges for Nawaz Sharif -
Vivek Katju, Times of India
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Could offensive IAF use in ’62 have reversed history? -
Ashok Parthasarathi & Praful Bakshi, Asian Age
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How India dealt with Iran without treading on US toes -
Sandeep Dikshit, Hindu
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India preparing for a possible two-front war with Pakistan, China: Blue Book -
IE
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Sharif vs Army, Round 3 -
Declan Walsh, New York Times
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Nawaz Sharif is back -
Ajai Shukla, Business Standard
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Easterly winds -
Shankar Roychowdhury, Deccan Chronicle
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Fast fashion: Reflections on Bangladesh -
Chidanand Rajghatta, Times of India
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Musharraf’s unwitting gift to Pakistan -
Dileep Padgaonkar, Times of India
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Political violence in Bangladesh -
Economist
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Second chance to mend ties -
Anita Joshua, Hindu
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Soldiers and jihadis in Pakistan -
Tufail Ahmad, NewIndianExpress
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A Herculean challenge ahead for Nawaz Sharif -
Manoj Joshi, India Today
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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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 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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