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Economy to foreign policy, Obama gets Romney’s ‘F’ -
S Rajagopalan, Pioneer
Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney says he would give President Barack Obama the lowest rating of “F” for his stewardship across-the-board from domestic economy to foreign policy. In an interview to CBS News, Romney, when asked what grade he would give Obama, said without batting an eyelid: “Oh, an ‘F’…No question about that”. The only credit he would give Obama was for the commando mission that he ordered to get Osama bin Laden, conceding it was “terrific”.
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Pakistan: For democracy and bijli, uninterrupted supply -
Shekhar Gupta, IE
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No place of their own in Balochistan -
Chiranjib Haldar, Hindustan Times
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Some countries just cannot be trusted -
Claude Arpi, Pioneer
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After three kidnapped women escape, Cleveland is reeling -
Connie Schultz, Washington Post
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Over 18,000 Indians want to leave Saudi Arabia, seek emergency certificate -
ToI
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Pakistan polls: Nawaz, Imran are neck-and-neck, survey says -
ToI
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China’s military might on upward trajectory: Pentagon -
Rajat Pandit, ToI
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Army of Wa -
C Raja Mohan, Indian Express
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Pakistan's minorities have no faith in democracy -
Times of India
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A Hindu hell on earth: Families are being torn apart by their desperation to flee persecution in Pakistan -
Andrew Buncombe, Independent
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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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 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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