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How Europe Could Cost Obama the Election -
Niall Ferguson, Daily Beast
Could Europe cost Barack Obama the presidency? At first sight, that seems like a crazy question. Isn’t November’s election supposed to be decided in key swing states like Florida and Ohio, not foreign countries like Greece and Spain? And don’t left-leaning Europeans love Obama and loathe Republicans? Sure. But the possibility is now very real that a double-dip recession in Europe could kill off hopes of a sustained recovery in the United States.
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Postcard to Mr Khurshid -
Ajai Shukla, Business Standard
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Guantanamo: No way out -
Charlie Savage, Indian Express
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India’s Korean worries -
Shankar Roychowdhury, Asian Age
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How Nepali Maoists chose democracy -
Prashant Jha, Hindu
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Prisoners across a hostile border -
Vivek Katju, Hindu
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Syrian PM escapes blast in heart of capital -
Times of India
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Strike by even a midget nuke will invite massive response -
Indrani Bagchi, Times of India
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China's motives remain a mystery -
Manoj Joshi, Mail Today
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Analysis: Italy's politics turned upside down by election aftermath -
Barry Moody, Reuters
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A modest proposal for shaking up the Security Council reform debate -
David Bosco, Foreign Policy
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Pass to better relations with China -
Virendra Sahai Verma, Hindu
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North-East Asia on the brink -
Yuriko Koike, Mint
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The N is nigh -
Economist
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Nawaz's daughter tests political waters -
Qaswar Abbas, Mail Today
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Delhi allowing Beijing to save face -
Jyoti Malhotra, Business Standard
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Bangladesh owner is at nexus of politics, business -
Farid Hossain & Tim Sullivan, ABC News
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Eight reasons why the IPL is very popular in Pakistan -
NY Daily News
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Lesson from an unsettled boundary -
Manoj Joshi, Hindu
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US intel suspects Syria using chemical weapons -
Dawn
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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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 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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