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Business and Economy
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S&P Says Asian Banks Have Staying
Power
A recent report from Standard &
Poor’s (S&P) Ratings Services said
that a financial crisis similar to
the one that affected several Asian
countries’ currency values and stock
markets in 1997 is unlikely and that
the banking system is “in a better
position.<More>
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Govt Proposes MNC Audit
A senior Finance Ministry
official said that India is
thinking of starting joint
audits for multi-nationals (MNCs)
operating in India and the
ASEAN region to ensure that
the balance sheets match those
of their annual statements.<More>
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Democracy, Politics and
Judiciary
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Congress Expels Natwar’s Son
In a major blow to Natwar Singh’s hopes of rescue by the Gandhi family, the
Congress Party expelled Natwar’s son Jagat Singh even as Jagat’s friend’s
petition in the Supreme Court (SC) for absolution from Justice RS Pathak
Inquiry commission’s indictment.<More>
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Disappearances on Rise in South Asia
As nations of South Asia fight terrorism, Amnesty International (AI) says
that “enforced disappearances” of people is growing and while “new patterns”
are emerging from Pakistan, Nepal, and Sri Lanka.<More>
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Environment, Health and Education
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US Seeks Tariff cut on
Environment Products
As a co-member of the
Asia-Pacific Partnership
(APP), the US wants
India to reduce its
tariffs on imported
environmental goods and
services from the
current 15% to allow
free flow of technology
to reduce green house
gases (GHG) emission.<More>
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Is Project Tiger a Failure?
An investigation into the effectiveness of the
federally funded Project Tiger, launched in 1973 to
protect tigers in the 15 Tiger sanctuaries to ensure
a viable population, concluded that the program is a
failure because of insufficient training and
inadequate methods.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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Bush Strategy to Combat Terrorism
Days before the 5th anniversary of 9/11
terrorism attack on the US , President George
Bush released a document called “National
Strategy for Combating Terrorism” portrayed as
“unclassified version” of US approach to dealing
with terrorism.<More>
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Naxalism, Micro-Terrorism Major Security Threats
A security review by Chief Ministers with Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh found leaders worrying
about increasing activities of
Pakistan-sponsored and directed terrorist
outfits organized into “sleeper cells” who are
motivated to perform suicide attacks.<More>
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Neighbors
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World
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Indo-French Missile Pact Stalled
The much hyped Indo-French pact to allow
India to produce French cruise missiles
under transfer of technology from European
Missile Consortium MBDA to Defense Research
& Development Organization (DRDO) appeared
to have stalled.<More>
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EU Not Considering Hamas Dialogue
Backtracking from earlier reports that the
EU may consider direct contact with Hamas, a
Foreign Ministers’ meeting distanced the 25
nation body from Hamas and labeled it a
terror organization removing all
possibilities of interaction.<More>
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Indo-French Missile Pact Stalled
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Naxalism, Micro-Terrorism Major Security Threats
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S&P Says Asian Banks Have Staying Power
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Congress Expels Natwar’s Son
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India Not Working to Contain China
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Featured Analyses
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BDR Denies ULFA Presence |
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Confusion on Iran as Deadline Passes |
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Security Concerns Bar
Chinese Investment |
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Baloach Leader Bugti
Suspiciously Killed |
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Is
Project Tiger a Failure? |
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First Indo-Russian Joint
Study Group on Trade |
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Corp Expansion despite
Stalled Reforms |
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Featured Edits
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Coalition woes in Jammu and Kashmir |
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India-China trade: a long road ahead |
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Living In Denial |
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Bush-Musharraf
‘deal’ |
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Seven juniors quit Blair Government |
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Where Indian war dead are remembered |
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Inscription
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South Indian Inscriptions |
Ancient Indian dynasties
documented their administration,
significant developments, grants,
and milestones as inscriptions in
temples. The Archaeological Survey
of India (ASI) has documented
these inscriptions from 1886.
These pages
contain inscriptions from Pallava,
Chola, Pandya, Western Chalukya,
Eastern Chalukya, Rashtrakuta,
Hoyasala, Vijayanagara,
Vishnukundin, Kakatiya, Reddi,
Vaidumba, Chinda, Eastern Ganga,
Gajapathi, Kalchurya, Qutb-Shahi
of Golkonda, and Moghul,
dynasties.
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