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Business and Economy
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IBSA Trade Rises Dramatically
Calling the India-Brazil-South
Africa (IBSA) grouping an “emerging
trinity in the new geography of
international trade,” United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development
(UNCTAD) values the intra and inter
regional trade close to USD 10
billion for 2007.<More>
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Increase in Import of
“Sensitive” Items
Ministry of Commerce and Trade
says that the total import of
“sensitive” items during
April-May 2006 has been
Rs.2792 crores (USD 606
million) compared to Rs.2524
crore (USD 548 million) last
year or an increase of 10.6%.<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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SC Fines Coal Unit for Environment Damage
The Supreme Court fined India’s largest coal producing
company for using forest land in and ruled that all
companies using forest land are required to pay a Penal
Compensatory Afforestation cost and amount of Net
Present Value to continue operations.<More>
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Integrated Forest Management Planned
In the next 5 year plan, India plans an Integrated
Protection Scheme to increase interfaces with
communities, communication, and surveillance of
forests and wildlife to facilitate their
conservation and protection.<More>
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New Dangerous TB Strain
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a
new drug-resistant Tuberculosis (TB) spreading in
several countries and continents including the
United States , Eastern Europe , and Africa that
could greatly compromise AIDS treatment programs.<More>
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Terrorism, Defense, Security and Science &
Technology
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India Worried About Taliban Resurgence
India is increasingly worried about conventional
offensive well-orchestrated operations of a
resurgent Taliban and their hold on the fight
till broken with air raids and analysts say that
these tactics bring back memories of their
ascendance in early 1990s.<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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Pak-Taliban Peace Pact
Pakistan announced that it had arranged a peace pact
with the Taliban is seen by many as an admission by the
Pakistan Army of its inability to control the region by
brute force methods it employs against opponents and
having lost hundreds of soldiers.<More>
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India Not Working to Contain China
Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran asserted that India does
not believe that a conflict between the US and China is
inevitable and that India was not part of any design to
contain China as the economic stake between the two was
large.<More>
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World
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Syria Promises Embargo on Hezbollah
UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said that
Syria has promised to adhere to the UNSC
Resolution 1701 demanding an arms embargo on
the Hezbollah but objected “to the presence
of foreign forces along the Syrian-Lebanese
border.”<More>
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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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Hot Topics
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IBSA Trade Rises Dramatically
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India Worried About Taliban Resurgence
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New Dangerous TB Strain
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Integrated Forest Management Planned
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SC Fines Coal Unit for Environment Damage
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Featured Analyses
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Pak-Taliban Peace Pact
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Pakistan announced that it had arranged a peace pact
with the Taliban is seen by many as an admission by the
Pakistan Army of its inability to control the region by
brute force methods it employs against opponents and
having lost hundreds of soldiers.
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Naxalism, Micro-Terrorism Major Security Threats |
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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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Featured Edits
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Liberal view needs to
be less fanatic |
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Not a good time for
advocates of peace in Sri Lanka
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Business
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Pact with Taliban |
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Afghan
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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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