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Cotton Industry Tries to End Child
Labor
Several stakeholders in the cotton
industry came together in Kurnool
district in
Andhra Pradesh to end the
employment of an estimated 21,000
children in cottonseed production
farms.<More>
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Harpoons Missiles for Pakistan
The George Bush Administration has notified the US
Congress that it will sell Harpoon Block II anti-ship
missiles and related equipment and services valued at
USD 370 million to Pakistan, seen as a “key ally” in the
“war on terror” and a “friendly nation.”<More>
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Indo-Sino Relations in “new phase”
Indian Minister for Petroleum and
Natural Gas Murli Deora met
Chinese President Hu Jintao on the
sidelines of the Shanghai
Cooperation Organization (SCO)
meeting and learnt that China
views that its relationship with
India has entered a “new phase.”<More>
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Pak Destroys Lahore Hindu Temple
Violating the Nehru-Liaquat pact that
prohibits the destruction of religions
places in either country, Pakistan has
reportedly destroyed a Hindu temple in
Lahore to build a 4-storey commercial
complex; Pakistan denies this report and
says the temple is intact.<More>
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SCO to Resist US?
The Shanghai Cooperation
Organization (SCO) ended its
fifth meeting last week with
a powerful message from Iran
asking China, Russia, and
other Central Asian nations
to combine their diplomatic,
economic, and political
clout to resist the US.<More>
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India, Kuwait Keen to Expand
Ties
While signing 3 agreements,
India and Kuwait expressed
keen interest to expand ties
in oil, energy,
construction, steel,
fertilizers, food
processing, tourism,
training, education, and
healthcare.<More>
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Bringing Economic Focus to
Indo-Japan Ties
With Indo-Japan relations
not growing at the right
pace, both countries have
signed an accord that will
“meet the needs of Japanese
investors” and “address
India’s needs” to ensure
“strategic importance of
both countries” are met.<More>
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