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LTTE Agrees to Talks
(September 28, 2006)
Responding to calls from many parties and despite
afterthought caveats introduced by the Sri Lankan
Government (SLG), the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
said that his organization is ready to resume stalled
talks on a peaceful future in the island.<More>
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China ’s Aging Population Plan
(September 27, 2006)
Thanks to its disastrous and draconian one-child policy,
China is set to have an “irreversible” ageing society in
the 21st Century but the country seems to have devised a
broad-based plan to address economic and social
pressures from the ageing population.<More>
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Torture, Censorship, and Repression in ‘Azad’ Kashmir
(September 26, 2006)
Human Rights groups say that in so-called ‘Azad’ (free)
Kashmir , largely closed to international and
independent scrutiny, the Pakistani Government represses
democratic freedom, stymies the press and media, and
uses torture as instrument of administration.<More>
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New Polio Campaign in UP
(September 23, 2006)
Facing sharp criticisms from all quarters on failure to
curb spread of polio in {Uttar Pradesh (UP)}, the Health
Minister Dr Anbumani Ramadoss now says that it “will
launch a massive campaign” to “win the battle with the
virus.”<More>
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Military Coup in Thailand
(September 22, 2006)
The Thai Army took over administration from to break
deadlock and stop “rampant corruption” in the 74 year
old democracy but promised to return “power to the
people” as soon as possible but after cleaning the
political system.<More>
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UN Treaty Seeks to Curb Arms Trade
(September 20, 2006)
A draft resolution for an international arms
trade treaty is being floated by Britain,
Finland, Japan, Argentina, Australia, Costa
Rica, and Kenya in the UN seeking to reduce
human rights, limit the spread of terrorism,
and reduce unintended suffering of millions.<More>
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Iran Complains of US Negative Role
(September 19, 2006)
Signaling its willingness to temporarily suspend its
controversial nuclear enrichment program, Iran
complained of US’s negative role through its “unfounded
accusations” even as UN bodies protested parts of a
Congressional report as “outrageous and dishonest.”<More>
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Lanka Says Willing to Talk Peace
(September 18, 2006)
At sharp variance with international mediators, Sri
Lanka denied agreeing to hold unconditional talks with
Tamil rebels but said it was committed to peace and
negotiated settlement provided there is “a comprehensive
and verifiable cessation of hostilities.”<More>
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US Says Reforms Stalled, Growth Up
(September 15, 2006)
The US Ambassador to India David
Mulford voiced concerns of the
investment community that the
coalition politics has caused a “a
pause in the reform process” and
warned of “serious economic costs to
any loss of momentum on the reform
front.”<More>
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Energy Usage Patterns and Social
Progress
(September 14, 2006)
India estimates that it will consume
70% more energy by 2030 and although
it seeks to generate energy through
other sources such as nuclear, coal,
and renewable sources, about 60% of
this will be from oil and natural
gas.<More>
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Manmohan-Mush Peace Dialogue in
Havana
(September 13, 2006)
Rejecting domestic opposition, Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh revealed
that he will discuss terror with
Pakistan on the sidelines of the
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in
Havana and sources say that stalled
talks may be resumed soon.<More>
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IBSA Trade Rises Dramatically
(September 12, 2006)
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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Pak-Taliban Peace Pact
(September 08, 2006)
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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Naxalism, Micro-Terrorism Major Security Threats
(September 07, 2006)
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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