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UN Lauds Role of Women in
Governance
(January 29, 2007)
A UN report noted the
increasing participation of
women in politics and
governance in India and lauded
government policies for
reserving up to a third of
seats for women in local-level
administration to promote
gender equality and
empowerment.<More>
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EU Help to Clean Ganga
(January 29, 2007)
To provide safe drinking
water, the European Union is
collaborating with many
renowned Indian institutes to
introduce natural and proven
techniques of water filtration
techniques and begun a
EU-India River Bank Filtration
Network.<More>
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Russia Wants Energy, Military
Pie
(January 25, 2007)
Russian President Vladimir
Putin arrived in India to
rejuvenate ties hoping to win
a strong share of India’s
large energy and military
budget and also be the Guest
of Honor of the Republic Day
Parade that showcases Indian
military and cultural might.<More>
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Karuna Group Destabilizing,
SLG Colludes
(January 25, 2007)
Annoyed by selective leaks of
an internal document by the
Sri Lankan Government (SLG),
donor nations outed the report
blaming the SLG-supported
Karuna faction as a major
destabilizing factor and the
Human Rights Watch (HRW) also
blamed the government for
“willful blindness.”<More>
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NK Nuclear Help to Iran,
Indian Help Sought
(January 25, 2007)
The Daily Telegraph carried an
expose that accused North
Korea (NK) of helping Iran
with nuclear testing similar
to the one it carried out last
October by providing Iranian
scientists relevant data and
know-how.<More>
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Wipro in Saudi JV
(January 25, 2007)
Wipro Infotech and Dar Al
Riyadh Group formed a joint
venture called the Wipro
Arabia Ltd specifically to
cater to the IT market in
Saudi Arabia with Wipro owning
2/3rd and the Saudi partner
the rest.<More>
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“Red Tapism” Slowing Indo-UK
Trade
(January 25, 2007)
Chairman of the Indo-British
Partnership Network (IBPN)
Lord Karan Bilimoria said in
an interview with the Times of
India that although “reduced
to a great extent,” the
biggest bottleneck to further
bilateral trade is “Red tapism.”<More>
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Pak Hurdles on SAFTA
(January 25, 2007)
Hailing Afghanistan’s entry
into the South Asian
Association for Regional
Cooperation (SAARC), an Indian
official complained about
Pakistan’s refusal to
implement South Asian Free
Trade Agreement (SAFTA) which
impeded regional trade.<More>
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Satellite recovered from sea
(January 24, 2007)
The Indian Space Research
Organization (ISRO) Space
Capsule Recovery Experiment (SRE-I)
was a “grand success” as the
capsule “gently” splashed down
into the Bay of Bengal and
recovered by the Coast Guard.<More>
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Russian Engines and Chinese
Planes
(January 24, 2007)
Russia has assured India that
it will not allow China to use
its RD-93 engines in the JF-17
Thunder multi-role fighter
aircraft in planes it plans to
sell to Pakistan and is
apparently covered in the
end0user certificate contracts
barring export of technology
to Pakistan.<More>
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Pak Forces Attacked by NATO
(January 24, 2007)
NATO troops using helicopter
gun-ships returned fire on a
Pakistani check post on the
Afghanistan border in an
obvious retaliation for
Pakistani Army giving covering
fire for infiltration of
terrorists in North Waziristan.<More>
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M&A Worth $8B in FDI
(January 24, 2007)
Global economists have
predicted that the “high
performance of the Indian
economy” infused by “the
improving policy environment”
is expected to accelerate
“direct investment” to USD 8
billion from USD 6.5 billion
the previous year.<More>
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IT Revenues Projected at USD
47B
(January 24, 2007)
An industry review of
Information Technology and
Information Technology
Enhanced Services (IT/ITES)
projected a 28% growth revenue
from these sectors to net USD
47.8 billion and its portion
of gross domestic product
(GDP) at 5.4% in 2006-07.<More>
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Iran Bars IAEA Inspectors, US
Warns
(January 24, 2007)
In an apparent retaliation
against UN sanctions imposed
last month on its
controversial nuclear program,
Iran barred 38 UN nuclear
inspectors from entering the
country and the US upped the
ante saying that rapprochement
with Iran was “not possible.”<More>
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Nepal King Public Appearance
(January 24, 2007)
Since being sidelined by the
Seven Party Alliance (SPA),
Nepali King Gyanendra made his
first appearance in connection
with a Hindu festival Vasanta
Panchami but government
officials and politicians who
traditionally the attend the
festivities remained aloof.<More>
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India Bullish on Growth
(January 23, 2007)
A recent survey of 200
business houses found that
business confidence index for
October 2006-March 2007 was
higher by 2.5 points at 71.8
from the previous 6 months and
85% of the respondents
revealed plans for increased
investments.<More>
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Stalemate on SEZ
(January 23, 2007)
The Empowered Group of
Ministers (EGoM) for Special
Economic Zones (SEZs) ended
its review meeting
“inconclusively” but said that
it is considering ways of
infusing “export obligations”
in order to differentiate
between proposals.<More>
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Personality-Neutral Relations
with Iran
(January 23, 2007)
In an act of militant defiance
in response to the second US
aircraft carrier USS John C.
Stennis into the Persian Gulf,
Iran tested short range Zalzal
and Fajr-5 missiles ostensibly
to evaluate “defensive and
fighting capabilities of the
missiles.” <More>
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Chavez Armed With Decree
Powers
(January 23, 2007)
Empowering President Hugo
Chavez with sweeping powers to
enforce economic, social, and
political change via,
Venezuelan lawmakers called
such measures a “historic
necessity” to initiate an
“unstoppable” process.<More>
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China Satellite Killer Missile
(January 23, 2007)
After many wishy-washy
statements, China for the
first time confirmed the
successful testing of a
satellite killer missile but
insisted that it was “peaceful
development of outer space”
and “opposes the arming of
space and military competition
in space.” <More>
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Islamic Leader Surrenders in
Kenya
(January 23, 2007)
An Islamic leader of Somalia’s
ousted Islamic movement
surrendered to Kenyan
authorities raising hopes that
the moderate Sheik Sharif
Sheik Ahmed can facilitate
moderation of widespread
Jihadist insurgency in
Africa..<More>
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SC Stays Sidhu Conviction
(January 23, 2007)
In a surprising verdict, the
Supreme Court (SC) stayed a
High Court verdict convicting
Navjot Singh Sidhu of
third-degree murder of an old
man in a fit of road rage and
allowing him to contest in the
by-election for the Amritsar
constituency.<More>
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Halted Support for US Iraq
Strategy
(January 22, 2007)
Even as US allies in West Asia
expressed support for the US’s
new Iraq strategy, Riyadh
haltingly expressed support
but also doubted the
even-handedness of the
government in Baghdad to deal
with the Sunni population or
its capacity to stop sectarian
violence.<More>
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Mexican War on Drugs
(January 22, 2007)
Mexico said that it has
deployed 7,600 soldiers in the
Pacific coast state of
Guerrero to neutralize drug
gangs who have committed
atrocities such as beheadings
and perpetrated violence in
resort haven Acapulco.<More>
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SLG, LTTE Criticized for Child
Soldiers
(January 22, 2007)
As the Sri Lankan Army (SLA),
helped by Israeli and
Pakistani mercenaries, claimed
success to take a key town in
the East, a UN report has
criticized the insurgent
groups, the government, and
their sponsored militia of
abducted conscription of
children.<More>
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Bangla CEC Quits, Elections
Cancelled
(January 22, 2007)
Bangladesh’s controversial
Chief Election Commission M.A.
Aziz resigned citing a
“rapidly changed” political
landscape and visibly resigned
President Iajuddin Ahmed
accepted the resignation and
called off the elections.<More>
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FDI Grows 120%
(January 22, 2007)
Commerce & Industry Minister
Kamal Nath said that Foreign
Direct Investment (FDI) inflow
surpassed all previous
projections and is expected to
grow at 120% to USD 15 billion
this fiscal year.<More>
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Over 200m Jobs by 2020: Brown
(January 22, 2007)
British Prime Minister in
waiting and Chancellor of the
Exchequer Gordon Brown said
that India is set to create
25% of extra jobs or an
estimated 200 million jobs by
2020 which will be more than
the numbers created in the US,
Europe, and China put
together.<More>
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Bird Flu in South Korea,
Egypt, Indonesia
(January 22, 2007)
South Korean official revealed
plans to cull “273,000 poultry
within a 500 meter radius”
while Egypt reported the 11th
death and Indonesia culled
thousands of chicken after the
deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu
was found.<More>
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New Initiatives for Tigers at
Sariska
(January 22, 2007)
After being severely
criticized for the
disappearances of tigers from
the Sariska Reserve, the
Rajasthan government has
started relocating villages
that fall inside the Sariska
reserve to pave way for the
re-entry of the big cats.<More>
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Involve Myanmar in ULFA Hunt
(January 20, 2007)
With increased violence from
United Liberation of Asom (ULFA),
External Affairs Minister
Pranab Mukherjee is visiting
Myanmar over the weekend to
cement oral agreement on the
sidelines of the ASEAN meet in
the Philippines on joint
operations.<More>
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New Amphibious Ship is 'Jalashva'
(January 20, 2007)
The Indian Navy took
possession of US Trenton and
rename it INS 'Jalashva' in
the hope that it will greatly
enhance rescue operation and
troop transportation
capabilities.<More>
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Majors at Aero India Expected
(January 20, 2007)
With a planned purchase of 126
Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA)
valued at more than USD 7
billion still undecided, the
Aero India in Bangalore this
Bangalore is expected to
attract major players.<More>
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Need to Resuscitate Doha Round
(January 20, 2007)
“Confident that India will
make a constructive
contribution to the last
laps,” World Trade
Organization (WTO) Chief
Pascal Lamy warned that the
“window of opportunity” will
“close sometime this year.”<More>
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SEZ Policy on Hold
(January 20, 2007)
Spreading protests from
farmers arbitrarily thrown out
of their land for
below-the-market payments to
create under-planned Special
Economic Zones (SEZ) has
prompted the government to
suspend this policy.<More>
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Nepal Maoists Start
Disarmament
(January 20, 2007)
About 350 combatants including
150 women handed over their
arms to UN officials as part
of a deal that granted them a
1/3rd of Parliament seats and
a Deputy Prime Minister post
so they can work on elections
in June.<More>
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India-Sino Border Talks Resume
(January 20, 2007)
Special Representatives of
India and China resumed the
border settlement talks into
the 9th round but as usual
refused to divulge details of
deliberations but are
apparently still working on
the April 2005 “political
parameters” and “guiding
principles.”<More>
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AEC Chairman Guarded on Nuke
Deal
(January 18, 2007)
In an interview with The
Hindu, Atomic Energy
Commission (AEC) was guarded
on the Indo-US Civilian
Nuclear Deal only to list the
concerns that the Indian
establishment still hankers
but also said that these are
issues that can be clarified.<More>
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India in New Security Block
(January 18, 2007)
A new four party security
block including the US, Japan,
Australia, and India is being
formed and apparently
discussed by Prime Minister
Manmohan Singh during his
visit to Japan with his
counterpart Shinzo Abe
Indian PM Visit to Japan.<More>
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Indo-Russia Trade Needs
Addressing
(January 18, 2007)
Ahead of Russian President
Vladimir Putin’s visit later
in January, Indian industry
leaders want a permanent
vehicle to discuss and manage
non-tariff barriers and
developing reliable trade
routes is created.<More>
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UK Interests in Indian
Agriculture
(January 18, 2007)
The largest business
delegation from the UK
totaling representatives from
150 businesses has promised
investments in food
processing, agriculture
retail, and manufacturing and
also seeks deregulation of
financial, legal services, and
retail sectors.<More>
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China Tries to Curb Export
Growth
(January 18, 2007)
Aiming to better strained
relationship with the US and
the EU over out-of-control
trade surplus, Beijing is
trying to adopt new polices to
cut its export growth to avoid
a potentially disastrous
“political” problem.<More>
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ICDS Needs Overhaul
(January 18, 2007)
Concern over poor
implementation of Integrated
Child Development Services
(ICDS) has prompted Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh to
write to all States and Union
Territories asking them to set
up a process of dealing with
child development.<More>
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SC Upholds MP Expulsion
(January 17, 2007)
The Supreme Court (SC)
upheld the Parliament’s
controversial expulsion
of 11 Members of
Parliament (MPs) caught
in a media sting over
the cash for query
scandal and said that
the expulsion was in
accordance to law. The
Constitutional bench
voted 4-1 upholding the
expulsion but the
dissenting judge said
that the MPs should have
been tried under the
Prevention of Corruption
Act.<More>
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NHRC Orders Compensation
for STF Victims
(January 17, 2007)
In a landmark verdict,
the National Human
Rights Commission (NHRC)
found the Special Task
Force (STF) charged to
capture now-dead
criminal Veerappan
guilty of perpetrating
atrocities on civilians
and order an interim
compensation of Rs. 2.8
crore. <More>
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US Accuses Pak of
Harboring Taliban
(January 17, 2007)
NATO troops claimed to
have killed 150
ill-equipped and
ill-trained insurgent
recruits sent to fight
by Jalaluddin Haqqani
whom senior US officials
lives in Pakistan even
as there is a surge of
Taliban fighters
crossing the border to
fight coalition troops.<More>
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“Progress” in Indo-Pak
Talks
(January 17, 2007)
Urging analysts to take
a “holistic view of
relations with
Pakistan,” Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh
guardedly said the 3
year old peace process
was making “progress”
but acknowledged that it
was “premature” to
conclude to claim
success. <More>
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Maoist Join Nepali
Government
(January 17, 2007)
In a landmark event,
Nepal’s Maoist
insurgents gave up
violence and joined the
interim government and
assumed “responsibility
to conduct the elections
for the constituent
assembly” as part of a
peace deal with
mainstream political
parties. <More>
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US for More Sanctions on
NK
(January 17, 2007)
The US complained that
the UN committee
monitoring sanctions on
North Korea (NK) has not
adopted US-sponsored and
other amendments to
October 14 sanctions
that would limit
transfer of equipment,
goods, and technology to
the communist regime. <More>
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FDI & FII May be Merged
(January 17, 2007)
The government is
reportedly mulling to
amend the Foreign
Exchange Management Act
(FEMA) to remove
theoretical distinction
between foreign direct
investment (FDI) and
foreign institutional
investor (FII). <More>
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Tele-Density Rises
(January 17, 2007)
Keeping pace with a
smart economic growth,
tele-density (the number
of telephone
subscribers) surged to
17.16% or 189.33 million
users in December 2006
with wireless
subscribers registering
the largest segment with
149.5 million. <More>
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Stronger Pitch in
Sakhalin Bid
(January 17, 2007)
Responding to Russian
President Vladimir
Putin’s invitation of a
higher Indian
participation in his
country’s energy sector,
Indian oil major Oil and
Natural Gas Company (ONGC)
may tie-up with Russian
firms for a larger bid
in Sakhalin-III project. <More>
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ASEAN Terror & Economic
Plans
(January 16, 2007)
Anxious to remain
competitive against
China and India,
Southeast nations met in
Philippines created a
rules-based foundation
for cooperation on
economic, political, and
terrorism policies along
the lines of the
European Union, but
disagreed on Myanmar. <More>
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Hamas Wants Internal
Peace
(January 16, 2007)
Hamas leader and
Palestinian Prime
Minister Ismail Haniyeh
urged Palestinians to
“halt internal clashes”
and renewed his call for
a “national unity
government” but
President Mahmoud
Abbas’s Fattah party
quickly rejected the
call as “vague.” <More>
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Economic Outlook for
2006-2007
(January 16, 2007)
Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh’s high-powered
economic advisory
council (EAC) presented
their economic outlook
projecting current
account deficit (CAD) of
1.5%, foreign direct
investment inflow of USD
9 billion, and reserve
buildup of USD 22.6
billion.<More>
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New Govt in Bangladesh
(January 16, 2007)
In a dramatic move,
bowing to international
pressure President
President Iajuddin Ahmed
resigned his position of
caretaker prime minister
paving way for former
Bangladesh central bank
governor Fakhruddin
Ahmed to take over the
government.<More>
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Gender Imbalance in
China
(January 16, 2007)
Thanks to its one-child
policy introduced in
1970s, the Chinese
Government acknowledged
that it in less than 30
million more men of
marriageable men than
women resulting from a
hard choice parents had
to make to prefer male
children.<More>
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Indo-Portugal Ties Takes
Off
(January 16, 2007)
Portugal President
Professor Anibal Cavaco
Silva, a politically
representative
parliamentary
delegation, and large
business delegation
visited India and signed
4 significant
agreements.<More>
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More Areas for Wheat &
Maize
(January 16, 2007)
An Agriculture Ministry
note claims that the
area with wheat and
maize cultivation this
year is larger than that
of 2005-06 in Bihar,
Gujarat, Karnataka,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra and Uttar
Pradesh lending hope of
higher production of
these staple crops.<More>
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2006 Exports Topped
Expectations
(January 11, 2007)
Indian exports achieved
a key milestone when it
crossed the
psychological barrier of
USD 100 billion in 2006
with a growth rate of
24% and over 13% of
total gross domestic
product (GDP) valued at
USD 800 billion compared
to 6% in 1990-91.<More>
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Problems with SEZ Policy
(January 11, 2007)
The Industry and
Commerce Ministry has
rightfully taken credit
for the creation of the
Special Economic Zones (SEZ)
Act 2005 but the policy
lacks transparency and
seems ad hoc in
implementation.<More>
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Russia to Scale Back Oil
Output
(January 11, 2007)
Citing “problems in
transiting crude across
Belarus,” Russian
President Vladimir Putin
urged Cabinet colleagues
to lean on oil companies
to explore “the
possibility of scaling
down extraction of oil”
and hinted at diverting
oil transit routes away
from Minsk.<More>
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Venezuela to Nationalize
Telecom
(January 11, 2007)
Bucking the global trend
to privatize and
globalize businesses and
state-owned enterprises,
Venezuelan President
Hugo Chavez announced
plans to nationalize his
country’s electrical and
telecommunication
companies.<More>
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UN Withdraws Aid for
Bangla Poll
(January 11, 2007)
As tens of thousands of
troops take up positions
to stop the opposition
blockade of a
discredited poll on the
22nd, the United Nations
said that it withdrawing
assistance in the
upcoming poll and that
it was “concerned” about
the future of democracy
in that country.<More>
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Israel-China Sign New
Treaties
(January 11, 2007)
Visiting Israeli Prime
Minister Ehud Olmert and
Chinese Premier Web
Jiabao signed three
agreements covering
cultural exchange,
export of Israeli citrus
fruit, and sale of water
purification technology
to China.<More>
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US Bombs Islamists in
Somalia
(January 11, 2007)
At least two incidents
of US plane and
helicopter bombed
Islamists caught in a
pincer between Ethiopian
and Somali forces on the
one hand and Kenyan
troops on the other and
many believe that key al
Qaeda militants may have
been killed in the
attack.<More>
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Ortega Assumes Power in
Nicaragua
(January 10, 2007)
Ringing warning bells in
Washington, former
revolutionary Daniel
Ortega assumed office in
a ceremony attended by a
dozen anti-American
world leaders and left
ideologues even as he
promised to balance
economic and ideological
considerations.<More>
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Saudi Cabinet Changes
Possible
(January 10, 2007)
Saudi Arabian King
Abdullah is reportedly
considering his first
Cabinet reshuffle and
could include changes to
important positions as
foreign minister and oil
minister in order to
induce new talent into
his regime.<More>
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Olmert Seeks China’s
Help on Iran
(January 10, 2007)
Israeli Prime Minister
Ehud Olmert is visiting
China and is expected to
lobby Beijing to take a
tougher stand against
Tehran’s controversial
nuclear program
especially if the recent
sanctions on Iran would
not influence its
behavior.<More>
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ULFA Killing Wave in NE
(January 10, 2007)
Army and paratroopers
searched remote jungles
trying to flush out
United Liberation Front
of Asom (ULFA)
terrorists who killed 69
migrant workers from
Bihar and their excuse
is that they do not want
non-Assamese in Assam.<More>
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Advanced Defense Lab in
Bangalore
(January 10, 2007)
The Defence Research and
Development Organisation
(DRDO) is starting a
Center for Artificial
Intelligence and
Robotics (CAIR) in its
campus in Bangalore and
expected to become the
most elite laboratory
for defense research and
development (R&D).<More>
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Next Outsourcing Wave
Anticipated
(January 10, 2007)
A recent study suggests
India would start seeing
a new wave of Business
Transformation
Outsourcing (BTO) where
consultants will advice
clients on transforming
businesses, enhance
performance, and make
strategic decisions.<More>
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Call to Open Govt IT
Procurement
(January 10, 2007)
A non-profit public
policy think tank asked
India to open up
government Information
Technology (IT)
procurement policies by
removing restrictions on
foreign manufactured
equipment and
instituting stronger
intellectual property
rights (IPR) protection
mechanisms.<More>
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Moon Rover Plans
(January 09, 2007)
As part of the second Chadrayan mnission in
2010-11, the Indian Space Research Organization
(ISRO) is planning to land a motorized rover on
the moon to pick up samples of soil or rocks,
perform chemical analysis, and beam data to
mother spacecraft.<More>
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Madras Regiment for Congo
(January 09, 2007)
The oldest infantry regiment in the Indian Army,
the 26 Madras Infantry Battalion Group, drawing
its troops from South Indian states, has been
selected to represent the nation for UN
peacekeeping duties in the Democratic Republic
of Congo.<More>
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Indo-Singapore Air Force Exercise
(January 09, 2007)
The Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Republic of
Singapore Air Force (RSAF) completed a bilateral
exercise in December with the IAF fielding
Mirage and Jaguar aircraft and RSAF’s F-16 C/D
Fighting Falcons and F-5E Tiger aircraft.<More>
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Hardware Blossomed in 2006
(January 09, 2007)
Having established itself as a major
information technology and related
services sector, India saw an
increasing number of hardware
manufactures attracted to the
country driven largely by the
promising domestic market.<More>
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Biogas Innovations Promising
(January 09, 2007)
Ashden Awards extended to
“organizations which have carried
out truly excellent, practical, yet
innovative schemes demonstrating
sustainable energy…at a local level”
has come to many Indian
organizations.<More>
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Mush Wants Support to Fight Terror
(January 09, 2007)
State-run television reported that Pakistan President
Pervez Musharraf has called his nation to support his
policy stopping militants from using the nation as
recruitment ground for suicide members to be used by
terrorist groups for attacks world-over.<More>
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Bolivians Go on Rampage
(January 09, 2007)
Thousands of leftist supporters of Bolivian
President Evo Morales, including Indian
groups, labor unions, and coca farmers,
burnt furniture and official records in a
state capitol demanding the resignation of a
governor supporting conservative opposition.<More>
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New Goal-Oriented Iraq Strategy
(January 08, 2007)
As US Generals gave a sobering view of
progress made by their troops in Iraq, a
recent report suggested that President
George Bush may introduce a new policy in
Iraq that includes a set of goals that the
government must meet.<More>
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Israel Plans to Strike Iran
(January 08, 2007)
In what could transform the whole West Asian
region into decades of crisis and human
suffering, Israel is reportedly planning to
launch low-yield nuclear “bunker busters” to
destroy Iran’s contentious nuclear sites at
Ishafan, Natanz, and Arak.<More>
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Abbas Shows Street Muscle
(January 08, 2007)
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas’s supporters
showed their strength through a massive
congregation at a stadium in Gaza City and
encouraged Fattah party strongman Mohammed
Dahlan threaten hard-line party Hamas of
reprisals.<More>
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Bangladesh in Turmoil
(January 08, 2007)
Bangladesh police fired tear gas and charged with batons
on demonstrators in Dhaka to break up opposition
blockades for the second day trying to force a delay in
elections scheduled January 22.<More>
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Bigger S&T Budget
(January 08, 2007)
With increased input from educationalists and
technologists, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
promised a significant increase in budget
allocation for science and technology (S&T) so
there is a “new thrust to and renewed investment
in basic sciences.”<More>
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US Warns NK of N-Tests
(January 08, 2007)
The US warned North Korea of "severe
consequences" to the diplomatic effort in
response to a South Korean legislator’s warning
that Pyongyang is now fully prepared to carry
out a second nuclear test.<More>
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Longest Rock Art Chain
(January 08, 2007)
The Rock Arts Society of India (RASI) has claimed that
Madhya Pradesh hosts the world’s longest rock art chain
near Mandsaur district near Malwa for 12 kilometers (kms)
with most of its petroglyphs intact.<More>
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Bangla Polls Dubious
(January 05, 2007)
After indicating their participation in the January 22
polls, the 14-party opposition led by former Prime
Minister and Awami League leader Sheikh Hasina have now
decided to boycott the elections alleging that it was
“stage-managed.”<More>
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UN Calls for Ceasefire in Lanka
(January 05, 2007)
A top UN official appealed to the Sri Lankan Government
(SLG) and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to
stop their fighting as the citizens “continue to suffer
deeply” and the recent civilian death from SLG air
attack is causing “deepest concern.”<More>
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Russian Air Defense for Iran
(January 05, 2007)
Ignoring international sanctions on Tehran
for its suspected nuclear weapons program,
Moscow supplied “at least half” of the
contracted Tor-M1 short-range air defense
systems valued at USD 1.4 billion to be
deployed around strategically sensitive
centers.<More>
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Indo-Japan Ties Need Boost
(January 04, 2007)
Given regional and global developments
arising out of globalization and nuclear
weapons program of North Korea, industry
leaders are asking for a more active
political engagement of Japan which they say
will be more active this century.<More>
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YSR’s Electricity Sops
(January 04, 2007)
Andhra Pradesh (AP) Chief Minister
Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR) said
that his government will absorb the
additional cost burden of
electricity incurred because of
purchases from federal pools at a
higher cost.<More>
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RBI Rate-Based Navigation
(January 04, 2007)
While the economy was in full
throttle last year, increasing
concerns on excess liquidity and
inflation saw the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) trying to steer the
economy to sustainable levels
through a process of rate hikes.<More>
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No SLMM in Combat Areas
(January 03, 2007)
As the Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission (SLMM) withdrew
from combat areas in the North and East, the Sri Lankan
Air Force (SLAF) raid killed 15 civilians (including 4
children), wounded dozens, and destroyed all but 5
houses in Northern coast near Mannar.<More>
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Diplomatic Curb in Pak
(January 03, 2007)
Pakistan has instituted travel curbs on Indian diplomats
where they need to seek advanced permission from
authorities for travel to Murree (a hill station) and
Rawalpindi (a twin city to Islamabad) but no official
announcement has been made.<More>
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Tiger Conservation Gaps
(January 03, 2007)
An international panel said that lack of proper
amenities, delays in payment of compensation for human
and cattle losses, illegal fishing, and illegal minor
forest activity are seriously affecting tiger
conservation efforts.<More>
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Islamists Driven Out of Mogadishu
(January 02, 2007)
Islamists controlling Somali capital
Mogadishu the last 6 months and enforcing
medieval laws were driven out by
Western-supported Somali government troops
and backed by Ethiopian tanks and MIG
fighter jets.<More>
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Saddam Hanged, West Asia Crisis Intensifies
(January 02, 2007)
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein convicted
by a court of questionable credentials following
controversial judicial process was hanged
heightening the growing divide in the Islamic
world that threatens to envelop the region and
indirectly the world.<More>
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Belarus-Russia Gas Conflict
(January 02, 2007)
Allies Russia and Belarus seem to be heading for a
stalemate over the price of gas that can plunge Europe
into gas shortages if supplies are halted by Russian
company Gazprom and affect its living and businesses.<More>