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India's Thriving Economy Slows Down

Posted 07.31.2011

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NEW DELHI (Rajesh Kumar Singh) - India's economy grew at its slowest annual pace in five quarters in January to March, as rising interest rates cr...

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WikiLeaks Cables Cause Uproar In India Over Nuke Deal With U.S.

aolnews.com | Betwa Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

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Indian politicians are in a stew over cables released by WikiLeaks suggesting that Indian lawmakers were paid millions of dollars to vote in favor of ...

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Radia Tapes and the Indian Media: It's Time for Sensation Now

Marie-Lou Fernandes | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marie-Lou Fernandes

It's been a month since the first set of Radia tapes was published by Open and Outlook. All through, these two exemplary publications have maintained ...

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Shunned, Will He Bolt?

Sunil Sharan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sunil Sharan

What was supposed to be a breakthrough meeting between the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan last month degenerated into a public rebuke of Indi...

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Travails of Writing Revisionist History

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pinaki Bhattacharya

Jaswant Singh is a curious amalgam of a feudal past jostling modern, contemporary thoughts. Known for his stentorian voice and a clipped British diction, he gives an impression of having more form than substance.

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Indo-Pak: Back to Business Unusual

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pinaki Bhattacharya

At the end of the two-day long debate, the BJP showed its disagreement with the government by walking out of Parliament yet again.

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Catharsis in Waiting

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pinaki Bhattacharya

A judicial commission set up to examine the evidence of the mosque destruction and fix responsibilities has finally presented its report to the Indian government.

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Elusive Success in Polls Disorient the Right and the Left

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pinaki Bhattacharya

Risking all to elect a deeply ideological government at a moment of crisis seemed not a smart move to most of the electors. Congress Party, on the other hand, was the picture of stability.

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Why India Cannot Be Run as a Corporation

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pinaki Bhattacharya

The disparate voices that constitute the vast mosaic of Indian polity provide necessary dynamism to a situation that can often seem impossible to an outsider.

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India Shining? Not Quite.

Parvez Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

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Parvez Sharma

The world's largest middle class remained largely apathetic with the poorest of the poor voting with greater gusto.

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Crisis Response: Uphold Status Quo

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pinaki Bhattacharya

Afraid of any radical attempts at political or social engineering when the global economic crisis looms large, the electorate has chosen the well trodden middle path.

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India Elections Results: Ruling Party Wins Resounding Victory

AP | GAVIN RABINOWITZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW DELHI — The ruling Congress party swept to a resounding victory Saturday in India's mammoth national elections, defying expectations as it b...

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Indian Election's Monthlong Voting Ends

AP | TIM SULLIVAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW DELHI — India's monthlong election ended Wednesday, with tens of millions of Indians casting ballots in a vote widely expected to usher in a...

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Garbled Messages, Fragmented Mandate

Pinaki Bhattacharya | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pinaki Bhattacharya

The emergence of a third force in Indian politics (a combine of Leftist parties and their socialist colleagues) reflects a fragmented polity with the absence of a central message.

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Nepal's Political Turmoil Puts India On Guard

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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The resignation of Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda on Monday leaves the country on the brink of political turmoil and, cons...

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Indian Elections: World's Biggest Democracy Heads To The Polls

The Independent | Andrew Buncombe in Ibrahimpatnam | Posted 05.25.2011

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First came the sound of film music, muffled by the ridge of the hill. Then a convoy appeared around a bend in the road. At once, thousands of people e...

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Varun Gandhi, Indira's Grandson, Faces Criminal Charges For Anti-Muslim Remarks (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.25.2011

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Video footage has emerged of conservative BJP candidate Varun Gandhi delivering incendiary anti-Muslim remarks from the stump. The footage has spurre...

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