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A Player but no Superpower
Why China‘s military shouldn’t scare the United States. On March 5, at the opening of the National People’s Congress, Beijing announced its official 2013 defense budget: roughly $114.3 billion, a 10.7 percent increase over the […]
India
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Ambassador Hardeep S. Puri And Consul General Prabhu Dayal Retire
NEW YORK (TIP): Two senior Indian diplomats posted in New York retired on February 28. Ambassador Hardeep S. Puri, India‘s Permanent Representative to the United Nations retired after a brilliant diplomatic career spanning 39 years. […]
Incredible India
Ajanta Caves A Legacy From The Golden Age
Ajanta and Ellora are the pride of Maharashtra. The rock-cut caves of both these sites are world famous and illustrate the degree of skill and artistry that Indian craftsmen had achieved several hundred years ago. […]
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Britain’s Hat-Tip Towards Honest History
PM Cameron’s admission of colonialshame, while short of an apology orreparations to the heirs of thoseslaughtered, is welcome by all who insistthat history must be honest and not a tool ofadded insult to those who […]
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As I See It : The Origin Of Wars
Just as Herodotus is the father ofhistory, Thucydides is the father ofrealism. To understand thegeopolitical conflict zones of the 21stcentury, you must begin with the ancientGreeks. Among the many importantlessons Thucydides teaches in his Historyof […]
Europe
China Urges Calm After DPRK Nuclear Test Announcement
BEIJING (TIP): A Foreign Ministryspokesman called for calm andrestraint from all concerned partieson Thursday after the DemocraticPeople’s Republic of Korea (DPRK)vowed to conduct “a higher-levelnuclear test.””It is in the common interests of allparties concerned to […]
Europe
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Europe
Five Dead As 8.0 Quake Off Solomons Sparks Pacific Tsunami
HONIARA (TIP): A major 8.0magnitude earthquake jolted theSolomon Islands on feb 6 with smalltsunami waves buffeting Pacificcoastlines, leaving at least five peopledead and dozens of homes damagedor destroyed.A quake-generated wave of justunder one metre (three […]
Europe
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United States
Toyota Reclaims Global Auto Sales Crown
Toyota officially recaptured the title ofworld’s largest automaker Monday, January28 as its final 2012 sales total toppedGeneral Motors, which held the lead in 2011. NEW YORK (TIP): Earlier in January, General Motors(GM, Fortune 500) announced […]
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Business & Economics
Europe
Europe
Dreamliner probe: No battery voltage surge
TOKYO (TIP): Officials probing the emergency landing of a Boeing Dreamliner said on Thursday that they will dismantle its battery pack, after the investigation found no evidence of a sudden surge in voltage. A fire […]
Europe
Islands row: Japan fires water cannon at Taiwanese boat
TAIPEI (TIP): A boat with Taiwanese activists headed for disputed Japanesecontrolled islands turned back Thursday after coast guard vessels from the two sides converged and duelled with water cannon. The boat, carrying seven people including […]
Business & Economics
Business & Economics
US officials join 787 investigation in Japan
TOKYO (TIP): US safety officials and Boeing inspectors joined a Japanese investigation on Friday into the 787 jet at the center of a worldwide grounding of the technologically advanced aircraft. Japanese TV footage showed the […]
United States
US Faa Grounds Boeing 787s Over Battery Concerns
WASHINGTON/SEATTLE (TIP): The US Federal Aviation Administration said on Wednesday it would temporarily ground Boeing Co’s 787s after a second incident involving battery failures caused one of the Dreamliner passenger jets to make an emergency […]
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Saina Nehwal lone Indian to make quarters at Korean Open
HYDERABAD (TIP): With the second round exit of Parupalli Kashyap and PV Sindhu, it was left to Saina Nehwal to carry the Indian hopes at the Korea Open Super Series Premier in Seoul on Thursday. […]
Business & Economics
Foreign Tornados
The world’s high-risk tornado corridors are in the United States, Bangladesh, and Eastern India, but tornadoes can pop up almost anywhere, if the conditions are right. Other sites where tornadoes also appear include southern Canada, […]
Business & Economics
India’s Olympic Dreams Quashed
Indian sports received a huge setback and a major embarrassment when the International Olympic Association decided to suspend the Indian Olympic Association due to Government interference. This decision was on the cards after IOA decided […]