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Russia warns Google, Twitter and Facebook on law violations

May 22, 2015 - 3:38 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

MOSCOW/FRANKFURT (TIP): Russia‘s media watchdog has written to Google, Twitter and Facebook warning them against violating Russian Internet laws and a spokesman said on May 21 they risk being blocked if they do not comply […]

India at 100 on human capital index, Finland leads pack

May 15, 2015 - 11:41 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

GENEVA (TIP): India has been ranked at a lowly 100 position on the global Human Capital Index, which measures countries on development and deployment of human capital. Finland has topped the 124-nation list. India is […]

Strategic Autonomy as an Indian Foreign Policy Option

May 8, 2015 - 9:09 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

[quote_right]For a large country like India, which has the potential of becoming a big power in the future, strategic autonomy is a compelling choice. By virtue of its demographic, geographic, economic and military size, India […]

Prosecuting those responsible for MH17 crash key priority: Dutch minister

Apr 17, 2015 - 2:51 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

HAGUE (TIP): Prosecuting those responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, killing all 298 passengers and crew —193 of them Dutch — is a key priority for the Netherlands, the justice minister […]

A Pakistani military parade in Islamabad in March. Credit Aamir Qureshi/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

Nuclear Fears in South Asia – Pak Vs Ind

Apr 16, 2015 - 10:57 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

The world’s attention has rightly been riveted on negotiations aimed at curbing Iran’s nuclear program. If and when that deal is made final, America and the other major powers that worked on it — China, […]

Bringing Yemen’s tragedy to an end – Need for a fair Shia-Sunni deal

Apr 11, 2015 - 9:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

The civil war in Yemen, exacerbated by the intervention of outside powers, is poised at a delicate stage which could impinge on the larger picture of the Middle East’s future trajectory. The truth is that the poorest […]

US targets overseas cyber attackers with new sanctions program

Apr 3, 2015 - 8:14 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The Obama administration on April 1 launched the first-ever sanctions program to financially punish individuals and groups outside the United States that are engaged in malicious cyber attacks. US President Barack, in an […]

Bindu Philips with her twin boys before they were allegedly abducted by her ex-husband

Indian-American Parents of ‘Abducted’ Children Seek US Help

Apr 1, 2015 - 12:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: Around 60 Indian-Americans have asked the US government and the Congress to consider imposing sanctions on India, alleging that they have “not been able to get justice” from the Indian system in reuniting with their […]

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SMART MOVES – Modi Government on US & China

Mar 27, 2015 - 12:11 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

Soon, you could drive from Europe to US

Mar 27, 2015 - 10:50 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Plans for a new high-speed transport corridor that could potentially link London and New York by rail and superhighway have been unveiled. The idea, dubbed the Trans-Eurasian Belt Development (TERP), would see a […]

CHINA NOW WORLD’S THIRD-BIGGEST ARMS EXPORTER: SIPRI

Mar 20, 2015 - 4:19 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China has overtaken Germany to become the world’s third-biggest arms exporter, although its 5 per cent of the market remains small compared to the combined 58 per cent of exports from the US […]

Russian military threat – U.S. admiral raises alarm

Mar 20, 2015 - 12:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Washington (TIP) – The ability of the U.S. and Canadian military to defend North America could be jeopardized by stepped up Russian military activity, according to the commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Adm. […]

Russia’s Northern Fleet on ‘full alert’ – NATO exercises near Russian Border

Mar 17, 2015 - 6:40 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

U.S. and several Eastern European NATO countries conduct a series of military exercises near Russia‘s border while Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his Northern Fleet “to full alert in a snap combat readiness exercise” […]

India spank Singapore 10-0, to face Thailand in HWL R2 semis

Mar 14, 2015 - 2:43 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Vandana Katariya scored four goals, including a hat-trick as India continued its impressive run and spanked lowly Singapore 10-0 to storm into the semifinals of the Hero FIH Women’s World League Round […]

Poor health? Putin is OK, says Kremlin

Mar 14, 2015 - 10:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin is in good health, the Kremlin said on March 12, dismissing rumours that the leader was suffering from an illness after a foreign trip was cancelled. A Kazakh governmental […]

Talks under way on ending UN sanctions on Iran

Mar 13, 2015 - 8:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

UNITED NATIONS (TIP) : Major world powers have begun talks about a United Nations Security Council resolution to lift UN sanctions on Iran if a nuclear agreement is struck with Tehran, a step that could […]

Defense Alert – Pakistan has more nukes than India

Mar 10, 2015 - 11:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: Pakistan had about 120 atomic weapons, 10 more than India, in its nuclear arsenal last year, according to a new interactive infographic unveiled by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Designed by the Bulletin, […]

China Responds to US Concern Over Counterterrorism Law

Mar 8, 2015 - 1:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

China‘s drafting of its first counterterrorism law is a domestic issue, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday in response to comments made by the US. US President Barack Obama on Monday said he was concerned […]

Oil up in Asia trade despite US inventories rise

Mar 8, 2015 - 12:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SINGAPORE (TIP): Oil prices climbed in Asian trade as signs that a refineries strike in the United States is weakening overshadowed a rise in US crude stocks, analysts said. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate added […]

A paradox: Nuclear weapons are useful only if the threat to use them is credible but, if deterrence fails, they must never be used for fear of destroying the planet

WHO WILL BELL THE NUCLEAR CAT? – Perspective on Nuclear India

Feb 27, 2015 - 5:32 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The world faces two existential threats: Climate change and nuclear Armageddon – and the bomb can kill us all a lot sooner and faster. The nuclear peace has held thus far as much because of good […]

PUTIN COULD TARGET BALTICS NEXT: BRITISH DEFENCE SECRETARY

Feb 20, 2015 - 6:13 am EST @theindpanorama 0

LONDON (TIP): British defence secretary Michael Fallon on February 19 said the Baltic states of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia could be Russian President Vladimir Putin’s next targets. He feared Russia would use covert tactics like […]

Moscow's Reacts hardball to EU's 'India Should Persuade Russia' Comment

Moscow’s Reacts plays hardball to EU’s ‘India Should Persuade Russia’ Comment

Feb 19, 2015 - 12:08 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Russia reacted to EU‘s comments that India should “persuade” Moscow over events in Ukraine, saying it is “sly distortion” of the core reasons which led to the intra-Ukrainian conflict and alleged that with tacit support […]

Russian bombers spotted near UK airspace again – UK RAF scrambles jets again

Feb 19, 2015 - 8:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Two Russian Bear bombers were again sighted off the coast of Cornwall in another manoeuvring close to the British Air Space. British RAF fighters were scrambled to escort the unwelcome guests away by RAF Typhoon […]

Next stage of cease-fire – Ukraine Truce on Verge of Collapse

Feb 16, 2015 - 12:23 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Withdrawal of heavy weapons from the frontlines in Ukraine is set to begin at midnight Monday under the terms of the cease-fire, negotiated late last week in Minsk, Belarus, by the the leaders of Germany, […]

Ukraine ceasefire deal reached after Minsk talks

Feb 14, 2015 - 3:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Leaders of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France have agreed to a ceasefire

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