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Top US diplomat for Europe says sorry for cursing the EU

Feb 7, 2014 - 7:32 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Washington’s new top diplomat for Europe, Victoria Nuland, apologized on February 6 to EU counterparts after she was caught cursing about the European response to the crisis in Ukraine in a bugged phone […]

US spied on Merke’s predecessor after he opposed the Iraq war, says report

Feb 7, 2014 - 7:06 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Snowden’s leaked documents reveal that the US spied on Schroeder for his opposition to the Iraq war. WASHINGTON (TIP): American intelligence services had not only spied on German Chancellor Angela Merkel, but also monitored her […]

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INCREDIBLE COMPLEXITY

Feb 7, 2014 - 6:31 am EST @theindpanorama 0

India‘s politics is in disarray at a time when Delhi needs to connect the various dots and come up with a policy matrix of incredible complexity involving several interlocking templates – security situation within Afghanistan; […]

Ukraine opposition sets 24-hour deadline

Jan 24, 2014 - 8:29 am EST @theindpanorama 0

KIEV (UKRAINE) (TIP): Ukrainian opposition leaders issued a stark ultimatum to President Viktor Yanukovych on January 22 to call early elections within 24 hours or face more popular rage, after at least two protesters were […]

FOREIGN RELATIONS OF INDIA

Jan 24, 2014 - 8:18 am EST @theindpanorama 0

India has formal diplomatic relations with most nations; it is the world’s second most populous country, the world’s mostpopulous democracy and one of the fastest growing major economies. With the world’s seventh largest military expenditure, […]

ENHANCING CAPABILITIES

Jan 24, 2014 - 8:05 am EST @theindpanorama 0

DEFENSE With personnel strength of 1.1 million soldiers (6 regional commands, a training command, 13 corps, and 38 divisions), the Indian Army has kept the nation together through various crises, including four wars since Independence, […]

United States

‘Russian spy’ tag absurd, I acted alone, Snowden says

Jan 24, 2014 - 7:09 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Edward Snowden has rejected suggestions he was a Russian spy, saying in remarks published on January 22 that he acted alone in exposing US surveillance programmes. “This ‘Russian spy’ push is absurd,” the […]

On February 16,

Jan 10, 2014 - 7:49 am EST @theindpanorama 0

On February 16, a meteorite exploded over Chelyabinsk in Russia and rained fireballs over a vast area that damaged property and injured over 1,000 people.

Europe

5 bullet-riddled bodies found near Sochi, Russia on high alert

Jan 10, 2014 - 7:24 am EST @theindpanorama 0

MOSCOW (TIP): Russia on Thursday launched a counterterrorism operation after five bullet-riddled bodies were found in a region bordering the Winter Olympic host Sochi, just weeks before the Games’ start. Two districts in the southern […]

United States

US charges 49 Russian diplomats with healthcare fraud

Dec 6, 2013 - 6:02 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): US prosecutors have charged 49 current and former Russian diplomats and their family members with participating in a scheme to get health benefits intended for the poor by lying about their income. […]

United States

NO ONE CAN FEEL SECURE IN CHINA: TOP US OFFICIAL

Dec 5, 2013 - 5:41 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): A top Obama administration official has said that no one can feel secure in China as the country impose strict restrictions on the fundamental rights of its people. “The Chinese people are facing […]

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The Geopolitics of Nuclear Proliferation

Nov 29, 2013 - 5:52 am EST @theindpanorama 0

AS I SEE IT It is not easy for Iran and the US to end mutual hostility The author sees no end to three decades of mutual hostility and suspicion between Iran and the US. […]

India

DIESEL PRICES TO BE DEREGULATED IN 6 MONTHS

Nov 21, 2013 - 6:24 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Petroleum Minister Veerappa Moily on November 20 said that diesel prices will be deregulated in six months with gradual price increases. He said the small monthly increases in rates will continue as […]

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The Geopolitics of Nuclear Proliferation It is not easy for Iran and the US to end mutual hostility

Nov 21, 2013 - 5:54 am EST @theindpanorama 0

The author sees no end to three decades of mutual hostility and suspicion between Iran and the US. Just after the foreign ministers of the self-styled “international community” (comprising the EU members and the US) […]

United States

Kerry to Congress: ‘Calm down’ over Iran sanctions

Nov 15, 2013 - 5:37 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): US Secretary of State John Kerry urged lawmakers to “calm down” on Wednesday over proposed new sanctions on Iran, warning they could scuttle diplomatic efforts to rein in Tehran’s nuclear drive. “The risk […]

World’s 6th largest number of billionaires in India

Nov 8, 2013 - 8:04 am EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Indian billionaires, the sixth largest group in the rich world, have thrown up an interesting trend found nowhere else in the world — holding on to one’s roots. Despite popular notions of […]

Europe

John Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks as hopes of deal rise

Nov 8, 2013 - 7:40 am EST @theindpanorama 0

GENEVA (TIP): US secretary of state John Kerry will join nuclear talks between major powers and Iran in Geneva on Friday in an attempt to nail down a long-elusive accord to start resolving a decade-old […]

Europe

Iran: Nuclear plan ‘backed’ by 6 world powers

Nov 8, 2013 - 7:36 am EST @theindpanorama 0

GENEVA (TIP): Iran‘s plan to cap some of the country’s atomic activities in exchange for selective relief from crippling economic sanctions has been accepted by six world powers, the country’s chief nuclear negotiator said on […]

Business & Economics

A great game that all sides can win

Nov 1, 2013 - 8:02 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Pakistan is averse to discussing Afghanistan with India, fearing that would legitimize India’s interests in that country. But it would be in the interests of all three to do so, says the author. Two questions […]

Europe

Snowden finds job in Russia, to ‘support and develop a major website’

Nov 1, 2013 - 7:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MOSCOW (TIP): US security leaker Edward Snowden is set to start a new job at a major Russian website, three months after the fugitive was given asylum in Russia, his lawyer said on October 31. […]

India

PM says CBI can question him on coal scam: PM

Oct 25, 2013 - 7:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on October 24 on board his special aircraft offered to open his doors for questioning by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the probe into the allocation […]

India

India gets 101st rank on global gender gap index

Oct 25, 2013 - 7:05 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI/GENEVA (TIP): Indicating a poor state of affairs on gender parity front, India was today ranked at a low 101st position on a global Gender Gap Index despite an improvement by four places since […]

Business & Economics

Russia

Top US diplomat for Europe says sorry for cursing the EU

US spied on Merke’s predecessor after he opposed the Iraq war, says report

INCREDIBLE COMPLEXITY

Ukraine opposition sets 24-hour deadline

FOREIGN RELATIONS OF INDIA

ENHANCING CAPABILITIES

‘Russian spy’ tag absurd, I acted alone, Snowden says

On February 16,

5 bullet-riddled bodies found near Sochi, Russia on high alert

US charges 49 Russian diplomats with healthcare fraud

NO ONE CAN FEEL SECURE IN CHINA: TOP US OFFICIAL

The Geopolitics of Nuclear Proliferation

DIESEL PRICES TO BE DEREGULATED IN 6 MONTHS

The Geopolitics of Nuclear Proliferation It is not easy for Iran and the US to end mutual hostility

Kerry to Congress: ‘Calm down’ over Iran sanctions

World’s 6th largest number of billionaires in India

John Kerry to join Iran nuclear talks as hopes of deal rise

Iran: Nuclear plan ‘backed’ by 6 world powers

A great game that all sides can win

Snowden finds job in Russia, to ‘support and develop a major website’

PM says CBI can question him on coal scam: PM

India gets 101st rank on global gender gap index

The Obama Doctrine

LARGEST FRAGMENT OF METEORITE IN RUSSIA FOUND

Edward Snowden says he took no secret documents to Russia

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