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A New Sunrise

Sep 4, 2014 - 7:44 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

India and Japan have enjoyed the best of relations over the decades. Yet, their trade and economic partnership has, strangely, been underperforming, belying the promise and potential. Bilateral trade at $16.29 billion in 2013-14 accounted […]

Europe

North Korea fires rockets as pope visits South Korea

Aug 14, 2014 - 7:25 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

SEOUL (TIP): As Francis became the first pope in 25 years to visit South Korea on August 13, Seoul’s never-timid rival, North Korea, made its presence felt by firing three short-range projectiles less than an […]

Sushil Kumar likely to skip World Championship, Asian Games

Aug 14, 2014 - 5:46 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): His eyes firmly trained on the 2016 Rio Games, two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar, in all probability, will skip the upcoming World Championship as well as the Asian Games slated to be […]

Europe

Pope to fly over China, rare chance for greetings

Aug 8, 2014 - 6:40 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

VATICAN CITY (TIP): Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to South Korea will provide him with an unusual opportunity to speak directly to the Chinese leadership: His plane is due to fly through Chinese airspace, and Vatican […]

Japan to participate in Malabar exercise with India and US

Jul 18, 2014 - 6:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): In an effort to strengthen the tri-lateral cooperation, Japan will participate in this year’s Malabar naval exercise to be held at the end of this month, with India and the US.”Japan will participate […]

Of Bullet Trains and Boundary Disputes

Jul 18, 2014 - 6:47 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

“While economic cooperation with China is mutually beneficial, India must review its approach to border issues with the Asian giant. It should insist that the dispute be resolved in accordance with 2005 Guiding Principles”, says […]

Brazil vs Netherlands: Battle of bruised ego

Jul 12, 2014 - 5:58 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

RIO DE JANEIRO (TIP): In the battle between Louis and Luiz, an otherwise irrelevant football fixture has assumed a strange but different meaning for the teams involved. It is called the Losers Final, but for […]

A scene from the movie 12 Years

Jul 4, 2014 - 10:29 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

supervision of voter registration in states and individual voting districts where such tests were being used. The act had an immediate and positive effect for African Americans. In 1965, Mississippi had the highest black voter […]

United States

China under-reported defence by 20%: Pentagon

Jun 6, 2014 - 7:48 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): China underestimated its growing defence budget by nearly 20% with its spending likely nearing $145 billion last year, the Pentagon has said. In an annual report required by Congress, the Pentagon said yesterday […]

Nancy Powell leaves India, Kathleen Stephens to be interim envoy

May 23, 2014 - 6:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): US Ambassador to India Nancy Powell on Thursday, May 22, headed back to her country after an eventful stint here and will be replaced temporarily early next month by Kathleen Stephens, a […]

Martin opens Zurich Classic with sizzling 62

Apr 26, 2014 - 6:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW ORLEANS: Ben Martin fired a course-record 10-under 62 to seize a twoshot lead in the opening round of the PGA Tour’s Zurich Classic on Thursday. The 26-year-old American, who has made just two cuts […]

Europe

Anger mounts after bodies found trapped inside sunken South Korean ferry

Apr 19, 2014 - 10:52 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

JINDO/MOKPO (TIP): Angry relatives of more than 200 people, mostly children, missing inside a sunken South Korea ferry demanded authorities act now to raise the vessel and hit out at officials, including the country’s president, […]

Business & Economics

AUDI SETS SINGLE MONTH SALES RECORD

Apr 11, 2014 - 9:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP): German luxury car maker Audi delivered more cars to customers than ever before in a single month in March — around 170,450 deliveries worldwide, a 15.4% year-on-year increase. This result also made March […]

Business & Economics

CHINA REPORTS UNEXPECTED FALL IN EXPORTS, IMPORTS

Apr 11, 2014 - 9:36 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China reported an unexpected contraction in exports in March, raising the danger of job losses as Beijing tries to overhaul its slowing economy. Trade data on Thursday showed exports fell 6.6 percent from […]

US warns China not to attempt Crimea-style action in Asia

Apr 4, 2014 - 8:19 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: China should not doubt the US commitment to defend its Asian allies and the prospect of economic retaliation should also discourage Beijing from using force to pursue territorial claims in Asia in the way […]

United States

Feds and Dallas police bust 10 massage parlors, arrest 21 foreign nationals

Mar 10, 2014 - 2:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

DALLAS (TIP): A local police task force has raided 10 Dallas massage parlors suspected of prostitution and arrested 21 foreign nationals on immigration charges, federal authorities said. The North Texas Trafficking Task Force served search […]

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Challenges in India-US ties

Feb 28, 2014 - 6:00 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Inconsistencies mark Obama Administration’s approach “… the US is becoming increasingly strident in its economic relations with India on issues ranging from sanctions on sections of our pharmaceutical industry and our civil aviation facilities, while […]

Business & Economics

‘INDIA BIGGEST MARKET FOR BIZ JETS IN ASIA PACIFIC’

Feb 28, 2014 - 5:56 am EST @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): India has emerged as the biggest fleet owner of business aircraft in the Asia Pacific surpassing China with business houses and high net worth individuals (HNIs) acquiring aircraft. Even during the economic slowdown […]

Obama to tour Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines in April

Feb 14, 2014 - 7:23 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama will seek to ease questions over the staying power of his strategic shift to increasingly tense East Asia in April with stops in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and South Korea. […]

Europe

Slow and steady tortoise beats rabbit, wins pet ski-off

Jan 17, 2014 - 7:12 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): A tortoise beat a rabbit in a skiing competition held for pets and their owners in China, a report said on January 13. Cats and dogs faced off against a menagerie including a […]

North Korea dismisses South Korean family reunion proposal

Jan 10, 2014 - 7:23 am EST @theindpanorama 0

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (TIP): North Korea on January 9 dismissed a South Korean proposal to resume reunions of families separated by war, but used an unusually mild tone that indicated it still wants better ties […]

55 airlines accept China’s defence zone amid Biden’s visit

Dec 6, 2013 - 6:12 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China on December 4 said 55 airlines from 19 countries have accepted its Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea. Beijing’s announcement aims to demonstrate the success of its ADIZ […]

Biden warns China on air zone tensions

Dec 6, 2013 - 5:18 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): Visiting US Vice President Joe Biden warned China on Thursday, December 5, against escalating a dispute over an East China Sea air zone, adding that regional peace and stability were in Beijing’s interests. […]

55 airlines accept China’s defence zone amid Biden’s visit

Dec 5, 2013 - 6:03 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China on December 4 said 55 airlines from 19 countries have accepted its Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) over the East China Sea. Beijing’s announcement aims to demonstrate the success of its ADIZ […]

Europe

China’s recent behaviour has been unsettling to neighbours: US officials

Nov 29, 2013 - 6:32 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): Recent actions by China concerning air space over the East China Sea have worried its neighbors and US Vice-President Joe Biden will raise the issue during a visit to Beijing next week, senior […]

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