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1% of Chinese on drugs as synthetic substances sold over internet

Jun 26, 2015 - 8:55 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China has admitted for the first time that one out of every 100 Chinese is a drug user. It said that the total number of drug users could be 14 million, which comes […]

US Senate votes to ban torture

Jun 19, 2015 - 7:12 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate voted on June 15 to ban torture during interrogations, a measure aimed at ending brutal techniques that were used on terror suspects following the 9/11 attacks of 2001. The measure […]

Vinesh bags silver; Narsingh wins bronze in Asian championship

May 10, 2015 - 5:49 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Vinesh settled for silver in Women’s Freestyle 48kg division after losing her final bout to Japan‘s Yuki Irie, while Narsingh Pancham Yadav bagged a bronze in Men’s 74kg category in the Senior […]

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 […]

Vietnam searches for 2 missing fighter jet pilots

Apr 17, 2015 - 2:03 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

HANOI, VIETNAM (TIP): Vietnamese authorities say they are searching for two pilots who went missing on a training exercise. The Ministry of Defense said in a statement on its website late Thursday that the pilots […]

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SMART MOVES – Modi Government on US & China

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

China plans to build three more aircraft carriers: Report

Feb 6, 2015 - 8:20 am EST @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China is planning to build three more aircraft carriers for deployment in the disputed South China Sea amid the escalating maritime stand-offs with its neighbours and the US’ big push into Asia-Pacific. […]

Business & Economics

IMPLICATIONS OF AMERICAN WITHDRAWAL FROM AFGHANISTAN

Jan 16, 2015 - 6:05 am EST @theindpanorama 0

“The Taliban attacks within Afghanistan reached unprecedented levels in 2014. Moreover, while Washington proclaims that any process of “reconciliation” between the Taliban and the Afghan Government will be “Afghan led and Afghan driven,” the reality […]

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New Balance of Power in Asia? India is challenging China’s assertiveness

Nov 14, 2014 - 8:05 am EST @theindpanorama 0

“India must increase investments in education and infrastructure, achieve more equitable economic development if it is to emerge as a major driver of the global economy. Only then will it be able to make a […]

FBI’s ‘suicide letter’ to Martin Luther King found

Nov 14, 2014 - 7:51 am EST @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The uncensored contents of a letter sent from the FBI to Martin Luther King in which he is called an “evil, abnormal beast” and apparently encouraged to kill himself have been made public […]

Business & Economics

E-VISA SYSTEM LIKELY TO BE ROLLED OUT NEXT

Oct 31, 2014 - 7:07 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Government will roll out by next week the muchawaited electronic-visa system for tourists from select countries including US and Japan. Home minister Rajnath Singh along with tourism minister Sripad Naik will […]

United States

US to partially lift 40-year-old ban on arms sale to Vietnam

Oct 4, 2014 - 7:49 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The United States is to partially lift a four-decade-old arms embargo against its former foe Vietnam, the state department said on October 2, after secretary of state John Kerry met his counterpart Pham […]

Indian men’s team wins silver in 25m center fire pistol

Sep 26, 2014 - 10:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

INCHEON (TIP): India bagged their second silver in the 17th Asian Games as the men’s shooting team finished second in the 25 metre center fire pistol at the Ongnyeon International Shooting Range on September 25. […]

CHINA TO OPPOSE INDIA-VIETNAM OIL DEAL ‘WITHIN ITS WATERS’

Sep 18, 2014 - 12:54 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING (TIP): China on Septt 15 made it clear that it will “not support” the India-Vietnam agreement to enable ONGC to explore two more oil wells if they fall within the waters of the disputed […]

ESCORTS’ NOVEAU TRACTORS TO HAVE PORSCHE’S TOUCH

Sep 18, 2014 - 12:26 pm EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHENNAI (TIP): The Porsche brand is no stranger to Indian roads but is commonly associated with luxury cars and SUVs. Now an Indian tractor major – Escorts – will roll out a range of top-ofthe- […]

ROBIN WILLIAMS: THE SADNESS OF A CLOWN THAT COULDN’T BE FIXED

Aug 14, 2014 - 6:51 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Robin Williams, the versatile actor whose madcap comic style made him one of television and film’s biggest stars, was found dead on Monday from an apparent suicide at his home in Northern California. He was […]

Hagel calls for US, Japan, India alliance

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

NEW DELHI (TIP): The US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, on August 9, proposed a trilateral military alliance involving India, Japan and the US, while advising New Delhi that it does not have to choose […]

PENTAGON CONFIRMS US GENERAL KILLED IN KABUL ATTACK

Aug 8, 2014 - 6:43 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON: The Pentagon on Tuesday confirmed that a US general was killed in an attack in Afghanistan — the highest-ranking American fatality since the 9/11 attacks. The US defence department also identified the assailant, who […]

Killing of American general stirs new fears

Aug 8, 2014 - 6:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

WASHINGTON (TIP): The brazen killing of an American two-star general in an Afghan “insider attack” is raising new concerns in Washington that U.S. forces, when the combat mission ends in December, could leave behind a […]

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 […]

Europe

Expansion not in Chinese DNA, says premier Li

Jun 20, 2014 - 7:39 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

BEIJING: Seeking to allay fears over China‘s expansionist agenda, Premier Li Keqiang said territorial expansion is not part of the Chinese DNA and the country will never indulge in it. “Expansion is not in the […]