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Showing posts with label South Asia. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Asia. Show all posts
Jan 27, 2010

Sri Lanka’s President Declared Victor by Wide Margin

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Image via Wikipedia By LYDIA POLGREEN COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Mahinda Rajapaksa , Sri Lanka ’s president, was re-elected by a ...
Sep 14, 2009

Take Myanmar's Military Ambition Seriously: BIPSS

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Image by Getty Images via Daylife Bangladesh needs to seriously take the issue of Myanmar 's reinforced military presence along the bo...
Aug 15, 2009

A Global Surge in Tiny Loans Spurs Credit Bubble in a Slum

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By KETAKI GOKHALE RAMANAGARAM, India -- A credit crisis is brewing in "microfinance," the business of making the tini...
Aug 12, 2009

Corrupt Democracy in India

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By Barbara Crossette August 7, 2009 For decades, American leaders and opinion makers have chosen to ignore the dark side of ...
Aug 4, 2009

India: Overhaul Abusive, Failing Police System

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August 4, 2009 Mumbai police officers stand on a roughly made watchtower near t...
Jul 30, 2009

India-Pak Statement Rocks Parliament, BJP Walks Out

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New Delhi (IANS): A two-day debate in parliament on a controversial India-Pakistan joint statement that sought to delink terrorism from dia...
Jul 21, 2009

Mumbai Gunman Enters Plea Of Guilty

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By Rama Lakshmi Washington Post Foreign Service Tuesday, July 21, 2009 NEW DELHI, July 20 -- The lone surviving gunman in last year...
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