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What India's secularists can learn from south-east Asia

Colonel (retd) Anil Athale on how India can learn from the way many Muslim-majority countries in south-east Asia have protected their Hindu and Buddhist heritage. The Merdeka Square in Kuala......

IAF chief, US discuss setting up Indian space, cyber commands

India and the United States discussed a host of issues, including the security situation in South Asia, East China Sea, anti-piracy operations and America's help in developing two new commands --......

Why India must give its neighbours their due

This quiet assertion of China has allowed various smaller countries of South Asia to play China off against India. Most states in the region now use the China card to balance against the......

Voices against Indo-Pak peace more in India: US expert

An eminent American expert on South Asia has said that resistance to normalisation of Indo-Pak relations is coming more from New Delhi than Islamabad. "The recent election in Pakistan, as well......

'India must accept enviable friendship between China, Pak'

Pakistan continues to play pivotal role in China's South Asia policy and India "must accept" this "enviable friendship" as Beijing cannot scale down its ties with Islamabad merely because of New......

Manu Anand quitting Pepsi stirs up controversies

When Manu Anand, the India and South Asia president of beverage and snack giant PepsiCo, suddenly quit last month after 19 long years with the company, and cleared his table the very next day of......

300 mn to enter banking net, ATM makers rejoice

The big challenge, says Karthik Ganapathi, vice-president of automated teller machine maker Diebold's South Asia business, is that India will bring some 300 million people into the banking system......

'In the era of digital growth, newspapers will lose'

Last month, C V L Srinivas took over as GroupM’s CEO for South Asia. GroupM is the big brother of the media buying business.The WPP-owned agency is the world’s largest media planning......

India's recovery to accelerate South Asia's GDP growth

Although economic growth in South Asia fell to its slowest pace in a decade during 2012, a recent study by the UN projects that the growth will recover in 2013.The UN’s “World Economic......

Happy hour in Asia as global booze makers eye deals

The biggest global alcohol companies are sizing up buyout and tie-up opportunities in China, India, South Korea and Vietnam, keen to profit from a $258 billion Asian market that is growing twice as......

'Movies aren't just about dancing. It's tough!'

"I'm very kicked about being this Aussie who's playing a desi girl!" Pallavi Sharda exclaims excitedly. Pallavi, who was born in Perth, Australia, and brought up in Melbourne, is seen in this......

Mervyn hails India's Asia Cup hockey showing

Former hockey ace Mervyn Fernandis slammed the umpiring in Sunday’s Asia Cup hockey final, which India lost to South Korea, while hailing the team’s showing in the tournament in Ipoh,......

Did a bad umpiring decision cost India Asia Cup crown? Tell us!

India came back strongly after a two-goal deficit but still lost 3-4 to defending champions South Korea in the final of the ninth Asia Cup hockey tournament in Ipoh, Malaysia, on Sunday The players......

Asia Cup: Sreejesh shines as India down Korea to enter semis

P R Sreejesh produced a brilliant display under the bar as two-time champions India stunned title holders South Korea 2-0 in a Pool B match to breeze into the semi-finals of the Asia Cup hockey......

Asia Cup: Pakistan enter semis; South Korea rout Bangladesh

Three-time champions Pakistan became the first team to qualify for the semifinals of the Asia Cup hockey tournament after defeating Malaysia 4-1 in their second Pool A match in Ipoh, Malaysia on......

India host South Korea in Davis Cup 1st round

India will host South Korea in a Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group I first round tie, from February 1-3, 2013. In Tuesday's draw, India was seeded fourth,while Australia got top billing in the......

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QNA

Q. why are imported goods considered good in quality ?
Ginger: A. more

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Q. Identify the Person Zheng He ?
Truth Exposed: A. It is not so. In fact goods from China & South-East Asia & also from some eastern countries like Malaysia, Vietnam & Thailand are...... more

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Q. Can India win Asia Cup Hockey today?
Piaa: A. formerly romanized as Cheng Ho, was a Hui-Chinese court eunuch, mariner, explorer, diplomat and fleet admiral, who commanded expeditionary voyages...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/can-india-win-asia-cup-hockey-today/26318321/answers/26393318

Web results for South Asia

Malala Yousafzai favours peaceful dialogue with Taliban

A little girl, who was shot in the head by a gunman on a school bus near her home, had no clue that unknowingly she came under the radar of the... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/malala-yousafzai-favours-peaceful-dialogue-with-taliban_881636.html

Pak SC rejects Musharraf`s plea to shift Bugti murder case

In a setback to embattled former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected his petition to move the hearing... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/pak-sc-rejects-musharraf-s-plea-to-shift-bugti-murder-case_881664.html

Nawaz Sharif

It seems that Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is in no hurry to announce the successor of Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani, who is scheduled... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/pak-govt-will-keep-countrys-interests-supreme-while-appointing-new-army-chief-nawaz-sharif_881657.html

Hamid Karzai asks youth to cast ballot in presidential poll

Kabul: Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai Monday called upon his countrymen to use their right to vote in the upcoming presidential elections,... ...

http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/hamid-karzai-asks-youth-to-cast-ballot-in-presidential-poll_881641.html

Nutritional Products International Welcomes Dr. Nick Ruggiero to Board

Nutritional Products International (NPI), a world-leading sales and marketing firm that specializes in working with nutritional, nutraceutical and... ...

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