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Why is China flexing its naval muscle?

Harsh V Pant on the turbulence in East Asian waters and why India needs to keep an eye on the developments. Even as India struggles to come to terms with the changing regional realities in Af-Pak,......

'India, Japan must have robust strategic, global partnership'

On the eve of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke to the Japanese media on the agenda of his visit. Here’s an excerpt: Mr Prime Minister, thank you very much for you time.......

Seize the new opportunities in India-China cooperation

We present the translation of the full speech given by Chiese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the Indian Council of World Affairs in New Delhi on Tuesday. Namaste (Good day)! It is my great pleasure......

EXPLAINED: The real gains for India from Premier Li's visit

The real assessment of the actual diplomatic gains out of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s three-day India visit can be made only after promised actions are initiated, but surely it has yielded......

Sino-Indian ties: Incremental progress but more work needed

A close scrutiny of speeches and documents during Chinese premier Li Keqiang visit indicate that, while there are gains for both Beijing and New Delhi, overall China’s diplomacy scored more......

India-Asean goods FTA faces hiccups

One main stumbling block has been failure to ensure all 10 South-East Asian countries come on board.The India-Asean free trade agreement (FTA) in merchandise goods has failed to realise its full......

US FDI: ASEAN beats China and India

The 10-nation regional block of Association of South East Asian Nation (ASEAN), and not China and India, is the leading destination of America's foreign direct investment, a top US trade official......

Of economics and India's 'look east' policy

Over a decade ago, PV Narasimha Rao had postulated a 'look east' policy for India. In view of the dynamism of the Asian economies in the early 1990s, it made sense to take advantage of the......

Bimal Jalan on East Asian crisis, RBI and the Indi

Bimal Jalan took over as RBI Governor just a few months into the Asian crisis. A decade later, he reflects on the lessons the world has learnt and argues that he would probably have taken similar......

India may cut negative list for Asean FTA

India has offered further pruning of its negative list of 560 items for Association of South East Asian Nations on which there will be no duty cuts. This is aimed at early conclusion of the......

Review: Badrinath doesn't impress

Radhika Rajamani feels Telugu film Badrinath doesn't have enough to engross the audiences. Post YOUR reviews here!There were high expectations from Badrinath considering it was a Geeta Arts......

Seen Emmy-winner Archie Panjabi's best films?

Just a few years ago, you'd be hard-pressed to find a desi on American television, outside the stereotypical convenience store owner or nerdy doctor. But how things have changed. Today, a fresh......

East Bengal in ASEAN Cup final

Kolkata football giants East Bengal made history on Thursday,becoming the first Indian club to enterthe final of an Asian level tournament,when they beatIndonesia's champion clubPetrokimia Putra......

Asian football -- a hub for match-fixers

While there was some shock at the extent of the match-fixing revealed in Monday's Europol report, there can be little surprise the fixers were based in Singapore given the history of corruption in......

Hong Kong crowned Asian sevens champions

Hong Kong were crowned Asian sevens champions for the first time in its history after they defeated arch-rivals Japan 28-7 in a pulsating final at the Asian Sevens Series' Mumbai Sevens on Sunday.......

Games security stayed in shadows, kept focus on sport

From ordinary police on the beat to the shadows of Britain's security establishment, the sighs of relief are almost audible. Terrorism is an act of theatre, an adage goes, but thanks to firm and......

Dow Chemical's Olympic PR push dogged by Bhopal

Dow Chemical Co hoped an Olympic sponsorship would boost its global cache, but the company's link to a gas leak tragedy 28 years ago threatens to curb some of the benefits from the $100 million......

People speak for far east asian

QNA

Q. China or India---who is going to rule Asia?
: A. I want India to rule Asia. But for that to happen, Asian countries must take India seriously and on the world level, China's reputation is MUCH...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/china-or-india---who-is-going-to-rule-asia//answers/3478452

Q. What are the reasons for communism a failure now?
Gabu : A. Because no offense, sir, believe it or not, Communism has a self destruction mechanism in case stagflation c'z of corruption creeps inward. Until...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-are-the-reasons-for-communism-a-failure-now/3477615/answers/16722341

Q. Hindu temples found in Java, Indonesia. Does this incident prove that Hinduism had spread far and wide and those people were later converted by force?
Hitler : A. People in India or ancient India travelled far and wide to countries like Bhutan, China, Afganisthan to even as far as European countries including...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/hindu-temples-found-in-java-indonesia.-does-this-incident-pr/16709300/answers/16655513

Q. Hindu temples found in Java, Indonesia. Does ths incident prove tht Hinduism had spread far & wide and those people were later converted by force?
Cyrus Irani: A. Not really. Hindu traders didn't spread their influence beyond Java. Same in Kampuchea. They restricted themselfs to certain areas, and dominated...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/hindu-temples-found-in-java-indonesia.-does-ths-incident-pro/16655419/answers/16656943

Q. The life old couple will end in isolation as the son is away for his job or business and the daughter is either in in-laws house or in a flat in her own single unit family. How are we different from the Western Culture as far as the senior couples are concerned? The sons and daughters keeps relation with parents through e-mail or sms and atm.
KARAN VERMA: A. Urban culture has always been "Western" and rural culture has always been more "Eastern." Urban environments require its...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/the-life-old-couple-will-end-in-isolation-as-the-son-is-away/16656646/answers/15448803

Web results for Far East Asian

Whats under the hammer?

While the summer-monsoon season slumbers on in the art world in India, major sales are being achieved by international auction houses such as... ...

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HP names new head of strategic growth

Todd Bradley, the head of Hewlett-Packard's printing and personal computer business, has been appointed to a new position in charge of the... ...

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The Asian stock markets plunged in line with the US markets

The appetite for risk remained subdued in the Far East after imploding late Wednesday, when the Federal Reserve maintained its bond-buying program,... ...

http://www.mumbainews.net/index.php/sid/215317435/scat/3a8a80d6f705f8cc

China jails 19 Uighurs for religious extremism

BEIJING (Reuters) - Courts in China's far western region of Xinjiang have sentenced 19 ethnic Uighurs to up to six years in jail for promoting... ...

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Chuck Hagel

A day after NATO forces transferred security responsibilities to Afghan authorities, the US has said will continue to work with India, Pakistan and... ...

http://ibnlive.in.com/news/us-to-continue-working-with-india-pak-afghanistan-for-strengthening-security-chuck-hagel/400242-2.html

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