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Category Archives: India
May 20, 2013
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Poll: Indians Love America, View China as Major Threat
In a recent poll of Indian citizens by the Lowy Institute in Australia, 83 percent of respondents said they view China as a major national security threat. Just slightly more (87 percent) said the same of Pakistan. Despite China being India’s number … Continue reading
May 15, 2013
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Game of Thrones in the Far North
A new battleground opened in Asia’s Game of Thrones today when the Arctic Council, an organization of the eight countries adjacent to the Arctic region, agreed to admit observer states, including five from Asia: China, South Korea, India, Japan, and Singapore. … Continue reading
May 14, 2013
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The Battle for Control of Asia’s Most Important Waterway
The Burma-China pipeline project has hit a snag just a few months before completion, Burmese officials report. Because the pipeline crosses territory where the state is battling armed independence armies, the pipeline won’t become operational for some time. The delay highlights … Continue reading
May 9, 2013
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China: We Will “Fight for Every Drop of Water or Die”
Water disputes between China and its neighbors are not confined only to the sea. Disagreements over fair use of rivers can be just as problematic. Take the Nu River. Barely a trickle at its origin in the glaciers of the … Continue reading
May 8, 2013
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Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party Wins Big in Karnataka
Nearly all the votes are in from the southern Indian state Karnataka’s legislative assembly election over the weekend, and it looks like the Congress Party won big. Congress, the national ruling party, of Jawaharlal Nehru, of Indira and Rajiv Gandhi, … Continue reading
May 6, 2013
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China and India End Himalayan Standoff…for Now
Three weeks ago Chinese troops ventured 19 kilometers inside Indian territory and set up camp, prompting frantic Indian officials to insist they withdraw or face the consequences. Yesterday, finally, India and China agreed to end the Great Himalayan Standoff of 2013…for … Continue reading
May 4, 2013
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What Does Rahul Gandhi Have Up His Sleeve?
India will hold elections tomorrow for the Legislative Assembly in Karnataka state, and Rahul Gandhi’s Congress Party is seen as likely to prevail over the nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). This could be a boon for young Gandhi as he looks … Continue reading
May 1, 2013
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Himalayan Standoff Continues As Nationalism Rises Across Asia
India and China remain locked in a standoff in the high Himalayas. Chinese troops erected a fifth military tent at the camp they set up 16 days ago, 19 kilometers inside Indian territory in the remote northern region of Ladakh. … Continue reading
April 24, 2013
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China to India: What Soldiers? What Border?
Beijing apparently told Delhi today that Chinese soldiers had, in fact, not crossed the border between the two countries, contrary to widespread reports by Indian government sources and the international media that a contingent of Chinese soldiers and helicopters had … Continue reading
April 23, 2013
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Game of Thrones on the High Peaks
Is there an Asian country with which China doesn’t have a territorial dispute? Or a neighbor that China doesn’t repeatedly poke in the eye? Today it’s India’s eye getting poked: Chinese troops reportedly ventured into Indian territory in Ladakh and set … Continue reading
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Coursera Opens First Asian MOOC
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have largely been an American innovation thus far. Europe has one or two small programs, but in Asia there are none at all—until now, that is. University World News reports that the Hong Kong University of Science and … Continue reading
April 15, 2013
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China Flexes Muscles in India’s Backyard
Nepal, a country sandwiched high in the Himalayas between China and India, has historically tilted toward India in regional politics. Ethnic and cultural similarities pull the two countries together, and visitors from one country can cross freely into the next without … Continue reading
April 10, 2013
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India Records Lowest Growth in a Decade
India’s GDP growth rate fell to 5 percent in fiscal year 2013, according to the OECD. The WSJ reports: The OECD’s composite leading indicators for January continued to point to acceleration in the U.S., Japan, Germany and China, as well … Continue reading
April 4, 2013
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Rahul Gandhi Steps Up to the Plate, Swings, Misses
The heir to the Gandhi-Nehru dynasty in India, Rahul Gandhi, tried today to compete with the BJP’s Narendra Modi on Modi’s home turf: the business world. By many accounts, he failed to impress. Addressing a gathering of Indian business tycoons in Delhi, … Continue reading
March 30, 2013
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Buddhist-Muslim Hostilities Go Global
Escalating anti-Muslim violence in Burma is leading to the disappearance of hundreds of people. Reuters reports: The Muslims of Sit Kwin were always a small group who numbered no more than 100 of the village’s 2,000 people. But as sectarian violence … Continue reading
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