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the democratic hyperpower |
 Moscow (AFP) June 14, 2009 
Brazil, Russia, India and China flaunt their unity against more established powers this week as the four emerging economic giants hold the first summit of their grouping, known as BRIC. But while they will express determination to act together during the current economic crisis and beyond, they are years away from being a counterbalance to established global institutions, analysts say. ... read more 
Dhaka (AFP) June 14, 2009A controversial global treaty to clean up the ship recycling industry will mean a boom in business for the Bangladeshi magnates whose workers pull the often toxic vessels apart, experts say. The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) agreement on ship-breaking was signed last month by 65 countries, and business leaders say the deal finally legitimises their work and should herald major gr ... more
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Chennai, India (PTI) Jun 12, 2009India needs to address the issue of space security as the weapon system deployed there could target civilian satellites, former ISRO Chief K Kasturirangan said on Thursday. "We need to address the issue of space security at the earliest as India has already put many satellites in space even as we are developing many. There are weapons system which could target even civilian satellites. ... more  
Bonn, Germany (AFP) June 11, 2009India blasted rich countries at the UN climate talks on Thursday, accusing them of snubbing scientists' warnings to slash their emissions of greenhouse gases by 40 percent by 2020 over 1990 levels. India's special envoy, Shyam Saran, said efforts to complete a new climate pact in Copenhagen this December hinged on advanced economies delivering "clarity" on the scale of their emissions cuts. ... more  
Moscow (AFP) June 10, 2009A Russian nuclear submarine in which 20 died in a toxic gas accident will be leased to India later this year, Interfax news agency reported Wednesday, citing a Russian military source. "Immediately after the completion of all tests, the vessel will be given to the active-duty fleet of the Russian navy, after which its handover under lease to our Indian partners will take place," he was quote ... more  
Washington DC (UPI) Jun 08, 2009IPI deal signed in Istanbul. After years of stalemates, Iran and Pakistan formally signed bilateral agreements in Istanbul on the so-called Peace Pipeline from the South Pars gas field. The Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline will bring gas from the South Pars field in Iran, one of the largest gas fields in the world, to markets in Pakistan and India. The reserves ... more |
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Ljubljana (AFP) June 4, 2009The Indian navy on Thursday stopped Somali pirates from attacking a cargo ship registered in Slovenia, the Slovenian STA news agency reported, quoting state Radio Slovenija. The pirates on board three fast motorboats targetted the freighter Postojna, but fled after warning shots were fired from the Indian naval vessel escorting a convoy. Nobody was hurt in the incident, Radio Slovenija said. ... more 
Mogadishu (AFP) June 1, 2009The French navy on Monday handed over four suspected pirates, two of them dead, to Somalia's northern breakaway region of Puntland, officials said. Puntland officials said the two were killed by the Indian navy during an attempt to attack a Norwegian-owned Liberian registered vessel with 10 Indian crew in the Gulf of Aden last Thursday. "The French navy handed over four pirates over to ... more  
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 02, 2009VIASPACE has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with Auro Infra to develop an agricultural project in Tanzania based on Giant King Grass. Auro Infra is a private company registered in India and the project is led by Indians resident in Tanzania. Located south of the equator in Africa, Tanzania's climate is ideal for growing Giant King Grass, with plentiful rainfall and ... more  
Srinagar, India (AFP) May 29, 2009Providing sleeping facilities might be seen as good management practice at your average, round-the-clock call centre, but in Indian Kashmir it has the advantage of preventing workers getting shot. Opened in 2004, Access Infrastructure was born of a period of relative peace in a region where at least 47,000 people have been killed since an armed insurgency against Indian rule began 20 years ... more |
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Bangladesh's tigers stalk uncertain future in Sundarbans
More Nepalis drive electric, evading global fuel shocks
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