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 New Delhi (AFP) Nov 5, 2009 
Twin thorns in the side of India-China relations will get a simultaneous tweak this weekend when the Dalai Lama visits a Buddhist region at the heart of a border row between the Asian giants.
Sandwiched between Myanmar, the kingdom of Bhutan and Tibet, the lush, forested state of Arunachal Pradesh in the Himalayan foothills is governed by India but claimed by China.
Beijing tends to view ... read more 
Chowgachi, Bangladesh (AFP) Nov 4, 2009Chunnu Biswas opened his tiny two-room tin-roofed post office in the morning as usual, but another long day stretched ahead without any letters for him to sort or deliver. It was the fourth day in a row that the 45-year-old postman in the village of Chowgachi in western Bangladesh did not have any business, and dust lay thick on the large table where he used to process piles of mail. ... more
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Srinagar, India (AFP) Nov 2, 2009Tourists are now going bear-spotting on wildlife safaris in a scenic wilderness where Kashmiri rebels and Indian troops used to exchange deadly gunfire. The start of safaris in Dachigam National Park follows a big drop in insurgency-related violence in the spectacularly beautiful region of grasslands and rocky outcrops, wildlife officials say. The safari trips through dense forest -- the ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Oct 31, 2009China has hit back at European Union criticism of the execution of two Tibetans over unrest in the Himalayan region last year and warned Europe not to interfere in the issue. The response came after the 27-nation European bloc on Thursday issued a statement condemning the executions and questioning whether the Tibetans had received fair trials. "We express strong dissatisfaction and reso ... more  
Bangalore, India (SPX) Nov 02, 2009Dr K Radhakrishnan, Member, Space Commission and Director, Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, has assumed the office of Chairman, Space Commission, Secretary, Department of Space and Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). Dr K Radhakrishnan is an accomplished technocrat with a distinguished career of more than 38 years in the fields of space technology, applications and space ... more |
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Moscow (AFP) Oct 28, 2009Russia wants US inspections of its missile arsenal relaxed in a new arms reduction deal now being negotiated with the United States, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted Wednesday as saying. "The regime of controls, inspections and verifications must without question be relaxed in the new treaty," Russian news agencies quoted Lavrov as saying on a return flight from India late Tuesday. ... more  
Chennai, India (PTI) Oct 28, 2009After its maiden moon mission, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping to cross another milestone in December - take India into the exclusive club of countries that have developed their own cryogenic engines to power satellites in space. ISRO is hoping to end 2009 in style with the take-off of its fully indigenous geosynchronous satellite launch vehicle (GSLV) carrying an ... more  
London (AFP) Oct 26, 2009Veteran Gurkha soldiers from Nepal are launching another court battle against the British government Tuesday -- this time over pension rights. The British Gurkha Welfare Society is taking action at London's High Court because it says around 24,000 veterans and dependants who served in the British army before 1997 receive only a third of the normal payments. In May, all Gurkha veterans ... more |
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