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Defying China, Obama to meet Dalai LamaWashington (AFP) Feb 2, 2010 The White House is standing tough on President Barack Obama's plans to meet with the Dalai Lama, firmly rejecting Chinese pressure to snub him as rows escalate between the Pacific powers. Days after defying Beijing with a 6.4-billion-dollar weapons package for Taiwan, the White House also insisted on Tuesday that China address human rights concerns in Tibet. "The president told China leaders during his trip last year that he would meet with the Dalai Lama, and he intends to do so," White House s ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Feb 01, 2010The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Jan. 22 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to India of 145 M777 155mm Light-Weight Towed Howitzers with Laser Inertial Artillery Pointing Systems (LINAPS) and associated parts, equipment, training and logistical support for a complete package worth approximately $647 million. The Government of India has requested a possible sale of ... more  
New Delhi (AFP) Jan 31, 2010India reaffirmed to the United Nations that it would reject any attempt to impose legally binding climate change goals, but pledged to reduce emissions intensity. In an endorsement of December's much-criticised Copenhagen Accord, the environment ministry in New Delhi said it had submitted plans to reduce emissions intensity by 20 to 25 percent by 2020 compared to 2005 levels. India's pro ... more  
Luanda (AFP) Jan 31, 2010India has stepped up its efforts to gain an economic foothold in Africa in a new scramble with China for the continent's resources, signing energy deals with top oil producers Angola and Nigeria. India has lagged behind China's aggressive courting of African nations to secure rights to energy as well as raw materials. Beijing is using its deep pockets to build roads, railways, even a new ... more |
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Protests in eastern India over soaring food pricesPatna (AFP) Jan 28, 2010 Demonstrators in poverty-hit eastern India burnt tyres and blocked roads on Thursday to protest against sky-rocketing food prices, piling pressure on authorities to crack down on inflation. Police in Bihar state rounded up scores of demonstrators including protest leader Lalu Prasad Yadav, head of the main state opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and a prominent figure nationally. "This is the beginning of the battle against rising prices," Yadav told supporters in the state capital Pat ... read more |
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