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Technology, tradition combine in Asian 'gendercide'New Delhi (AFP) March 18, 2010 While having a scan, a pregnant woman in India is not allowed to learn the gender of her unborn child. But her bill might be presented in a file coloured blue or pink - and the meaning is clear. The method of skirting around the law is one of many reasons why 85 million women are described as "missing" from the populations of India and China, where the abortion of female foetuses, infanticide and the death of girls through neglect is all too common. For a mother desperately seeking a son, a pin ... read more |
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New Delhi (UPI) Mar 9, 2009 India has raised grave concerns over U.S. plans to supply Pakistan with modern weapons and prodded Washington to ensure that the arms are used for defensive purposes. "The United States should ensure that these weapons are not targeted against India," Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony told reporters in Pakistan. Antony said he was so far not convinced by Washington's explanatio ... more  
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Mar 10, 2010A Russian-Indian fifth-generation fighter jet could be developed by 2015-2016, a Russian defense industry official said on Tuesday. Moscow and New Delhi are expected to sign a contract on a joint development of the new fighter in the near future, focusing on the design concept and technical requirements put forward by India. "I hope that we will be able to build a joint fifth-generat ... more  
Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Mar 10, 2010Russia and India might establish a joint venture to produce navigation equipment for GPS and its Russian equivalent Glonass, the head of the Russian federal satellite navigation operator said on Tuesday. Glonass - the Global Navigation Satellite System - is the Russian equivalent of the U.S. Global Positioning System, or GPS, and is designed for both military and civilian use. Both systems ... more |
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China, India back Copenhagen climate dealParis (AFP) March 9, 2010 China and India announced on Tuesday they would back the 11th-hour climate accord hammered out in Copenhagen in December, removing doubts that the world's two most populous countries fully supported the contested deal. Ahead of a January 31 deadline, China - the world's No. 1 greenhouse-gas emitter - informed the UN of voluntary actions it planned to take to curb the carbon intensity of its economy. But it did not give the accord the political endorsement of saying it sought to be "associated" ... read more |
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