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12 November 2010

Rethinking an Afghanistan Exit Strategy

Richard Armitage, a former US deputy Secretary of State, believes that the Obama administration should take its partnership with the Afghan and Pakistani government before it proceeds with its proposed troop withdrwal from Afghanistan in July 2011

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1 November 2010

The dawn of offensive cyberwarfare

Communication satellites and nuclear reactors are no match against the onslaught of malicious software like Stuxnet. The conception of this worm has revealed that hostilities have shifted to cyberspace. Does India have the capabilities to tackle cyber attacks of this magnitude?

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13 October 2010

India’s Growth to Outpace China’s

Despite its late start, a relatively open society and a rising population may just push the India economy ahead of the Chinese juggernaut

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7 October 2010

Crisis Guide: Pakistan

Pakistan was created as a haven for the Muslims of British India. Rocked by catastrophe after catastrophe, today, it is a state teetering on the brink of collapse

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1 October 2010

Top Reasons to Invest in India Now

Still having second thoughts about investing India? This article decodes the Indian economy’s appeal to foreign investors.

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28 September 2010

China’s Innovation Wall

In a bid to end its dependence on foreign intellectual property and become a global power in science and technology, China is attempting to foster indigenous innovation. Are the U.S. government and business community right to be worried about threats to free trade and intellectual property rights?

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2 September 2010

The Folly of Holding Afghan Elections

Afghanistan analyst Candace Rondeaux believes that pre-election violence, corrupt candidates and electoral fraud in Afghanistan's parliamentary elections to be held on September 18, 2010 are more a certainty than the outcome of the polls.

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1 September 2010

Not Ready for Prime Time

The world’s leading international institutions may be outmoded, but Brazil, China, India, and South Africa are not ready to join the helm. Their shaky commitment to democracy, human rights, nuclear nonproliferation, and environmental protection would only weaken the international system’s core values.

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1 September 2010

Supering the Superbug

India must set-up a centralised body that can monitor bacterial infections and their antibiotic susceptibility