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200 nations meeting in Doha for talks on global warming

November 29, 2012

Around 200 nations are meeting in Qatar capital Doha for the annual talks over global warming. The twenty years old talks over reducing greenhouse gas emissions have not yet fulfilled their main purpose. The negotiators at Doha will focus on ..

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8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism held in New Delhi

November 29, 2012

The 8th meeting of the India-UK Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism was held in New Delhi. Both India and UK shared their respective threat assessments and informed each other of the measures taken by their governments in order ..

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India’s plans to modify ITRs opposed by Civil society and industry

November 29, 2012

International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs) India’s made a proposal on ITRs and submitted the same to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in October, 2012. The proposal has drawn opposition from, and fears of content control among, civil society and the industry. ..

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Security OF D8 leaders a major concern for Pakistan

November 29, 2012

For Pakistan, who is hosting D8 summit, security of the group’s leaders has become a major challenge amid increasing incidents of suicide attacks. What is D8? D8 or Developing 8 is the group of 8 developing nations with large Muslim ..

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Vietnam does tit for tat by issuing stapled visas to Chinese passport holders

November 27, 2012

Vietnam paid back in same terms what China did to Vietnam. The country issued stapled visas with for Chinese for passport holders on separate paper, to counter China’s map on its new e-passports showing disputed areas as part of its ..

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China successfully performs landing on aircraft carrier ‘The Liaoning’

November 27, 2012

China successfully conducted first landing of a fighter jet on its first aircraft carrier ‘the Liaoning’. China purchased the aircraft carrier from Ukraine. The successful flight landing also marked the debut of J-15 as China’s first generation multi-purpose carrier-borne fighter ..

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21st ASEAN summit ended in Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh

November 27, 2012

The 21st ASEAN summit concluded in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The summit was presided over by the PM of Cambodia, Hun Sen, as the Chairperson of the summit. The summit was centered on things like progress of the implementation of ASEAN ..

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M23 vows to capture all of DR Congo

November 26, 2012

Thousands of Congolese soldiers and policemen defected to the M23 rebels who have vowed to take control of all Congo, including the capital Kinshasa. What is M23? M23 = March 23 Movement Gets its name from the March 23, 2009 peace ..

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Japan to fund Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor project

November 26, 2012

Japan to fund the multi-billion dollar Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor (CBIC). This is the third mega-project that will be funded by Japan. The 3 projects that Japan is backing are: Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor ..

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US lifts ban on most Myanmar imports

November 23, 2012

In order to boost reform in Myanmar US President Barack Obama has trashed a nearly decade-old ban on most imports from Myanmar. Thus, US economy will now open up to products from the Myanmar (formerly known as Burma). The exception ..

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