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INDIA: ‘Anti-Woman’ Bill in Kashmir Deferred but Still Explosive
While a Kashmir state-assembly bill seeking to deprive women of inheritance and other rights if they marry outsiders has been deferred for now, it could still be a headache for the new central government in India that takes power after the May general elections.RELIGION: Dialogue Can Ease World Tensions, Say Asian Thinkers
To a world that to many seems to be bracing for a 'clash of civilisations,' some of the brightest minds in Asia offer a simple answer - dialogue.ASIA: Rice Bowl Being Snatched Away by Big Foreign Firms – Critics
Control over rice, Asia's staple food, is steadily passing into the hands of transnational corporations that are located far away in Europe and the United States and use ‘'unfair'' patents and genetic modification, warn food security experts here.POLITICS: India, Brazil, South Africa Ready to Lead Global South
India, Brazil and South Africa, representing three major democracies in three different corners of the globe, emerged confident in leading South-South cooperation at a two-day meeting of their foreign ministers that ended in New Delhi on Friday.POLITICS: India, Brazil, South Africa Ready to Lead Global South
India, Brazil and South Africa, representing three major democracies in three different corners of the globe, emerged confident in leading South-South cooperation at a two-day meeting of their foreign ministers that ended here Friday.POPULATION-INDIA: Film on Gender Cleansing Shocking but Timely
Married off at a young age to five brothers, Kalki is compelled to provide sexual services to her father-in-law as well because their village in eastern Bihar state is bereft of women, thanks to decades of systematic female foeticide.ENVIRONMENT: Eyeing Markets, India Pulls Punches on Biosafety – Activists
India has agreed to soften international protections against plant contamination, in a bid to enhance commercial prospects for genetically modified (GM) crops that nevertheless could jeopardise consumer safety and food security, leading activists here said.ENVIRONMENT: Eyeing Markets, India Pulls Punches on Biosafety – Activists
India has agreed to soften international protections against plant contamination, in a bid to enhance commercial prospects for genetically modified (GM) crops that nevertheless could jeopardise consumer safety and food security, leading activists here said.RELIGION-INDIA: Muslims Seek Integration into Secular Mainstream
India's minority Muslims are in a new mood of reconciliation with majority Hindus and there are clear signs that large or influential sections are ready to integrate into a truly secular national mainstream as set out in the country's Constitution.INDIA: Gov’t Backs Business Schools More than Primary Education
India's lopsided policy of supporting higher education with public money while grossly neglecting primary schools is now being reinforced by recent moves by the central government, led by the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).TRADE: Protectionism Reigns as India, U.S. Face Elections
The spat between India and the United States about which country should liberalise more and faster on sensitive items like agriculture and offshore services can only worsen until the world's two largest democracies have their elections safely behind them.TRADE: Protectionism Reigns as India, U.S. Face Elections
The spat between India and the United States about which country should liberalise more and faster on sensitive items like agriculture and offshore services can only worsen until the world's two largest democracies have their elections safely behind them.HEALTH: Avian Flu Brings South Asian Countries Together
Fear of the deadly bird flu has had the positive effect of bringing together the members of South Asia's regional grouping, whose seven countries do not always see eye-to-eye with each other.POLITICS: India-Pakistan Row over Cricket May Sour Peace Talks
From nuclear weaponry to the possession of Kashmir, India and Pakistan have plenty to squabble over. But right now a row is building up between the neighbours over India's reluctance to honour a commitment to send its cricket team over for a tour in March.POLITICS: Israel Frowns on Pakistan’s Nuke Leaks, India Cautious
India's eagerness in cultivating a new friendship with Israel will likely stop short of making common cause over the revelation that rogue scientists in neighbouring Pakistan have been leaking nuclear technology to some of Tel Aviv's worst enemies.ECONOMY-INDIA: Avian Flu May Prove Windfall for Poultry Producers
The decimation of poultry flocks by avian flu in Thailand and at least nine other Asian countries may prove to be the cue for Indian producers, who have been waiting in the wings to enter the lucrative international market for chicken meat and eggs./UPDATE/ INDIA: Findings on Cola Companies Expose Need for Food Standards
The affirmation by an Indian parliamentary committee of the findings by an environmental group - that beverage giants Coca -Cola and Pepsi Cola have been using pesticide-contaminated water - underscores the need for independent food standards in the country.ENVIRONMENT-INDIA: Narmada Dam Movement Turns into Election Issue
India's longest-running people's movement, which has been fighting megadams coming up across the Narmada river for more than 20 years, is finally getting a political edge as the country prepares to vote in a new government.POLITICS: Dynastic Succession Dogs Indian Democracy
Republican India consigned hereditary monarchy to history more than 50 years ago. But it has yet to free itself from the spell of political dynasties, judging by the heated exchanges between major political parties ahead of general elections expected in late April or early May.POLITICS: Dynastic Succession Dogs Indian Democracy
Republican India consigned hereditary monarchy to history more than 50 years ago. But it has yet to free itself from the spell of political dynasties, judging by the heated exchanges between major political parties ahead of general elections expected in late April or early May.HEALTH-SOUTH ASIA: Avian Flu Creates New Cross-border Terror
Tandoori chicken, done in an open clay oven and the hottest item on north Indian menus, has vanished following a scare - some say unwarranted - that the avian flu bug is about to cross over the border from neighbouring Pakistan.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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