France mounts charm offensive, but jet deal set for long haul
Since the beginning of 2013, France has gone into an overdrive to charm the Indian political leadership to ensure the estimated $22 billion deal for 126 combat jets for Indian …
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Homer: Deeper into Alaska
Homer, on Cook Inlet of the Gulf of Alaska, is known for its Spit – a five-mile road stretching into the waters. A row of shacks selling fishing trips – …
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Arctic Circle Route: Along the Roof of the World
We were well on our way now… We hit the Dalton Highway on September 3. It had rained, and the 662 km track mostly gravel, was wet. The Dalton Highway …
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Australia, India, Indonesia: A Trilateral Dialogue on Indian Ocean
Like many other countries – or perhaps more than other countries – India’s policy elite is transfixed by China’s rise and evolution in the international arena. In few other strategic …
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang paid an official visit to India during May 19-22 this year. India was the first country that he visited after assuming the post of Chinese Premier. …
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An Asian Century: India, China need to know more about each other
Often we find ourselves speaking of the 21st century being the Asian century. And it is our firm belief that the Asian century dream will remain unfulfilled if India and …
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E-commerce fairytale: Alibaba chases global dreams
The Alibaba fairytale is being repeated in the world of internet-based shopping, far from the sands of Arabia in the 21st century China. The privately-owned Hangzhou-based e-commerce giant Alibaba Group …
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Is there really any proof on Syria?
The debate on Syria, in the Western media, is already narrowing down to the timing and modality of bombing as to whether it should be a ‘limited, surgical strike aimed …
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Tipping the northern edge of North America: Within the Arctic Circle
We were at the Fairbanks Airport, waiting for the fog to lift. For four hours we waited in the NATC shack in a corner; meanwhile the fog lay thick in …
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India needs stable external environment to restore robust growth
The world economy is not in good shape. There is some good news of a strengthening of growth in some industrialised countries, but it is not broad based. The prospects …
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