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China’s new passport map falsely includes AP, Aksai Chin as part of China

Another game by China: The watermark on fresh launched e-passports by China falsely depict Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin in J&K as parts of China. Reaction from India:...

November 29, 2012

200 nations meeting in Doha for talks on global warming

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...

November 29, 2012

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

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...

November 29, 2012

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

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...

November 29, 2012

Security OF D8 leaders a major concern for Pakistan

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...

November 29, 2012

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

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...

November 27, 2012

China successfully performs landing on aircraft carrier ‘The Liaoning’

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...

November 27, 2012

21st ASEAN summit ended in Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh

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...

November 27, 2012

M23 vows to capture all of DR Congo

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...

November 26, 2012

Japan to fund Chennai-Bangalore Industrial Corridor project

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...

November 26, 2012

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