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Published in: openIndiaMumbai - one year onOn the first anniversary of the Mumbai attacks, Priyal Sanghavi looks at the trial of the sole surviving terrorist...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUK complicity in torture in PakistanHuman Rights Watch publishes a disturbing new report, "Cruel Britannia: British Complicity in the Torture and...
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Published in: HomeAfghanistan: next test, last lesson
The war in Afghanistan may now be beyond the point where any military-centred United States strategy can work.
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Published in: openSecurityPolitical crisis deepens as Pakistan faces amnesty deal turmoil
Pakistan faces amnesty deal turmoil. US security firm Blackwater is accused of running covert operations in...
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Published in: openSecurityObama to announce Afghan troop increase within days
President Obama to make crucial decision on Afghan war soon. Israel, Hamas close to prisoner exchange deal....
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Published in: HomeSri Lanka: what happens next?
International pressure may be closing the Tamil internment camps now. But it must be sustained, or the cycle of...
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Published in: openSecurityThe Afghan anvil: breaking the Indo-Pakistani deadlock?
Can India and Pakistan resolve their differences and follow a course of enlightened self-interest in Afghanistan?
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Published in: openSecurityBeijing implicated in US cyber espionage report
A report to the US Congress accuses Beijing of increasing online espionage, the Prime Minister of Belgium has been...
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Published in: openSecurityVice-president's veto leaves Iraqi election law in disarray
Iraqi vice-president’s veto threatens Iraqi elections. Seven out of ten Afghans blame poverty and corruption for...
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Published in: HomePhoto essay: refugees from Bhutan
In Bhutan, a Himalayan country famed for its focus on Gross National Happiness, the Nepalese minority has been...
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Published in: openSecurityKarzai launches Afghan anti-corruption force
Afghan government reveals new unit to tackle corruption. UN inspectors warn of more hidden nuclear sites in Iran....
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Published in: openSecurityIran warned time running out for negotiated nuclear settlement
Iran faces mounting international pressure on nuclear issue. UN considering withdrawal from Congo. Militants bombard...
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Published in: openSecurityUS ambassador's opposition to troop increases in Afghanistan revealed
The US Ambassador to Kabul cables the Whitehouse expressing his reservations about troop increases. President Obama...
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Published in: openSecurityArab governments and Iran trade accusations after Houthi crackdown in Yemen
Saudi offensive against Houthis provokes Arab-Iranian diplomatic row. Cambodian refusal to extradite Thai ex-PM...
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Published in: openSecurityKorean navies exchange fire in border incident
South and North Korean ships clash off west coast. Iran charges US hikers with espionage. Japan promises $5 bn aid...
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Published in: openSecurityAbbas resignation threat puts PA in jeopardy
Abbas's threat to resign puts PA in jeopardy. China outlines £6bn plan for African development. Saudi forces gain...
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Published in: openSecurityUrban siege in south Asia
A new wave of urban assaults poses a severe challenge in the cities of south Asia and beyond.
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Published in: HomeIndia's primary duty
Ten million children are born annually in India. Primary education should be a vital lifeline, for those who survive.
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Published in: HomeIndia’s 21st-century war
In an age of climate change and deepening inequality, the spreading Naxalite insurgency in India - not al-Qaida -...
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Published in: openSecurityMousavi supporters clash with police in Tehran
Mousavi supporters clash with police in Tehran. Afghan policeman kills five British troops in Helmand province. The...
