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India to Overtake China in 2020: Swaminathan Aiyar

According to Swaminathan Aiyar, by 2020, India will overtake china and the US on many parameters. It will also gain strong position in areas like in trade, political power, GDP growth rate. This would be due the growing strength of Indian literate workforce and ore/gas deposits. Following are key extracts and our views: Continue reading India to Overtake China in 2020: Swaminathan Aiyar

US-China ties not at India’s expense, says Washington

India’s sharp reaction to the joint statement by the US and China had made the US to get into damage control act by clarifying that the statement was meant to promote peace in the region with the statement’s focus being on the Af-Pak region.

Our View: This can be viewed as a diplomatic move by the US to being seen as a close ally of China as the US economy now is largely synchronized with the Chinese economy. Continue reading US-China ties not at India’s expense, says Washington

Hillary Clinton Tells Pakistan To Get Serious In Effort to Fight Terrorism

Hillary Clinton, who is currently visiting Pakistan, said Pakistan is not doing enough to the fight war against Al-Qaida and Taliban. Hillary’s tone did remain sounded strict throughout her meetings. The direct tone of her messages have taken some people at the White House by surpirse. “Her inner voice became her outer voice,” said an NBC correspondent. She has on many instances given hints to Pakistan and its government to act straight for its own good. Continue reading Hillary Clinton Tells Pakistan To Get Serious In Effort to Fight Terrorism

US to pay Taliban members to switch sides

The US government is aiming to make Taliban Loyal by making payments to Taliban Locals. These payments would be made under a Taliban reintegration provision under the Commander’s Emergency Response Programme (CERP). The move is based on their finding that the Taliban fighters are motivated largely by the need for a job or loyalty to the local leader who pays them and not by ideology or religious zeal. Continue reading US to pay Taliban members to switch sides

Harvard Tops Global University Ranking List And India Has Long Way To Go Before

London: Harvard University has topped the list of top 100 universities of the world. There are 36 universities from the US, 18 universities from the UK and 16 from the Asian Countries. Also, none of the Indian Universities is in the top 100, and that’s not a surprise to us. Continue reading Harvard Tops Global University Ranking List And India Has Long Way To Go Before