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Transition in Afghanistan: A War of Perceptions
Abstract: A decade after the military intervention that dislodged the Taliban-Al Qaeda combine, peace and stability continues to elude Afghanistan. There is still no consensus in Western capitals on what constitutes the ‘end-state’ in Afghanistan. […]
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Obama praises Indian-American student for her science project
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama has praised a 17-year-old Indian- American student for her science project at the third annual White House science fair here. “We’re so proud of you. Keep up the good […]
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US man charged with threatening Obama, others
CORINTH, MISSISSIPPI (TIP): A man accused of mailing letters with suspected ricin to national leaders believed he had uncovered a conspiracy to sell human body parts on the black market and claimed “various parties within […]
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Survivors Sought In Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast
WEST, TEXAS (TIP): Rescuers worked in cold rain on April 18 to find survivors amid the rubble of houses destroyed in a fiery explosion at a Texas fertilizer plant filled with hazardous chemical tanks. The […]
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Business & Economics
Looking East, Looking West: U.S. Support for India’s Regional Leadership
Today, I’d like to talk about India‘s growing influence, felt in the East through its “Look East” policy and in the west, particularly as we move toward the transition in Afghanistan. I’ll highlight how India’s […]
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Terror in Bangalore Learn from Boston
April 17 blast in Bangalore and the Boston terror attack, which happened a day before, offer interesting parallels. While it was the first terror strike after 9/11 in the US, in India terrorism remains a […]
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Terror Revisits The Us
BOSTON (TIP): Two bomb explosions that hit the Boston Marathon on Monday April 15th have brought back the US facing terror attacks all over again. The twin bombs killed 3 people and injured over a […]
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Rights activists protest across US, demand closure of Guantanamo Bay
WASHINGTON (TIP): Rights activists across the United States held a series of protests on Thursday demanding the closure of Guantanamo Bay as a hunger-strike at the jail entered a third month. In a day of […]
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Obama sends Congress $3.8 trillion budget plan
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama sent Congress a $3.8 trillion budget plan that hopes to tame galloping deficits by raising taxes on the wealthy and trimming America’s most popular benefit programs. In aiming for a […]
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Obama faces choice on morning-after pill limits
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Barack Obama supports requiring girls younger than 17 to see a doctor before buying the morning-after pill to help prevent unwanted pregnancies. But fighting that battle in court, after a new decision […]
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Obama Branded Sexist for Remark on Indian-American Kamala Harris
She is brilliant and she is dedicated and she is tough, and she is exactly what you’d want in anybody who is administering the law, and making sure that everybody is getting a fair shake,” […]
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To share pay cut pain, US president trims own salary
WASHINGTON (TIP): At a time when US is facing economic strain and automatic budgetary cuts is in place, US President Barack Obama will return 5% of his salary amounting to $20,000 to the department of […]
Europe
US military to return some Okinawa land to Japan: Reports
TOKYO (TIP): Japan and the United States have agreed on a plan that will see some land occupied by the US military returned to the islands in a bid to break the deadlock in a […]
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Approval rating of Bobby Jindal drops to 38%: US poll
WASHINGTON (TIP): Amid speculation over a 2016 presidential bid by Louisiana’s Indian-American Governor Bobby Jindal, his approval rating has dropped to a low 38 per cent. According to a latest poll released on Tuesday, Jindal […]
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Obama nominates Indian-American to National Council on Arts
WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama, March 22, nominated Indian-American Renee Ramaswamy, a Bharatanatayam exponent, to the prestigious National Council of the Arts for a five year term. Ramaswamy founded the Ragamala Music and Dance Theatre […]
Europe
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My Goal On This Trip Is To Listen: Obama On His Forthcoming Visit To Israel And Palestinian Territories
JERUSALEM (TIP): US President Barack Obama said on Thursday his forthcoming trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories was to “listen” to both sides and hear their views on how to move forward after over […]
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US: Storm strikes mid-Atlantic; 250,000 lose power
WASHINGTON (TIP): A winter storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region on Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250,000 homes and businesses. It largely spared the […]
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US House votes to prevent March 27 federal shutdown; Obama reaches out to Senate
WASHINGTON (TIP): Legislation easily passed the US House of Representatives on March 06 to avert another partisan budget battle and a possible government shutdown, and a dinner meeting between President Barack Obama and Senate Republicans […]
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US Senate confirms Brennan as CIA director
WASHINGTON (TIP): The US Senate has confirmed John Brennan as the next director of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Currently the counter terrorism adviser to the US President Barack Obama, Brennan was nominated by a vote […]
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Hagel Committed To Ties With India, Says Pentagon
WASHINGTON (TIP): As Chuck Hagel took over as Barack Obama‘s new defense secretary amid a controversy over his comments on India‘s role in Afghanistan, Pentagon – the US defense department headquarters – said that Hagel […]