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Russia, India ink arms and N-deals
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin sealed a visit to India Friday with a raft of multi-billion-dollar arms and energy deals, including the construction of 16 Russian nuclear reactors. The two countries also signed agreements for the long-awaited sale
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Locks turn in Nabucco door
World Bank's International Finance Corporation looks like being not far behind. As reported in Zaman, Turkey's energy and natural resources minister, Taner Yildiz, told the country's parliament that a transportation fee will be imposed although no
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Afghanistan's new great game: The undeclared wars within the war
Conventional Western public opinion regards the war in Afghanistan as a struggle between NATO and extremist Islamic militants. Since assuming office Barack Obama has redefined the conflict by calling it the Af-Pak war.
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'Arms drive' in South East Asia
South East Asian nations are ramping up their military capacity in a move that could destabilise the region, a report says.
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British FM in China, Iran likely on agenda
on Iran's nuclear programme. Miliband, who arrived late Sunday, was to deliver a speech on the global economy at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies and visit the site of World Expo 2010, which will open on May 1. He was due to head later
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Chinese PM rejects yuan criticism
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao rejects criticism that Beijing keeps the yuan undervalued in order to boost exports.
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India says open to new round of talks with Pakistan
The two nations foreign secretaries met in New Delhi for their first official talks since the 2008 Mumbai attacks, but just agreed to 'keep in touch' without mentioning if there would be another round of talks.
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US and Russia 'near' nuclear deal
Russia and the US are close to concluding a new nuclear disarmament treaty, officials in Washington and Moscow say.
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