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NEW UN SCHEME AIMS TO FEED 172,000 MOST VULNERABLE IRAQI SCHOOLCHILDREN

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-17 10:14
New York: The United Nations food agency today launched a school feeding programme in Iraq, providing some 172,000 children with a free daily snack to help boost attendance and learning in eight of the country's poorest districts.
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DANGERS OF LOSING CULTURAL DIFFERENCES AS WORLD GROWS CLOSER

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-17 10:10
New York: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has cautioned against the erosion of diversity and rise of discrimination as the forces of globalization and technology bring disparate communities across the world closer together, in a message marking the International Day for Tolerance.
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Taiwan Textile Fair

Taiwan and India to sign ATA Carnet Agreement next year

Double Taxation Avoidance Treaty also on the anvil
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2009-11-16 13:44
Taiwan and India will sign the ATA carnet agreement sometime in the first quarter of next year and the negotiations between the two countries are at an advanced stage.
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Haryana Politics

HOODA FACES POST-POLL CHALLENGES

HJC IS BATTLING FOR SURVIVAL
B.K. Chum - 2009-11-16 10:38
The Haryana Assembly elections are over and the new ministry, though yet incomplete, is in office. The question is: how will the surprising electoral outcome affect the future of the state's mainstream political parties?
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China's Leadership Key in Global Economic Recovery and Reform

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-16 10:32
China is leading the world out of recession and has a key role to play in the longer-term reform and rebalancing of the global economy, Mr. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said in a speech to the International Finance Forum in Beijing today.
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NEW AGREEMENTS TO HELP COMBAT HUNGER

Thanks to the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and a leading Brazilian university
Special Correspondent - 2009-11-16 10:26
New York: United Nations efforts to strengthen agriculture and enhance food security received a boost today, ahead of a major summit set to begin on Monday, thanks to new initiatives with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and a leading Brazilian university.
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Two-day meeting of the South Asian Cabinet Secretaries concludes

SAARC gradually transforming from a declaratory body to an implementation body

Rural development and e-governance will be jointly addressed
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2009-11-15 08:19
The South Asian nations have agreed to jointly address the development plans for the region. The body - South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is gradually transforming from a declaratory body to an implementation body
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CALL FOR CONCRETE ACTION ON MURDERS OF JOURNALISTS

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-15 08:16
New York: Broadcasters attending the United Nations-backed fourth World Electronic Media Forum (WEMF 4) have called for sustained and concrete global action to address the murder of journalists in peacetime and in war.
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Remembering Pt Jawaharlal Nehru

Mixed economy and democratic socialism can solve global financial crisis

He showed firmness in liberating Goa from Portugal
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2009-11-14 10:59
Today the world leaders are desperate to bail out the economy from the current financial crisis by pumping in billions of dollars. They should know that the ailing system is surviving on an artificial support. The emergence of some green shoots is bringing sigh of relief to some who speculate a recovery in the ailing system. These hopeful persons should better know that a real recovery is nowhere in sight. Even some leading experts and institutions are not sure about the nature of recovery - whether it would be a V-turn, a U-turn, a L-turn or a Z-turn
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New Delhi Letter

COPING WITH THE 'THREAT' FROM CHINA

NEED TO BUILD CREDIBLE INDIGENOUS DEFENCE CAPABILITY
Political Correspondent - 2009-11-14 10:11
Pranab Mukherjee is the most authentic voice of the UPA government. After the G-20 meeting, he has categorically discounted all fears of a conflict with China. Despite such assertions, horror stories of Chinese military build-up, border incursions and draining of Brahmaputra waters continue to pour in. The government is increasingly under pressure to build new military bases and move SU fighters to the border. Then there are suggestions like the use of 'Tibet card' and emergency defence allocations to counter the dragon.
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