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New geo-politics emerging in Asia-Pacific region

India Australia sign strategic partnership

FTA, defence, climate politics and comprehensive cooperation on the anvil
ASHOK B SHARMA - 2009-11-13 13:59
Australia has sought to emerge as a leader in the Asia-Pacific region with India's help which may result in a change in the world's geo-politics. The relations between the two countries have been upgraded to that of “Strategic Partnership” in the joint statement and joint declaration signed by the visiting Australian Prime Minister, Kevin Michael Rudd and the Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in Delhi on Thursday.
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HIGH-SPEED INTERNET GAP BETWEEN RICH AND POOR WIDENING

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-13 09:30
New York: While the “digital divide” between rich and poor countries may be shrinking overall, the gap is widening between the developed and developing worlds in the availability of broadband or high-speed Internet, a crucial tool for achieving economic and social goals, a top United Nations official said.
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INDIA: CORPORATE WATCH

COMPETITION IN TELECOM SECTOR BOON FOR SUBSCRIBERS

CONSOLIDATION WILL BE GOOD FOR THE INDUSTRY
Nantoo Banerjee - 2009-11-13 04:27
Telecom czar Sunil Mittal's sudden outburst against growing competition in the cellular mobile phone service business is shocking and uncalled for. It is true that Bharti's revenues and bottom line are under stress for the first time since some of its rivals, especially those which arrived late, are making more attractive tariff offers to customers to make their presence felt in the business.
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West Bengal

DIVISION IN LEFT CAMP: ALLIES TAKE POTSHOTS AT WEST BENGAL CPI(M)

RESTORING TIES WITH CONGRESS ONLY GLIMMER OF HOPE FOR PARTY?
Ashis Biswas - 2009-11-13 04:23
KOLKATA: Ironically, the most surprising reaction on the outcome of by-elections held in 10 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal came from the Minister for Industries, Mr. Nirupam Sen.
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India: Politics

MAJORITY ELUDED CONGRESS IN HARYANA DUE TO INFIGHTING

CONGRESS, BJP HIT BY FACTIONALISM IN HIMACHAL PRADESH TOO
B.K. Chum - 2009-11-13 04:14
CHANDIGARH: Infighting has become one of the major factors in the electoral defeat of candidates of the mainstream political parties in Punjab, Haryana and Himachal Pradesh. Its latest victims are the Congress and the BJP in Himachal Pradesh. They have lost their respective bastions of Rohru and Jawali to each other in the Assembly by-elections whose results were announced this week.
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India: Politics

INCREASING ROLE OF MONEY POWER IN POLITICS

URGENT NEED FOR EARLY STEPS TO CURB IT
Kalyani Shankar - 2009-11-12 14:00
Why is money power increasingly becoming important in politics? The past few weeks have shown how money power is dictating even national parties like the Congress and the BJP. This is true in Jharkhand, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and elsewhere.
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CALL FOR A GLOBAL DAY-LONG FAST AS SYMBOL OF WAR ON HUNGER

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-12 13:56
New York: The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) today called for a day-long, global hunger strike in solidarity with the planet's one billion people who do not have enough to eat, ahead of next week's World Summit on Food Security.
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FOOD SHORTAGES NEEDLESSLY INCAPACITATE AND KILL MILLIONS OF CHILDREN

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-12 13:52
New York: An astonishing 200 million children under the age of five, almost all in Africa and Asia, suffer from the debilitating impact of stunted growth resulting from a lack of food and the right nutrients, a new United Nations report warned today.
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BATTLE AGAINST HUNGER CAN BE WON WITH RIGHT POLICIES

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-12 13:47
New York: While the number of hungry people stands at a record 1 billion, the battle against hunger can be won with the right policies, investment and political will, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says in a new report published ahead of next week's World Summit on Food Security.
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TRADE POLICY REVIEW: NIGER AND SENEGAL

Special Correspondent - 2009-11-12 13:39
Since the previous joint review of their trade policies in 2003, the economic performance of Niger and Senegal has been similar, with an annual average rate of growth of 5,1% for Senegal and 5.0% for Niger over the period, according to a WTO Secretariat report on the trade policies and practices of Niger and Senegal.
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