| China's moment in the sun | 22-NOV-09 |
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| No one should be surprised by US President Barrack Obama’s genuflections to Chinese power and prosperity. For almost a year now Mr Obama has come to terms with the limits to US power and the reality of China’s. So it is not surprising that Mr Obama allowed his visit to China to be circumscribed by Beijing’s sensitivities and interests. |
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| India attaches high priority to ties with US: PM | 21-NOV-09 |
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| As he prepares to meet President Barack Obama in Washington, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a "sustained and dynamic" Indo-US partnership is essential to meet major global challenges like international terrorism, climate change and economic slowdown. |
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| Tata, David Cote to co-chair Indo-US CEO Forum | 21-NOV-09 |
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| Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata and Honeywell chairman David Cote would co-chair the reconstituted Indo-US CEO Forum, which would meet on the margins of the Indo-US Summit here next week. |
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| India, China 'very important' global players: US | 21-NOV-09 |
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| The Obama administration has described India and China as "very important" global players and said it is engaged in intensive dialogue with the two countries, amid New Delhi's unease over the reference to Indo-Pak ties in a Sino-US joint statement. |
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| Nuclear cooperation high on prime minister agenda in US | 21-NOV-09 |
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| As he prepares to meet President Barack Obama in Washington, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hopes the US will be “more liberal” in transferring technologies to India and clear the way for implementing the landmark agreement on nuclear cooperation. |
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| Devangshu Datta: When Obama bows right | 21-NOV-09 |
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| North Indians travelling south of the Vindhyas experience disconnect in terms of body-language versus verbalisation. “Yes” in those parts is emphasised with a side-to-side shake of the head. That gesture means “no” in most other places. Foreigners visiting India are often equally foxed by namaskars. Putting palms together is common to many forms of prayer and not employed much as a peer-to-peer greeting outside India. |
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| US Senate unveils $849 bn health care reform bill | 19-NOV-09 |
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| A sweeping health care reform bill backed by President Barack Obama that promises to expand insurance coverage to 31 million more Americans at a whopping cost of $849 billion over a decade was unveiled today and is now set for a key test vote in the US Senate. |
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| US tries to pacify India | 19-NOV-09 |
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| After ruffling feathers in Delhi with a reference to Indo-Pak ties, the US today sought to pacify India saying it has to decide with Pakistan the substance, scope and pace of their relationship. |
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| India should not be concerned over US-China ties: Blake | 19-NOV-09 |
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| Asserting that US has an equally important relationship with India as that with Beijing, a top Obama Administration official has said there is no need for New Delhi to be concerned over the reference to the Indo-Pak ties in a US-China joint statement. |
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| India rules out third party role in Indo-Pak ties | 19-NOV-09 |
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| Upset over the reference to the Indo-Pak ties in US-China statement, India today made it clear that it will not brook any third party role in bilateral matters even as the US sought to give a positive spin to it. |
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| G-20 at centre of US' cooperative effort: Geithner | 18-NOV-09 |
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| Noting that G-20 is the premier forum for international economic co-operation, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has told lawmakers that the Obama Administration is placing the forum at the centre of its global economic cooperative effort. |
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| Obama favours resumption of China-Dalai talks | 18-NOV-09 |
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| In a delicate balancing act, US President Barack Obama today supported early resumption of talks between China and the Dalai Lama's representatives while describing Tibet as part of this country. |
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