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Iran sanctions: Why India is in a tight spot

India is Iran's largest customer of crude oil, so it cannot cut off ties with the Iranian regime quickly. Yet it shares US concerns about Iran's nuclear ambitions. 
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Prohibition: India's and America's shared lessons in fight against alcohol

This week's death toll of more than 100 in the Indian state of West Bengal point to India's well-intentioned motives but mixed record in restricting the sale of alcohol.
Momentum for Hazare's anticorruption movement draws out opposition

As Indian anticorruption activist Anna Hazare gains followers and visibility, opponents are citing concerns about discrimination and nationalism.
Terrorism & Security
Pakistani Taliban designated a terrorist group by US

Listing the Pakistani Taliban as a terrorist group lets the US expand its campaign against the organization, which said it trained the attempted Times Square bomber and has vowed more attacks in the US.
Terrorism & Security
Russia's Medvedev talks terrorism, drug trade with Afghanistan, Pakistan leaders

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev hosted leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tajikistan in Sochi, Russia, on Wednesday. Militancy and the drug trade are increasing threats to Russia's security.
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Third suspected Maoist attack on India train kills 65

Rebel Maoists in eastern India are suspected of causing a passenger train to derail and collide with an oncoming freight train in West Bengal Friday. It would be their third deadly attack in two months, signaling the insurgency's growing momentum.
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Clinton cool to Iran's Ahmadinejad attending UN nuclear meeting

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will likely receive a visa to attend next week's Non-Proliferation Treaty review conference in New York. But Hillary Clinton says he won't have a 'receptive audience.'
Terrorism & Security
FBI got 2,000 phone records with fake terrorism emergencies: report

The FBI illegally collected 2,000 phone records between 2002 and 2006 invoking nonexistent terrorism emergencies, according to a report in The Washington Post.
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Kashmir: India kills rebels from group behind 2008 Mumbai attacks

India also accused Pakistan of sending captured Taliban fighters to the disputed Kashmir territory in a 'jail or jihad' deal.
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Australia tries to mollify India after string of racial attacks

An official will visit India after four of its citizens were attacked in Melbourne.
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Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers admit defeat

The militant group's chief of international relations announced Sunday that the war had reached its "bitter end."
Terrorism & Security
Poll: Pakistanis worried about Taliban, economy

The survey found only 10 percent of the population is worried about terrorism, but 69 percent said the Taliban and Al Qaeda were a problem.
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Sri Lanka: Is this the 'endgame' for the conflict with Tamil Tigers?

The government says the war is in its last stages, as thousands of civilians remain trapped in the conflict zone.
Terrorism & Security
Taliban suicide bomber kills 11 in Pakistan

The attack targeted members of an anti-Taliban militant group.
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China's crackdown in Tibet complicates US-Chinese ties

China's foreign minister will visit Washington today amid tension over Tibet and a US-China naval clash in the South China Sea.
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Indians try to recover Gandhi items up for auction

First the Chinese bronzes, now Gandhi's glasses?
Terrorism & Security
Taliban extends cease-fire in Pakistan's Swat Valley

The move came shortly after a Taliban group in the nearby Bajur region declared a unilateral cease-fire.
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Pakistani militants cut off key NATO supply line to Afghanistan

The attack highlights the need for alternative routes.
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Eight die in Pakistan offensive against militants in the Khyber Pass

The effort, launched on the main supply route to Afghanistan, has suspended supplies sent to US and NATO forces there.
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Indian forces clash with low-caste protesters

Paramilitary forces have deployed in Rajasthan, India, where ethnic Gujjars are demanding job quotas.
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India: discontent, poverty fueling Naxalite rebels

A government-appointed committee says violence by the Maoist insurgency is growing and urges the government to talk with rebels.
Terrorism & Security
India: How will Maoist gains in Nepal shape two countries' ties?

The Maoist party had a surprisingly strong showing in recent elections. India is worried about the impact on its own Maoist rebel movement, the Naxalites.