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Indian watchdog alleges graft in Commonwealth Games works

NEW DELHI (AFP) – An Indian anti-corruption body has found a host of problems with construction work for the New Delhi Commonwealth Games, including the use of poor quality materials and dubious contracts.
The chief technical examiner from the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC) inspected 15 sites around the national capital and found a [...]

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Britain, India unite to pressure Pakistan over terror

NEW DELHI (AFP) – Britain and India pressed Pakistan on Thursday to tackle militant groups operating from its soil as British Prime Minister David Cameron wrapped up a two-day, trade-driven visit to the country.
Cameron’s trip, seen as test of his much-hyped business-oriented foreign policy, was engulfed from the start by the [...]

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British PM works to deepen Indian economic ties

NEW DELHI – British Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday that his visit to India had deeply strengthened the bonds between Britain and its former colony, whose burgeoning economy he wants to help his own country recover from a brutal recession.
Cameron and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh hailed a string of agreements [...]

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British PM in India warns Pakistan over ‘export of terror’

BANGALORE, India (AFP) – British Prime Minister David Cameron kicked off a trade-focused visit to India on Wednesday with a warning to neighbouring Pakistan against promoting the “export of terror.”
Speaking to reporters after a speech pitching for investment and open trade with India to boost Britain’s fragile post-recession recovery, Cameron [...]

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British PM visits India to boost trade links

BANGALORE, India – British Prime Minister David Cameron and a massive delegation of Cabinet ministers and dignitaries fanned out across India on Wednesday in a visit aimed at rebuilding trade relations and other ties between the two nations.
As the former colonial power here, Britain has had a complicated bond with India. [...]

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Myanmar’s top military leader in India for talks

NEW DELHI – India welcomed the head of Myanmar’s isolated military government Tuesday despite international criticism, as New Delhi competes to assert its influence in the region.
India’s relationship with Myanmar, considered a pariah in some quarters, has taken on new importance because of concerns over insurgencies and drug trafficking along their [...]

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China taking ‘more aggressive’ stance at sea: US admiral

NEW DELHI (AFP) – US military chief Admiral Mike Mullen said on Friday that China had adopted an increasingly aggressive stance on the high seas, with Beijing pushing territorial claims.
Mullen also repeated criticism of Beijing for breaking off military contacts with the United States earlier this year, and for a lack of [...]

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India unveils prototype of $35 tablet computer

MUMBAI, India – It looks like an iPad, only it’s 1/14th the cost: India has unveiled the prototype of a $35 basic touchscreen tablet aimed at students, which it hopes to bring into production by 2011.
If the government can find a manufacturer, the Linux operating system-based computer would be the latest [...]

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US, India sign counter-terror pact

NEW DELHI (AFP) – India and the United States on Friday pledged closer security ties to combat terrorist threats, a day after the US military’s top officer warned extremists could try to stage fresh attacks on the South Asian country.
The India-US Counter Terrorism Cooperation Initiative signed by officials Friday calls for [...]

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India’s Jet Airways flies into profit

MUMBAI (AFP) – India’s largest private sector airline, Jet Airways, has swung to a quarterly net profit from a loss a year earlier, led by a rise in passenger air traffic, a statement Friday said.
Jet posted a net profit of 35 million rupees (740,000 dollars) for the first quarter of the financial [...]

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