Beijing and Washington’s Defense Budgets: A Tale of Two Cities
Recently released defense budgets by China and the U.S. reveal different approaches but similar goals in Asia. Beijing released its defense budget for 2014 today, as a draft budget was…
India is The Most Difficult Country to do Business: Study
New Delhi: India has emerged as the most difficult country to do business, followed by Indonesia and the Philippines, says a study by marketing firm SPAG Asia. Thailand and Malaysia have…
India Announces Elections to Start April 7
NEW DELHI (AP) — India said Wednesday that it will hold national elections from April 7 to May 12, kicking off a vote that many observers see as the most…
Kashmiri Students to be Charged for Cheering Pakistan
Group of Kashmiri students in India have been suspended and face police charges ‘anti-national’ celebrations of Pakistan’s victory New Delhi: More than 60 Kashmiri students are facing criminal charges and…
US Plans $280m Military Aid to Pakistan
WASHINGTON: Arguing that Pakistan will remain a key player in counterterrorism post-2014, the United States (US) has proposed $280 million in military assistance to the country, although it wants to…
Chinese Jet in Near Miss With North Korean Missile
Shenyang-bound flight missed shot by minutes, but could have been hit on rocket’s descent. A China Southern Airlines aircraft carrying 220 passengers passed through the trajectory of a rocket launched…
Ukraine: Russia Cuts Off Cheap Gas, U.S. Arrives With Aid
The battle over Ukraine's future is also economic: on Tuesday, Russia cranked up the pressure by ending discounts on its natural gas supplies, while the U.S. and European Union offered…
Army to be Involved in Dialogue With TTP
ISLAMABAD: Showing his unwavering resolve to continue pursuing the peace process, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has agreed to the government committee’s proposal of getting the military authorities directly involved in…
Kashmiris, Muslims and India
This is further maintained by the fact that scores of Kashmiris are still in jails in India, being either booked under spurious and arbitrary charges such as sedition or having…
Experts: DoD War Budget Will Remain Even if US Troops Leave Afghanistan
The US Defense Department will likely continue asking Congress for war funding separate from the Pentagon’s base budget accounts and not subject to federal spending caps even if all American…