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David Johnston and Eric Schmitt / NYT 09:58 PM | November 19,2009
The US has long suspected links between many members of the Pakistani army and extremists
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Brian Love / Reuters 07:31 PM | November 19,2009
Asia leading global economic recovery; world trade to rise 6% in 2010; recovery more feeble in OECD economies
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Reuters 02:32 PM | November 19,2009
Hillary Clinton, in her first visit to Afghanistan as US secretary of state, said Washington would support the new government but expected serious results in combating corruption and building an “accountable, transparent government”
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Ruhi Tewari 09:55 PM | November 18,2009
India and the US blamed the November 26-29 siege on Pakistan’s banned militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT)
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Reuters 06:25 PM | November 18,2009
In eight years of war the Taliban insurgency is now at its deadliest, the Western force protecting Karzai is at its largest, and the Afghan leader’s own reputation is at its lowest
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AFP 10:47 PM | November 17,2009
Karzai’s reversal of fortunes has been as rapid as his rise to international acclaim
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Reuters 01:03 PM | November 17,2009
Together the US and China account for 40% of world emissions, so their support is vital to any agreement
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PTI 11:29 AM | November 17,2009
China, which has governed Tibet since its troops occupied the territory in the 1950s, has repeatedly accused the Dalai Lama of leading a campaign to split the Himalayan region from the rest of the country
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Caren Bohan and Patricia Zengerle / Reuters 11:25 AM | November 17,2009
China’s Hu makes no mention of yuan currency policy; Hu, Obama say world economy yet to recover fully; Obama urges renewed talks with Dalai Lama representatives
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Tamar Lewin / NYT 12:56 AM | November 17,2009
India was, for the eighth consecutive year, the leading country of origin for international students—sending 103,260 students, a 9% increase over the previous year
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Caren Bohan and Patricia Zengerle / Reuters 11:23 AM | November 16,2009
US President Barack Obama says China and US not pre-destined as adversaries; world waiting for US-China action on climate
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Bill Tarrant / Reuters 03:48 PM | November 14,2009
US criticized on trade protectionism, China on currencies; Obama calls for new strategy to rebalance world economy; leaders back off on 2050 emissions cut target
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Stephen Collinson / AFP 11:48 PM | November 13,2009
The US President’s trip is designed to shore up US power in a region increasingly dominated by rising giant China
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PTI 03:01 PM | November 12,2009
Russia is currently assisting India in the construction of two nuclear power reactors at Koodankulam, negotiations for constructing third and fourth reactors are on
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Dean Yates / Reuters 10:47 AM | November 12,2009
WTO director general Pascal Lamy sees no improvement in the job situation in the next one or two years
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Reuters 10:44 AM | November 12,2009
Finance ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum began meeting on Thursday to discuss how to strengthen the post-crisis global economy
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David Fogarty / Reuters 10:07 PM | November 11,2009
Apec, which ranges from economic giants the US, Japan and China to oil-rich Brunei, accounts for at least 40% of world trade and over 60% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions
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Bill Tarrant / Reuters 11:26 AM | November 11,2009
Current upturn is a respite, not recovery; protectionism still major threat to genuine free trade
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Reuters 10:02 AM | November 11,2009
World Bank President Robert Zoellick also said that asset bubbles in East Asian economies could undermine confidence
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Zarir Hussain / AP 11:10 AM | November 09,2009
Some 30,000 people were expected to attend a mass session of religious teaching by the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader at the Tawang monastery in Arunachal Pradesh
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