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Thursday 29 January 2015

“Obama’s Visit: India’s Role As A ‘Swing Power’ – Analysis” plus 23 more : Eurasia Review

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:37 AM PST
By Prof. B. R. Deepak* US President, Barack Obama became the first American President to be a chief guest at the annual Republic Day parade of India, the only US president having visited India twice during his presidency and perhaps the only lame duck president to meet Indian Prime Minister 4th time in a gap […] The post Obama’s Visit: India’s Role As A ‘Swing Power’ – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:34 AM PST
By Dr. S. Chandrasekharan The signs are getting stronger- Maldives appears to be moving towards despotism. The latest in the series is the sudden and hurried sacking of the Defence Minister after a raid of his premises by the Police. What should be worrying is not of President Yameen consolidating his position but the sinister […] The post Maldives: Moving Towards Despotism – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:32 AM PST
By Dr Subhash Kapila* US President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to have put United States and India on an epochal strategic journey going by both the symbolism and their substantive declarations this January 26 2015 weekend. United States and India presently have relatively young, bold and visionary leaders who have expansive […] The post United States And India Embark On Epochal Strategic Journey – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:27 AM PST
By Yavuz Yener Arbor Networks, a prominent cyber security company, recently published a report which is based on analysis of a collection of ten years’ worth of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. The report suggests both the number and scale of DDoS attacks has tremendously increased. DDoS attacks aim at disabling access to a […] The post Zombie Computers Now More Intimidating appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:26 AM PST
By Stephanie Dorman* Today, about 80 percent of school age (ages 6-17 years) Syrians are attending school in camps run by the Turkish government agency AFAD, while only 27 percent of their peers in host communities are attending. This extremely low attendance rate is alarming. Education for children and youth in emergencies is crucial. Syrian […] The post Educational Needs Of Syrian Refugees In Host Communities In Turkey – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:23 AM PST
By Byung-se Yun The 2015 is a year with anniversaries that resonate for many countries. Europe and Asia will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Second World War. For Koreans, it means the 70th year of the liberation, as well as division, of the Korean peninsula. During these decades, the world has […] The post Korea And Europe: Natural Partners Rediscover Each Other – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:21 AM PST
By Felix Corley The two and a half month moratorium on prosecutions for religious and other literature the Russian authorities regard as “extremist” – declared by Sergei Aksyonov, head of Crimea’s Russian-backed government – expired at the end of 2014. “Sergei Aksyonov gave people the opportunity to hand in such literature,” his spokesperson Yekaterina Polonchuk […] The post Crimea: ‘Subject To Action By Law-Enforcement Agencies’ appeared...

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 08:15 AM PST
Attorney General-Designate Loretta E. Lynch released the following statement today at the opening of the U.S. Senate confirmation hearing: “Thank you, Chairman Grassley, Senator Leahy, and distinguished members of the Committee. I am honored to appear before you in this historic chamber, among so many dedicated public servants. I want to thank you for your […] The post Statement Of Attorney General-Designate Lynch At US Senate Confirmation Hearing appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:32 AM PST
By Elvira M. Jukic Experts, journalists associations and opposition parties have slated plans by Bosnia’s Republika Srpska entity to extend law and order legislation to include the Internet. The government of Bosnia’s Serb-dominated entity, Republika Srpska, has come under fire for trying to censor the Internet after proposing that the entity parliament discuss changes to […] The post Bosnia Serb Government ‘Trying To Censor Social Networks’ appeared first on...

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:29 AM PST
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and the European Union (EU) have committed to helping the Sri Lankan government repatriate Tamil refugees in Tamil Nadu and resettle them in the Island nation, Sri Lanka’s ministry of Resettlement said. The EU has already built 23,000 houses in the Tamil-majority northern and eastern provinces, and […] The post Sri Lanka: UN And EU Approve Funds For Tamil Refugee Repatriation appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:27 AM PST
“The students were deprived of their liberty, killed, incinerated and thrown into the San Juan River. In this order. That is the historical truth of the events”. The words of the Attorney General Jesus Murillo Karam were like a slap in the face for the parents of the 43 students of the Normal Rural de […] The post Mexico: Attorney General Says Missing Students Are Dead appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:25 AM PST
Which factors create a risk-seeking or risk-averse culture in banking? A new study by IESE’s Juan Almandoz of local banks in the United States explores their corporate priorities and values as influenced by their founding teams. A key factor when it comes to risk, the study finds, is the founders’ driving logics — be they […] The post Risk-Taking By Banks: The Impact Of Founders’ Logics appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:21 AM PST
By Alan Potter* Barack Obama recently visited India, where he was received with open arms by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a lavish Republic Day celebration. But with Western countries badly needing to heal their rift with the Muslim world, the timing was not fortuitous. In recent weeks, after all, the Indian government has […] The post Anti-Muslim Rhetoric Flares Up In India – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:17 AM PST
By Simi Mehta* President Barack Obama has become the first US president to grace the occasion of India’s Republic Day as the chief guest and also to visit India twice while in office. Strategic affairs pundits have termed President Obama’s upcoming visit to India as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘diplomatic coup’. The White House statement […] The post Obama Visit: A Great Leap Forward – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:15 AM PST
By S.N.M. Abdi The first foreign envoy to call on the new Sri Lankan President, Maithripala Sirisena, within hours of his Jan. 9 victory over Mahinda Rajpaksa, was India’s High Commissioner in Colombo Yashwant Sinha. In contrast, China’s Ambassador Wu Jinaghao had to wait until Jan. 15 for his turn to shake hands with the […] The post Shifting Sands Of Sri Lankan Politics – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:11 AM PST
By C Uday Bhaskar* The much awaited and long-delayed modus-vivendi between India and the US over the finalization of the civilian nuclear cooperation agreement that began in July 2005 has finally been achieved Sunday (Jan 25) on the first day of US President Barack Obama’s visit to India. The major obstacles were the nature of […] The post India-US Arrive At Modus Vivendi On Nuclear Deal – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:09 AM PST
By Manoj Kumar* As the curtains come down of one of the best Republic Day ceremonials in 65 years, focus shifts to the way forwards. Prime Minister Modi’s promises of large scale reforms to make ‘doing business’ in India simple alongside making governance transparent and predictable have been welcomed by Obama and the America Inc. […] The post India: Predictability And Transparency In Governance – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:04 AM PST
(EurActiv) — Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras threw down an open challenge to international creditors on Wednesday by halting privatisation plans agreed to under the country’s bailout deal, prompting a third day of heavy losses on financial markets. A swift series of announcements signlled the newly installed government would stand by its anti-austerity pledges, setting […] The post Greece: Tsipras Promises Radical Change, Markets Tumble appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 05:00 AM PST
By Aziz Amin Ahmadzai and Mona Naseer* For years now Pashtun lands have been a battleground for competing interests, but the last 50 years have possibly been the darkest in its history. Pashtuns on both sides of the Durand line has been the worst victims of the great game of the 20th Century. While the […] The post Let’s Have Empathy – OpEd appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 04:43 AM PST
By Robert Bensh The Ukrainian government has repeatedly claimed it is doing its best to improve the oil and gas investment climate, but official statements are the opposite of the reality, as Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk is leading the great deception. According to Prime Minister Yatseniuk, Ukraine has taken a number of important steps to […] The post Lies And Deception In Ukraine’s Energy Sector – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 04:38 AM PST
By C. Uday Bhaskar* US President Barack Obama looked at Delhi’s Siri Fort audience in the eye on Tuesday (Jan 27) and softly intoned: “Senorita…bade bade deshon mein….” and tapered off, saying “you know what I mean.” That perhaps was the moment when Obama smashed (the ball) out of the park and hit a ‘chakka’ […] The post Obama Visit: India-US Relations Stand Re-Energised – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 04:35 AM PST
By Shujaat Bukhari* When 46-year-old Liaqat Shah of frontier district Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir was arrested on March 23, 2013 at the Indo-Nepal border as a “suspected” Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) terrorist, it created a furor in Kashmir. From a commoner to the then Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, the arrest was seen as a concocted […] The post J&K: Nailing The Lies – Analysis appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 04:32 AM PST
A source, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Daesh kidnapped 30 citizens in the strife-torn city of Mosul, located some 400 kilometers (248 miles) north of the capital, Baghdad, in the early hours of Tuesday after accusing them of cooperating with units of Kurdish Peshmerga forces. The development comes as a senior Iraqi legislator has […] The post Islamic State Captures 30 Civilians Near Mosul appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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Posted: 28 Jan 2015 04:29 AM PST
(RFE/RL) — The Islamic State (IS) militant group says it has appointed a former Pakistani Taliban commander as its leader for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, a spokesman for the group, said in an audio message posted on Twitter this week that Hafiz Saeed Khan would lead IS militants in the region. Khan, reportedly […] The post Islamic State Names Leader In Pakistan, Afghanistan appeared first on Eurasia Review.

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