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...India and China promise to lift the demand for oil to unprecedented heights. In this context, President Bush’s proposal to provide India with fuel for its civilian nuclear power plants is prudent and necessary. The president articulated the reasoning behind the plan while visiting New Delhi last week: “Increasing demand for oil from America, from India and China, relative to a supply that’s not keeping up with demand, causes our fuel prices to go up,” he said. “And so, to the extent that...
...will also feature four case studies and a recruiting fair. Around 400 students are expected to attend, organizers say. This year’s HCABF will be held in conjunction with students from the Indian Institute of Management in Ahmedabad and the Indian Institutes of Technology in Bombay and Delhi. In addition to the business forum, HPAIR will also be holding its annual academic conference in Singapore this year. Founded in 1991, HPAIR has held conferences in Malaysia, Singapore, China, Taiwan, Korea, and the Philippines, but has remained within East and Southeast Asia. Each conference features discussion and debate...
...rural resentment against the booming cities in spring 2004. That rage continues. Government figures released last month show Naxal violence claimed 892 people last year, up from 653 in 2004. In November, hundreds of guerrillas overran an entire town, broke into its jail and freed almost 400 prisoners. The Delhi-based Institute for Conflict Management says the Naxals now control a corridor stretching hundreds of miles across the central hinterland. Bush, one may surmise, paid little attention to this. He's not alone: new India is just as indifferent. The country's entrepreneurs and middle classes are euphoric about their...
...Late Wednesday night, after Bush?s delegation arrived in New Delhi, Burns and National Security Adviser Steven Hadley met at the offices of Prime Minister Singh and continued their talks with Indian officials. Burns and Hadley took off at midnight to get some sleep while lower-level officials continued throughout the night. Hadley and Burns picked up again at 7 a.m. at Hyderabad House, a stately government building, where Bush and Singh were meeting. After Bush and Singh themselves pushed the negotiators to get the deal done, the final agreement was hammered out at 10:30 a.m., less than...
...Investigations into the attack continue, and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf has sworn to bring those responsible to justice. ?This senseless act will not deter our strong resolve to pursue the relentless fight against the evil of terrorism,? he said in a message sent to New Delhi where President Bush is visiting before his trip to Pakistan. ?We all must continue to work together to eliminate this threat...