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...trying to expand its relationship with Moscow. Since the Soviet days, India has always been Russia's traditional South Asian ally. Now Pakistani defense officials have mooted possible deals for Russian military hardware, moving away from the tacit understandings of a Cold War past. "Russia is trying to find a foothold in the region," says Brahma Chellaney, a strategic affairs analyst at the New Delhi-based Centre for Policy Research. "There's no reason why it shouldn't start selling arms to Pakistan to gain some influence." (See pictures of Russia celebrating Victory...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Russia Moves to Boost its Role in Central Asia | 8/1/2009 | See Source »

...What the family doesn't know is that the experiment has turned the good father into a vampire. The condition's benefits - he can bend lamp posts, scale high walls - don't always outweighs its liabilities. The food supply he needs is hard to find in the local market. So, as you walk unawares into a hospital room, you might find a man in a collar and cassock supine on the floor, sucking the blood from a patient's IV bottle. (Read "Zombies Are the New Vampires...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Thirst: Why Vampires Beat Zombies | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

...Christie can hardly go an hour these days without someone asking him about last week's dramatic arrests of 44 people - including three mayors, two state assemblymen, several city councilmen and five rabbis - on charges ranging from money-laundering to corruption. "One of the things I'd like to find out about is how you're going to hold the elected officials in the state of New Jersey accountable for their actions," Kim Carnestahl, who teaches the church's continuing-education program, shouted from the balcony. "These most recent indictments make New Jersey look like the worst state...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corzine's Re-Election Woes in New Jersey | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

Sibal's legislation still needs to be approved by the Indian Parliament. And the government still needs to ease regulatory roadblocks and find a way to make education a financially viable business for all concerned. But if that can be done, many more Indian students may just stay at home to study...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India to Foreign Colleges: Set Up Campus Here | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

India needs to find a way to boost its higher-education sector. A 2006 McKinsey study concluded that only 25% of India-trained engineers and 15% of finance and accounting professionals had the skill sets to work for multinational companies. The report highlighted the dismal quality of education in many private colleges, where the curriculum is not in sync with industry needs. And this unemployable workforce is growing: India has the world's largest pool of young people, with nearly 60% of its population under 25, according to the National Knowledge Commission, a government advisory body on higher education...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: India to Foreign Colleges: Set Up Campus Here | 7/31/2009 | See Source »

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