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...significance of 100 Indian soldiers spending a week running around southwestern China alongside troops from that country's People's Liberation Army in mock battles against imaginary terrorists, it is worth noting that Operation Hand in Hand is the first-ever joint exercise between these two armies. They fought each other in 1962, and have not exactly warmed to one another in the decades since, for much of which India was close to China's erstwhile communist rival, the Soviet Union, while China has been a reliable ally of India's arch-foe, Pakistan. "The two sides will be like...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can China and India Be Friends? | 12/21/2007 | See Source »

...first and second place in the standings). If Barça was a symbol of dissent to the Franco dictatorship, Real Madrid was the regime's - and the Generalísimo's - favored team. (Santiago Bernabeu, the former club president for whom the Galácticos' stadium is named, even fought with Franco's army during the Nationalist invasion of Catalonia). "For Catalans, who see themselves as a nation that has lost so much politically, economically, and socially" says Salvador, "a win against Real Madrid is especially pleasurable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barcelona vs. Real Madrid: More Than a Game | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

...military may attempt a coup. The camp's Commander Biwidh, a slight man whose weathered face looks far older than his 34 years, is aware of this threat. "We do not want another war," he sighs, turning his head toward the setting sun. "But if the revolution must be fought again, it will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Maoism Around the Campfire | 12/20/2007 | See Source »

...high 18 points, his best effort in weeks.“We were pleased he was taking his open shots, and taking them with confidence,” Amaker said. “I thought [Lin] played a lot better for us today.”Seconds later, Housman fought for a steal on one end, dribbled down the court, and hit a pull-up three in his defender’s face. On the other end of the court, sophomore standout Pat Magnarelli got a steal of his own, dribbled down the court, drew a foul, and made both...

Author: By Walter E. Howell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Mounts Rally, Falls Short | 12/16/2007 | See Source »

...luck? If you can call it that, luck came into the picture in a hard-fought battle just two weekends ago. Facing off against a solid Penn State squad—a squad co-captain Samantha Parker said she can’t remember having defeated—the Nittany Lions’ coach made a questionable call...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: MAD ABOUT YOU: Women’s Fencing on Fire...Again | 12/13/2007 | See Source »

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