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...grievances runs longer - it has accused the ISI of inciting trouble on its territory ever since its alleged involvement in the bloody Punjab insurgency in the late 1980s. In the years since, Indian intelligence and security agencies have accused the ISI of arming, funding, training and providing a safe haven in Pakistan to a variety of militant groups fighting the Indian government: Kashmir terrorist groups such as the Hizbul-Mujahideen and Jaish-e-Mohammed; the insurgents in India's northeast such as the United Liberation Front of Assam; and Islamist organizations such as the Jaish-e-Mohammad and Lashkar...
...Winners and Losers Many in Macau have benefited from the flood tide of investment and tourism dollars, of course. But the gains haven't been spread evenly and some worry that Macau - which once had a manufacturing sector to balance tourism as a source of jobs - has become a one-trick economy that is dangerously reliant on the gaming industry. Gambling taxes now account for three-quarters of the government's revenues. The industry has grown so rapidly, it is even stunting the development of other sectors by vacuuming up the best talent. Says Lawrence Ho, CEO of Melco Crown...
...thus far, Indian politicians haven't offered much beyond pro forma calls for calm. India is a proudly secular state, and acknowledging the friction between Hindus and Muslims could offend the millions of Muslims who have nothing to do with extremist groups, domestic or otherwise. "Our politicians are still in denial mode," says Raman, the counterterrorism expert. "To be able to solve this problem, they have to understand its real nature." The rift between India's Hindus and Muslims is real. Until India acknowledges that fact, the country can't begin to mend...
...buzz around the Beijing Olympics, the most puzzling is the idea that the Games will "introduce" Americans to China. The world's oldest civilization? Home of 1.3 billion people? Tireless exporter of goods and importer of jobs? Introduced? Haven't we already...
...Hollywood is reflecting our other institutions, which haven't quite figured out China either. Is it a rival? A partner? A repressive authoritarian state? An engine of prosperity? A sinister force that tortured Jack Bauer? Or a delightful panda that likes to gobble dumplings? We know that China matters and will matter more. But we don't exactly know how. So it floats undefined, a Middle Kingdom poised between fascination and fear. Kids collect Master Shifu Happy Meal toys at McDonald's while parents worry that they may end up flipping burgers there if their jobs go to China. Meanwhile...