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...Since then," says Fair, "Iran and Pakistan have been at loggerheads over a range of issues." The Pakistani security establishment is wary of Tehran's relationship with India, and it suspects Iran of allowing its territory to be used by Indian-backed Baluch separatist fighters in southwestern Pakistan. Tehran, for its part, has repeatedly complained to Islamabad about cross-border attacks mounted by Jundullah, a shadowy Baluch militant group that uses Pakistani Baluchistan as a staging ground for attacks inside Iran. On May 28, the group claimed responsibility for a bombing that killed at least 20 in the border town...
...bold bracelets, has relaunched a collection of signature designs in materials like wood and gold plate. After years of styling celebrities in Harry Winston gems, Carol Brodie just introduced her own line of ridiculously well-priced jewels, Rarities, sold on HSN. And Radhika and Gauri Tandon channel their Indian and Art Nouveau inspirations into vibrant resin cuffs with inlaid stones for their five-year-old brand, Isharya. Call it a wrap on wrists...
...women in this rural village in the Indian state of Gujarat were members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association and are living proof that economic development and women’s empowerment go hand in hand. We were a group of Harvard affiliates in a group called the Alba Collective that hopes to sell products made by SEWA members in western markets. As we sat on the floor of a two-room house, the women told us their stories...
...fiscal year, India remains an attractive destination for investment capital that was sidelined by the recession. Bankers are hoping the market will get a boost later this year from the anticipated IPOs of companies such as cable-TV service provider Digital Entertainment Network, which has exposure to increasingly wealthy Indian consumers. "We're waiting for consumption-oriented companies to list," says the Mumbai banker, "because they will be a better play on the India growth story than the companies we've seen so far, which came in mainly because they were cash-strapped...
...benchmark Sensex index rose 42%, bouncing back from a 52% decline in 2008. As stocks revived, so did India's moribund IPO market. Since May, eight companies have raised about $2.5 billion in initial offerings; there was just one IPO in the first five months of 2009, according to Indian capital-markets tracker Prime Database...