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...subcontinent. And while those on the outside have been transfixed by its galloping economic growth for some time, the emerging global giant is full of paradoxes. It is the world's go-to destination for talent, yet has the world's highest high school dropout rate. Despite its robust economic growth, India is wracked by seemingly irreversible poverty. Capitalism is still, for all intents and purposes, a nasty word, corruption is ubiquitous and the relatively young democracy is saddled with inexperienced leaders. (See pictures of Saavn: Bollywood gets digital...
...these technology upgrades are necessary, says Rickey Smith of the Army Capabilities Integration Center, because "the Taliban have evolved and the more robust they get, the more counterinsurgency and elements of national power are needed to kick into the effort." The urgency felt by the Pentagon is reflected by Gen. Richard Cody, formerly the Army's vice chief of staff, as he talked about fielding ODIN throughout Afghanistan: "We are building as many as we can as fast...
...Long Will Americans Wait? Americans under stress are more receptive to the robust government that Democrats offer. So Obama believes conditions are ripe for his party's answers to problems that are far beyond the present storm. Inside the Administration, Obama's audacious budget sketch is seen as an intricate web of reinforcing reforms, an exquisite piece of re-engineering in which stimulus creates jobs, jobs generate revenues, revenues fund an efficient health-care system, which in turn tames the deficit. What critics consider a massive intervention to impose a price on carbon emissions is, to the White House...
...page (Hymn 138 praise be!) as I scampered back to the entrance. But one of the oak doors blasted open. I sprang back to avoid a smash. Boy was I was ready to loose my tongue on that varlet. But, to my disappointment, it was only Ezekiel.Ezekiel is one robust man—a foot taller than Daddy and almost twenty years younger—but he sure moves slow. And by the time all his burliness had come through the doors, the song had hit its last chorus.“Hi,” I said, smiling...
...China, is up over 20%. Those making the argument that the world's most populous nation will have a strong year can point to that number as an indication of optimism. The trouble with the theory is that when the Asian nation's economy was at its most robust, in 2007 and early 2008, the same index of China's stock fell from a level of 6,000 to 1,700 where it bottomed five months ago. This must be what the head of Pimco meant when he said that investing in Chinese stocks is the best game in town...