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...DELHI, INDIA Dream Over "No one dares mention the word shares in our house these days," whispers New Delhi software engineer Sandeep Goyal, "especially not when Dad's around." It's soon evident why. His father, a retired banker, is watching a religious sermon on a Sony flat-screen TV that, along with Sandeep's shiny new HP laptop, is a very visible sign of newfound affluence in the living room of the Goyals' modest home. "I warned him," the ex-banker says suddenly. "Never put all your eggs in one basket. He should have invested in government bonds...
...Afghanistan is not going well. But don't take our word for it. "We're not going to win this war," rues Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, Britain's top commander in Afghanistan. The current strategy is "doomed to fail," says the British ambassador Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles. The latest U.S. National Intelligence Estimate notes that the country is in a "downward spiral." Since May, some 180 coalition troops have died in Afghanistan, compared with 120 in Iraq. On Oct. 14, four more NATO soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb...
...perspectives. Bhabha elicited laughter from attendees by encouraging them to “have a cocktail” in order to draw more honest questions. Khanna’s talk largely focused on the content of his book, which he introduced by saying, “The word ‘entrepreneurs’ in the title doesn’t mean Harvard Business School graduates.” Instead, he defined the term as “someone who does more than what anyone thought possible, with less than anyone thought possible.” He touched on specific...
...Rashid said the United States’s lack of focus on rebuilding and stabilizing Afghanistan was a major reason the Taliban was able to regain power and gain new recruits. “How did we get here?” he asked. “In one word, Iraq.” The solution will not come from solely increasing U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, Rashid said. The remedy should be a major diplomatic initiative, involving countries such as Iran and India. These countries are crucial because each has an interest in Afghanistan’s future...
...qualifications and about the challenges the country faces, without an overly crafted strategy. His debate performances have improved, and he is always his most likeable - and most formidable - when he uses his head and speaks from the heart. To slightly tweak the wise old song, dignity is just another word for nothing left to lose. McCain might lose the election, but he doesn't have to lose his reputation in the process...