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From fig leaf to banana republic

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A weakness born of bad intent

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Tanzania, India find 'South-South' ties in good health

Dar Es Salaam: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Tanzania President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete during the Joint Statement at State House in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania on Friday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist(PTI5_27_2011_000134A)

The public needs both gavel and pen

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The Supreme Court's proposal to impose guidelines on how to report cases will be harmful to press freedom and democracy, the bedrock of which is an informed public.

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It's official, the UPA is all at sea

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Challenges ahead for India's nuclear diplomacy

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Manmohan invokes flour and power in pitch to Ethiopia

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Addis Ababa : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh looks on as External Affairs Minister S M Krishna shakes hands with Ethiopian Finance Minister Sufian Ahmed after signing an MoU at National Palace in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Wednesday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist (PTI5_25_2011_000221A)

Come and farm our virgin lands, Ethiopia tells India

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IMF reform ‘not one-shot' process, says Manmohan

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India, Africa call for end to Libya bombing

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Addis Ababa: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh with Chairperson of AU Commission, Jean Ping during a bilateral meeting in Ethiopia on Monday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist(PTI5_24_2011_000019A)

Manmohan ups African line of credit by $1.6 billion

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‘West is playing India against China in Africa'

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Addis Ababa: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh being welcomed by Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Haliemariam Desalegn on his arrival at Bole International Airport in Ethiopia on Monday. PTI Photo by Manvender Vashist(PTI5_23_2011_000122B)

Africa to back Indian push for U.N. reform in September

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Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, center in blue turban, sits with Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe, left, and former President of the African Union Alpha Oumar Konare at the India-Africa Forum in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, April 8, 2008. India pledged Tuesday to invest hundreds of millions of dollars (euros) in development projects in Africa in an attempt to bolster its presence on the continent, where economic rival China has already invested billions of dollars (euros). (AP Photo/Gurinder Osan)

India's stake in Africa's future

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In Manmohan's visit, a new emphasis on Africa

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Three State wins but no national booster shot for Congress

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Osama's killing will not affect India-Pakistan talks

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Pakistan army soldiers and police officers patrol past house, background, where it is believed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden lived in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Monday, May 2, 2011. Bin Laden, the mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks that killed thousands of people, was slain in his hideout in Pakistan early Monday in a firefight with U.S. forces, ending a manhunt that spanned a frustrating decade. (AP Photo/Anjum Naveed)

A fork in the road for the U.S. in South Asia

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Rush in now, repent later

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Manmohan Singh's second term has seen huge scams but also action against crony capitalism of a kind India has never experienced.

It's time to get down to business

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