2015年1月31日 星期六

2015-02-01 India Spotlight


The most revealing moment from Obama's YouTube Q&A   
Vox
When Barack Obama first ran for president in 2008, he famously mobilized and inspired millions of young voters for change. But yesterday, at the start of his presidency's seventh year, he was asked by a 19-year-old woman: why should young people care ...


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Washington Times
   
Obama Republic Day honor reflects India's pursuit of closer U.S. ties   
Washington Times
Indian soldiers rehearse for the Republic Day parade in New Delhi, where President Obama will be the “chief guest.” The unprecedented invitation to the U.S. president is part of Indian Prime Minister Naredra Modi's aggressive diplomacy. (Associated Press) ...


   


Takeaways from the Obama visit   
The Hindu
The rain during the Republic Day parade apart, United States President Barack Obama's visit to India was a near-perfect one. Indeed, his sojourn is likely to be viewed as one of the most important and defining moments in the history of India-U.S. relations.

   


International Business Times, India Edition
   
Watch Big Bash League 1st Semifinal Live: Adelaide Strikers vs Sydney Sixers ...   
International Business Times, India Edition
Having taken the Big Bash League 04 by storm, the Adelaide Strikers will now look to justify their top billing by toppling Sydney Sixers in the semifinals on Saturday at the Adelaide Oval. Brad Hodge is fit and raring to go for the Adelaide Strikers in their BBL ...


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Business Standard
   
Institutional shareholders' activism up manifold in 2014   
Business Standard
Instances of institutional shareholders banding to defeat resolutions rose manifold last year, with 448 instances of more than 50 per cent of institutional shareholders voting against resolutions, against at least 32 in 2013, according to data from ...


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The Hindu
   
Parading peace   
The Hindu
When I was in school, for me as for most of us 'down South', in Madras, the great pageantry of Republic Day in Delhi was the closest one could get to a fantasy. On a frosty morning, around the famed India Gate, people gathered on either side of the road to ...


   


Autographs and such   
IBNLive (blog)
As an actor, it is virtually impossible for one to remember the plethora of people that float in and out of one's life. Every shoot has at least a hundred people on set, that one works closely with. There's the direction department, the camera department, costume, ...


   


TechCrunch
   
As Box IPO Surges, Startup Community Reacts   
TechCrunch
Box's IPO was never a normal deal. When Wall Street cooled to tech IPOs last year, especially involving firms that are subscription-based with high customer acquisition costs, the Box offering became the canary in the Wall Street coal mine. The general ...


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The Hindu
   
Nuclear deal no cause for celebration   
The Hindu
At their recent meeting, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Barack Obama discussed methods of circumventing the Indian nuclear liability law to protect American reactor suppliers from the consequences of accidents caused by design defects.

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Quartz
   
This is why Obama should not meet the new Saudi king   
Quartz
This coming week, Barack Obama is to cut short a trip to India to visit the new ruler of Saudi Arabia following the death of King Abdullah last week. That the American president is so keen to abandon a fast-growing and important ally to visit the dementia-struck ...


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