Monday, February 26, 2007

The Economist week 3 Feb 2007 - Asia

Asia: Coming up from the bottom; Afghanistan's Hazaras

The present regime has made things a bit better for Afghanistan's underclass.

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Asia: Encountering reality; Kashmir

India's security forces own up to a few abuses in Kashmir

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Asia: In need of help to douse the flames; Thailand and Malaysia

Malaysia has offered help to tackle the violent separatist insurgency on their mutual border. But no end to the violence is in sight

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Asia: Ma on the charge; Taiwan

Indicted? Run for president


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Asia: Simian agonistes; Delhi's monkey menace

The capital's street life under threat?

The judiciary seems minded to make the city not just a bit more orderly, but much more boring.

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Asia: Something to cry about; Inflation in India

Rising food prices are part of a broader inflationary threat

To sustain India's current growth, longer-term measures, such as cutting subsidies and building infrastructure, are needed. But that takes too long to win the votes of those whose most pressing concern is the price of onions.

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