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Harsh Desai 28 October 2012
Obama may have made a big mistake when he did not lay out a jobs roadmap for his second term Anyway you cut it, Americans have jobs on their mind. You might start a conversation about healthcare but they want to talk about jobs. You talk about the weather; they will want to talk about...

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Harsh Desai 27 October 2012
It is day two of my US trip and 10 days to go before the election. “America is hurting” is what I see   I decide to meet up with the novelist Nayana Currimbhoy (Ms Timmins school For Girls) at her pretty loft in Lower Manhattan where her workspace and residence are cheek-by-jowl and...

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Harsh Desai 26 October 2012
Ready for the last phase of the US presidential elections? Our Special Correspondent will keep you updated on all the latest trends, moves, moods and swings of the Obama-Romney duel   It was good to read the New York Times (NYT) this morning saying that Virginia, Colorado, Ohio and...

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Ramesh S Arunachalam  and   Sushruthi Ramesh 25 October 2012
Rajat Gupta’s case is the tale of a prosperous environment gone terribly wrong and a stark wake up call to correct it, if indeed we are to make an attempt to revive the faltering world economy at all   When the ball finally dropped on Rajat Gupta, it would seem it wasn’t as severe as...

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MDT/PTI 25 October 2012
Rajat Gupta's sentencing comes exactly a year after he was charged with securities and conspiracy fraud and marks a stunning fall from grace for the Indian-American who rose through the ranks to become one of the most prominent titans on Wall Street New York: Rajat Gupta, the fallen...

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Harsh Desai 23 October 2012
Like a boxer who is roughed up by the underdog in the first round and comes out swinging in the second and third round, President Obama hit back in both the second and third debates Like a boxer who is roughed up by the underdog in the first round and comes out swinging in the second and...

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PS Deodhar 23 October 2012
Globalisation today is limited to economic activity and multinational corporations, their top officials and stock market gamblers have gained the maximum from it. Current policies are tutored by economists, business school faculties and Western thinkers, a significant number amongst them...

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MDT/PTI 17 October 2012
Obama, who drew flak from his own party for a lacklustre performance in round one two weeks ago, this time often dictated the terms of the debate questioning Romney's approaches towards China, immigration, taxes, unemployment, gun laws and other domestic and foreign Hempstead (New...

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Harsh Desai 17 October 2012
The vice-presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan dwelt on foreign policy and the issue of abortion, among others. But a new poll shows that Romney has caught up with the president. Let’s see who wins... Joe  Biden’s left-right was answered by Paul Ryan’s right-left as the two...

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Harsh Desai 10 October 2012
One debate does not mean that the argument is lost. Both Ronald Reagan and George W Bush came roaring back after losing a debate, the onus is now on President Obama to do the same     Two events occurred—one before the presidential debate in Denver, Colorado, and one after, both of...

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Harsh Desai 03 October 2012
The race for US Presidential elections is in the final stretch and it is getting very serious. The presidential debates might be Romney’s best chance to catch up with Obama—it may be the last roll of the dice President Obama’s poll numbers are beginning to defy gravity. The economy has...

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MDT/PTI 02 October 2012
The CISF commandos will travel with the vessels in the Indian Ocean region up to the tip of Somalia, which is prone to piracy incidents, and then re-board an incoming vessel to get back to their base in India   New Delhi: Indian merchant vessels plying in piracy-infested waters will...

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We need to question the criteria for the status of being a permanent member of the UNSC. If any set of rules is made, India would surely meet with the requirements   Once again, India is making the valiant attempt to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council...

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Harsh Desai 26 September 2012
The November election for next US President will probably be decided by six states Ohio, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Indiana, located in the Midwest of America   The November Election, if it is close, is likely to be decided in one or more of the states in Midwest...

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Harsh Desai 19 September 2012
Saying that Americans are very popular in the Middle East seems to fly in the face of the facts. Will this issue be politicised in United States polls this time? Writing for a unanimous court, Chief Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes said in the case of Shenck Vs United States that “the most...

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Paul Kiel (ProPublica) 12 September 2012
A study by the US government and academic researchers finds that about 800,000 homeowners missed out on mortgage modifications because of big banks' poor performance Over the past several years, we've reported extensively on the big banks' foreclosure failings. As a result of banks'...

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Harsh Desai 12 September 2012
The Democrats convention seems to have given them a bump up in the polls and for the first time in four months they beat the Republicans in fund raising. At present they seem ahead but just by a nose. They now must build on the momentum A week after the Republicans convened in Tampa,...

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MDT/PTI 11 September 2012
HSBC would sell its banking operations in Pakistan comprising 10 branches to JS Bank London: Banking giant HSBC said it had agreed to sell its operations in Pakistan comprising 10 branches to the Asian country's JS Bank Ltd for an undisclosed sum, reports PTI.   The British...

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MDT/PTI 10 September 2012
Colombo-bound merchant vessel MV Amsterdam carrying hazardous cargo, caught fire near the Prongs Reef Lighthouse in South Mumbai yesterday   Mumbai: A major fire that broke out on the Colombo-bound merchant vessel MV Amsterdam Bridge off Mumbai coast has been contained and cooling...

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Harsh Desai 05 September 2012
Mitt Romney has laid the ground work for debates and campaign advertising to follow in the next two months. However, as the old saying goes there is many a slip between the cup and the lip As Hurricane Isaac raced over Florida and the Gulf the Republicans got down to the business of...

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