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A family finds its sepoy son

Srikantaraj Urs, a sepoy in the 1st Mysore Infantry regiment of the princely state of Mysore, died fighting on the side of British India in Singapore,

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Lee Myung-bak, of the conservative Grand National Party, after his victory in Seoul on December 19.

Popular choice

Lee Myung-bak, who scored a landslide victory in the presidential election, has a high acceptability quotient in the United States.

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WORLD AFFAIRS

President Gloria Arroyo declares a state of emergency and withdraws it a week later.

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Mission Perfect

China completes its second manned space flight successfully and assures the world that it will use space technology only for peaceful purposes.

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A game plan for Asia

U.S. Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's remarks about China's "high" defence expenditure at a conference on Asian security are seen as an attempt to

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Building bridges

The Asian-African Summit, primarily convened to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic Bandung Conference, calls for "a momentum in achievin

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A political wave in Thailand

Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra wins a re-election with a massive mandate, surprising his critics and promising Thailand a good chance of political

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In defence of China

A Chinese White Paper on national defence, which emphasises "peaceful development", comes down on U.S. arms sales to Taiwan and support for Taiwan's e

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A vision for Asia

The ASEAN idea of a broad "East Asian Community" including China, Japan and South Korea adds significance to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's proposal

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The peace motif

In the context of the United Nations' reform efforts, Japan makes strategic moves to strengthen its claims to permanent membership of the Security Cou

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On the right track

Special Representatives of India and China conclude on a positive note the fourth round of their discussions on the border dispute between the two cou

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Cautious in the Asia-Pacific

The re-election of Bush is viewed with cautious optimism by leaders of East Asian countries.

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