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Navy trainThe amphibious assault ship USS Essex leads U.S., Thai and South Korean ships in formation during exercise Cobra Gold 2010 in the Gulf of Thailand on Feb. 8, 2010. Following Essex are the Royal Thai Navy medium landing ship HTMS Surin, the South Korean navy tank landing ship Seongin Bong, the guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh and the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver. Cobra Gold is a regular joint and multinational exercise hosted annually by Thailand. (U.S. Navy Photo/Geronimo Aquino)
ANALYSIS

By LEE JONG-HEON

Seoul, South Korea, February 9 — North Korea is playing diplomatic hardball to win economic aid while keeping its nuclear weapons drive intact. Pyonyang has launched a flurry of diplomatic activity toward the United States, China, South Korea and the United Nations, all of which are pressing Pyongyang to return to the negotiating table.


By DR. PRADNYA KULKARNI

Hong Kong, China, February 8 — Many parents face the dilemma of whether to vaccinate their teenage girls against infection from the human papilloma virus, or HPV. Many questions arise about the vaccine and its social implications. Since the vaccine does not cure a preexisting infection, it is advisable to vaccinate girls in their teens.
COMMENTARY

By M.D. NALAPAT

Manipal, India, February 9 — Quiet surveys conducted through multiple sources indicate that the root of the spasms of "curry bashing" – violent attacks on Indian students – seen in Australia over the past year is the belief of migrants from some European states that only whites ought to be allowed to emigrate to Australia.

By CONG CAO

New York, NY, United States, February 9 — Yale University President Richard Levin has predicted that China’s elite universities could be among the world’s top 10 in 25 years, rivaling Oxford, Cambridge and the Ivy League institutions. But to attain this, Chinese students must be allowed independent thinking and freedom of expression.

By BIJO FRANCIS

Hong Kong, China, February 9 — When the U.N. Human Rights Council meets in Geneva from March 1 to 26 member states, including India, will use this international platform for intense lobbying, often to claim false achievements in protecting, promoting and fulfilling human rights. Civil society must stand up to counter such falsehoods.

By UDDIPAN MUKHERJEE

Kolkata, India, February 8 — U.S. President Barack Obama is trapped in a vicious circle. He inherited the tormenting legacy of the war on terror, and now must deal with a growing anti-war current at home and around the globe. Whatever strategy he chooses to exit Afghanistan, the Taliban is likely to be the ultimate winner.







Supreme Court in Dhaka. (Photo/Vipez)
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