A lot of ink has been spent in debating what is the best way to fight the growing terrorist threat coming essentially from Islamic parts of the world. One way the West can help drain the swamps that breed fundamentalism and terrorism is by removing a basic cause of anger and frustration – economic...
Unemployed youth in Pakistan: Trade policy that creates jobs is essential to fighting terrorism.
WASHINGTON: Many people believe economic growth, development, and job creation in the Muslim world could help drain...
A devastating earthquake in the city of Bam, Iran, may help to bring the United States and Iran closer together. Washington's offer to provide humanitarian aid to help over 40,000 quake victims marks the first open cooperation between the US and Iran in a quarter-century. According to this...
In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck the area around Bam, Iran on 26 December 2003, leaving over 30,000 dead, the US promptly offered whatever aid was needed in responding to the catastrophe. For the...
US cities like Miami are using the EB-5 visa to attract wealthy investors. The program was designed to promote development in areas of need, but Kara Scannell of the Financial Times describes luxury office towers, hotels and retail complexes. “For a $500,000 investment in a project that creates at...
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Newspapers are reporting that the Indonesian government may have used tsunami relief money to purchase an eight million dollar villa for their ambassador to Switzerland. The report has prompted an uproar from Indonesians and international donors, who fear further misuse of relief money. Given the...
To ensure that the tsunami aid funds will be appropriately managed and benefit the people affected by the tragedy, the Indonesian government and three international institutions will on Thursday jointly host a two-day...
Upon assuming office in May, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first official action was to visit drought-stricken farmers in an impoverished state of India. This visit was to signal the new administration’s desire to focus on farming and poverty alleviation – without detracting from efforts...
Indian PM Manmohan Singh promised poor farmers in the state of Andhra Pradesh that help is on the way
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s first official action after assuming office in May was to meet...
In the "most heavily armed overseas mission ever" for Japan's Self Defense Forces (SDF), between 500 and 700 soldiers will be sent to Iraq to support the reconstruction. Japan has recently sustained strong criticism from its allies over its refusal to send troops to Iraq. On the...
Japan plans to dispatch between 500 and 700 personnel from the Ground Self-Defense Force to areas centering around Al-Muthanna province in southeastern Iraq, which include the city of Samawah, government officials told...
China’s shift away from economic isolation has begun to take its toll on communist workers. Accustomed to government promises of job security, newly unemployed workers at state-owned factories are voicing their concerns through strikes and large-scale protests. Employees at the Daqing Oil Company...
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Since September 11 the US has cracked down on bank accounts that might be funding terrorists. It has even asked countries with secrecy laws to disclose information about account holders to help in its fight. An unintended consequence of this policy is that many Indians who have illegally stashed...
NEW DELHI - Large amounts of an estimated US$150 billion (S$268 billion) - double India's foreign exchange reserves - that Indians had stashed away illegally in secret accounts abroad are making their way back into the...