India marks 60th anniversary urging war on poverty
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, speaking on
the 60th anniversary of independence from British rule, said the
country needed to work harder to fight poverty, ignorance and
disease despite fast economic growth.
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US to scrap nuclear deal if India tests weapons
The United States will scrap a landmark deal to
export civilian nuclear fuel and technology to India if New Delhi
conducts an atomic weapons test, the State Department said.
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Sombre Pakistan marks 60th birthday
Pakistan celebrated the 60th anniversary of
independence on Tuesday with prayers and a national minute of
silence, low-key festivities for a country in the grip of political
and religious turmoil.
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