| Vladimir Putin set to visit India
Russian PM Vladimir Putin is due in India for talks expected to focus on arms and energy contracts.
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| Afghan police drug abuse 'rife'
Drug abuse is rife in the Afghan police force with up to 40% of recruits testing positive in some areas, a US report says.
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| Pakistan kidnap boy not released
The Foreign Office says a five-year-old boy from Oldham kidnapped in Pakistan has not been released.
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| India rebel offensive intensifies
Indian security forces step up their operations against Maoist rebels, security officials say.
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| Pakistan drone raid 'kills 12'
Two missile strikes by US drone aircraft kill at least 12 suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, security officials say.
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| Pakistan attack kills aid workers
Militants attack the office of a Western aid agency, killing six people and wounding others, the agency and police say.
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| Iran attacks US over Afghanistan
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says it is the US, not Tehran, that is playing a "double game" in Afghanistan.
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| China to build Sri Lanka airport
China is to lend Sri Lanka just under $200m to build a second international airport in the south of the island.
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| India help for Sri Lanka amputees
An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.
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| Quota bill is a historic victory for India's women
Soutik Biswas on life in India
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| Pakistan bans for Yousuf and Younus
The Pakistan Cricket Board issues indefinite bans to former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan for "infighting".
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| Bangladesh drop batsman Ashraful
Former captain Mohammad Ashraful is dropped from Bangladesh's Test squad for the series against England.
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| War and peace
Ahmed Rashid on Helmand assault and Taliban arrests
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| 'We just clicked'
Will more Indian couples turn to the web for love?
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| Cricket battle
Why Pakistan bans may have come five years too late
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| Afghan anxieties
Why the UK fears politics and force are out of synch
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| Earth Watch
Will review of UN climate change body be unbiased?
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| Thin red line
Lone stand of anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan
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| UK seeks Afghan political drive
Foreign Secretary David Miliband is to urge the Afghan president to seek a political solution to the conflict with the Taliban.
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| Pakistan live burial convictions
A court in Pakistan sentences four men to life for the murder of two women buried alive in western Balochistan in 2008.
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| India sea cucumber raid arrests
A court in India bails two people after rare sea cucumbers were found at a restaurant in a five-star hotel in the capital, Delhi.
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| Indian MPs approve women's bill
India's upper house sees a second day of uproar as it backs a bill to reserve a third of all parliamentary seats for women.
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| US warns of 'hard Afghan fight'
US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warns of "hard fighting" ahead, in his first Afghan trip since a major offensive there.
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| Sri Lanka emergency extended
Sri Lanka's parliament votes to extend the state of emergency until after next month's general elections.
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| Pakistan drone raid 'kills three'
Missiles fired by a US drone aircraft kill at least three suspected militants in north-west Pakistan, officials say.
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| Arrests in India tiger cubs death
Two villagers are arrested for allegedly killing two tiger cubs at a national park in the Indian state of Rajasthan.
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| Bangladesh 'ignores' refugees
Bangladesh's government is ignoring the plight of thousands of starving Burmese refugees, a US medical charity warns.
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| India's Essar 'planning UK float'
Indian conglomerate Essar Group is reported to be planning to float on the London Stock Exchange, a move that could raise up to $3bn.
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| India to review economy stimulus
India's government unveils its annual budget, saying that stimulus measures introduced to boost growth must be reviewed.
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| 'Liberation for Indian women'
Celebrated dancer Mallika Sarabhai explains what reserving parliamentary seats for women in India means to her.
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| Indian views on women's quotas
BBC News spoke to people in the capital, Delhi, about their views on the women's quota bill
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| Afghan war-weariness
Kabul residents determined to get on with life
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| Sri Lanka: 'Fractured democracy'
People in Sri Lanka discuss the latest political developments as they prepare for general elections in April.
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| Etiquette for techies
Indian computer graduates get etiquette classes
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| Marathi screen revival
The rise and rise of India's Marathi-language films
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| Pakistan's kidnapping business
UK kidnap case lifts lid on Pakistan's murky secret
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