With Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to expel the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, from his country, perhaps Washington can finally set aside its ill-founded belief -- through presidencies of both parties -- that U.S. leaders can build productive ties to Moscow's strongman.
Russia's not budging in the Middle East;
Opposition activist ousted from parliament
Afghanistan secures access to major seaport in Iran;
India, Tajikistan agree to strategic partnership;
China, India resume military exercises
Next month marks the 50th anniversary of the 1962 Sino-Indian war. The event will be met with little fanfare in India, where China’s surprise invasion still evokes feelings of outrage and betrayal. But the episode may be worth remembering for another reason, as the first occasion when India shed its nonaligned scruples and formed a tactical military alliance with the United States.
China boasts of new ICBM, the DF-41;
Speculation Hu will seek “
clean transfer”
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