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India Tops World for HIV/AIDS Cases

May 31, 2006
With an estimated 5.7 million infections, India has surpassed previous global leader South Africa's 5.5 million. Per capita, however, the rates are still worst in sub-Saharan Africa. (In Swaziland, a third of adults are infected. In India, only 0.9%.)
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Burning Bridges in Asia

Mar 7, 2006
The N.Y. Times says that Bush, on his Asia trip, not only squandered a fine opportunity to shore up alliances and generate goodwill, but probably made things much worse by embarrassing Pakistan's leader.

U.S.-India Nuclear Deal Raises Fears

Mar 3, 2006
Bush's historic deal with India will shield some Indian nuclear plants from international inspections. A proliferation expert tells the N.Y. Times that this will allow India to "amass as many nuclear weapons as it wants. This is Santa Claus negotiating."