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Sochi Games: Russian Ambition of Extravagance and Waste

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The $51 billion cost of the Sochi Games, most expensive Winter Olympics in history, and alleged corruption are evidence of endemic problems.   The stadiums are all located along the coast overlooking the Black Sea This is the biggest construction project since the fall of the Soviet Union, on a par with the trans-Siberian railway…

American dillema over India Kashmir Pakistan relationships

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India and Pakistan’s failure to resolve Kashmir could see a huge escalation of violence, and derail an Afghan settlement Reviving tension over the divided territory, claimed in its entirety by both sides and the spark for two previous wars, has already upset Indo-Pakistan peace talks. More importantly for Britain and the US, a new Kashmir…