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		<title>Of War Games &amp; Defence Diplomacy</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/10/25/of-war-games-defence-diplomacy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 04:20:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Indian armed forces have chalked out a stunning round of combat exercises with foreign forces over the coming several months to use &#8220;defence diplomacy&#8221; as a tool to bolster national security as well as promote strategic cooperation. Defence ministry officials say the 1.13-million Army alone has planned 14 to 18 exercises with countries ranging from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Read &#8211; Empire of Debt &#8211; William Bonner &amp; Addison Wiggin</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/07/07/just-read-empire-of-debt-william-bonner-addison-wiggin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 08:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Finally, i finished reading this book.  Have been reading it on and off for the past 6 odd months.  In the meanwhile have finished reading a few others too.  Odd, because the book is a very good read and written with lots of historical references.  For someone who loves to know the Roman, Greek, French, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>American education losing its charm?</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/04/23/american-education-losing-its-charm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 04:56:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Almost a year ago, i wrote a post, End of the American dream? The bad news continues. With the Obama administration tightening the screws against the immigrants and the financial collapse of the American economy, it seems the jobs are drying up and so is the much needed funding for the education system. “There is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Read &#8211; The Three Trillion Dollar War</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2010/01/07/just-read-the-three-trillion-dollar-war/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The book goes into the details of how much it has cost the United States to go to the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.  The book also explores if the war was necessary; could it have been avoided; could the money invested in the war have been better invested in some other productive activity etc. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Just Read &#8211; Learn to Earn (Peter Lynch)</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/12/14/just-read-learn-to-earn-peter-lynch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 07:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Am on a reading spree these days.  Actually started reading this book almost a month ago.  Considering the speed at which i read, its a miracle that i managed to wrap it up around 30-40 days. The book is by legendary investor, Peter Lynch.  Its actually a book for beginners to investing.  Peter writes about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>China&#039;s Dollar Trap</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/04/07/chinas-dollar-trap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 06:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting article by Paul Krugman in New York Times Back in the early stages of the financial crisis, wags joked that our trade with China had turned out to be fair and balanced after all: They sold us poison toys and tainted seafood; we sold them fraudulent securities. But these days, both sides of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#039;s day in history</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2009/01/21/obamas-day-in-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:38:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Its not everyday you see history being created.  Obama won a few months ago, but then, till took oath and stepped into the white house as the President of the United States of America, history had not yet been created. For a country whose Presidents were known to keep slaves while in office till Abraham [...]]]></description>
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		<title>America is bankrupt : Jim Rogers</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2008/11/09/america-is-bankrupt-jim-rogers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Nov 2008 09:20:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another legendary investor, Jim Rogers has no more confidence in the US, its bailout of the banks, the US dollar. He&#8217;s gung ho about China and the Renminbi.  So much that he now shifted with his family to South East Asia (Singapore).  He believes the future of the world is in Asia, more importantly in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Obama creates history</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2008/11/05/obama-creates-history/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After a 8 year hiatus, the Democrats are back in power.  Looking at the way with which the previous Democratic President, Bill Clinton left, its a no-brainer to see that the Republican government under George Bush has screwed up not only America, but the whole world itself.  Its been a systematic destruction of &#8216;Brand America&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The bloodbath continues&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://philip9876.com/2008/09/30/the-bloodbath-continues/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Liju Philip</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The one picture on the website of Huffingtonpost sums up the crisis the world markets, wall street is in.  Bush has in his 8 years of Presidency not only ruined America, but also the world economy. I wont be surprised if the BSE Sensex hits the lower circuit breaker at least once today. Bulls make [...]]]></description>
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