- Andhra Pradesh: Woman, 2 children attempt suicide by jumping into Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad; children drown, woman rescued
- Assam: 8 dacoits arrested from Ambari Fatasil in Guwahati, 2 pistols, 5 daggers, ornaments seized from them, say officials
- Bihar: Unidentified assailants kill priest of Ram Janki temple in Bhojpur district, escape with 3 ashtadhatu idols, police said today
- Chennai: Ambattur taluk tehsildar arrested for demanding and accepting Rs25,000 for renewing license of a finance company
- Delhi: Met department predicts clear sky in Delhi in the next 12 hours, maximum temperature to be around 45C
- Gujarat: Six persons killed, three hurt after a car and a rickshaw collided with each other near Chanasma in Patan
- Haryana: Met department predicts clear sky across the state in next 12 hours, maximum temperature in Hisar will be around 26C
- Himachal Pradesh: President will award honorary doctorate to Nagaland governor at HP Univ convocation in Shimla May 24, say officials
- Jammu and Kashmir: Two persons killed, 2 hurt when an SSB trooper opened fire on sleeping colleagues in Kishtwar late Monday, say police
- Karnataka: State legislative assembly to be constituted soon after by-poll in Periyapatna constituency May 28, says CM
- Kerala: One person killed and three injured when a train ran over them while they were crossing railway track in Angamaly
- Kolkata: US ambassador Nancy Powell to address trade, business, industry leaders at Bengal Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata today
- Madhya Pradesh: State Tourism Development Corporation to develop Buddhist Circuit near Sanchi to promote Buddhist tourism in the state
- Maharashtra: Security stepped up in Mumbai ahead of the visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang to the city today, say police
- Mumbai: Security stepped up in Mumbai ahead of the visit of Chinese premier Li Keqiang to the city today, say police
- Northeast: Bomb explodes near police commando complex in Thoubal in Manipur last night; nobody injured, say police today
- Odisha: Professor Debendra Nath Jena appointed vice-chancellor of Utkal University of Culture in Bhubaneswar, say officials
- Punjab: Met department predicts clear sky across the state in next 12 hrs, maximum temperature in Ludhiana will be around 26C
- Rajasthan: BSER to declare Class 12 arts results today; results will be available on http://rajeduboard.nic.in
- Tamil Nadu: Robbers beat a priest of Kaliamman temple in Alandur to death, loot cash from the hundi, say police
- UP East: 11 members of a marriage party killed, 30 hurt when their truck collided with a bus near Katra in Kannauj today
- UP West: 11 members of a marriage party killed, 30 hurt when their truck collided with a bus near Katra in Kannauj today
- West Bengal: US ambassador Nancy Powell to address trade, business, industry leaders at Bengal Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata today
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South Asia faces several shocks: US report
 IANS Washington, Dec 11: South Asia faces a series of internal and external shocks during the next 15-20 years with India alone in a better position to face them thanks to its higher growth, according to a new US intelligence assessment. "The neighbourhood has always had a profound influence on internal developments, increasing the sense of insecurity and bolstering military outlays," says the report "Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds," by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the apex body of 16 US intelligence agencies. "Conflict could erupt and spread under numerous scenarios," says the fifth instalment in the US National Intelligence Council's series aimed at providing a framework for thinking about the future released here Monday. "Conflicting strategic goals, widespread distrust, and the hedging strategies by all the parties will make it difficult for them to develop a strong regional security framework," it said. "Low growth, rising food prices, and energy shortages will pose stiff challenges to governance in Pakistan and Afghanistan," the report said. "Afghanistan's and Pakistan's youth bulges are large - similar in size to those found in many African countries. When these youth bulges are combined with a slow-growing economy, they portend increased instability," it noted. However, "India is in a better position, benefiting from higher growth, but it will still be challenged to find jobs for its large youth population. Inequality, lack of infrastructure, and education deficiencies are key weaknesses in India," it said. An increasingly multipolar Asia lacking a well-anchored regional security framework able to arbitrate and mitigate rising tensions would constitute one of the largest global threats, the report said. "Fear of Chinese power, the likelihood of growing Chinese nationalism, and possible questions about the US remaining involved in the region will increase insecurities," it suggested. "An unstable Asia would cause large-scale damage to the global economy. Changing dynamics in other regions would also jeopardize global security," it said. The Middle East, South Asia, and Sub-Saharan, which start from a relatively low base of economic and political gender parity, will continue to lag other regions, it said. Several regions - the Middle East and South Asia - appear particularly susceptible to outbreaks of large-scale violence despite the costs to themselves and others, the report said.
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