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Yet again US clubs India, China together as challenges
January 06, 2012

Good morning.

It's India's sixth consecutive loss in overseas Tests as we lose the Sydney test. India were bowled out for 400 and the lost the Test by an innings and 68 runs.

 

First up: For the second time in less than two months, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has said that the country is facing challenges from rising powers in Asia - China in particular and also includes India in 21st century.  "We have got the challenges of dealing with rising powers in Asia. We have got the challenge of, you know, dealing with countries like Russia, rising countries that - like India and others.

"All of that represents the kind of challenges that we are going to have to deal with in this world of the 21st century," Panetta told PBS News Hour in an interview. Here's the transcript of the interview, taken yesterday.

Panetta's remarks came within hours of the Pentagon releasing its defense strategic review which said that the US is investing in long-term strategic partnership with India.

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