The first shipment of U.S. beef under a controversial import deal arrived in South Korea on Tuesday, state media reported.

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A border clash between Indian and Pakistani troops sparked heavy fighting Monday in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir, an Indian military spokesman reported.

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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization, dominated by China and Russia, has ended Iran's hopes of joining the regional grouping. This comes at a critical turning point when issues of peace and war hang by a thread. Yet the setback may be a blessing in disguise for Tehran, which, through its new interlocutor for communicating with Washington - Turkey - can now take fresh steps to resolve the crisis over its nuclear program. - M K Bhadrakumar (Jul 28, '08)

When the Non-Aligned Movement meets in Tehran this week it will be under pressure to endorse Iran's quest to join the United Nations Security Council. In return, Iran will be expected to show tangible signs of flexibility in resolving the standoff over its nuclear program. - Kaveh L Afrasiabi (Jul 28, '08)

Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani can expect a heated reception during his meeting with US President George W Bush in Washington, given the many top US policymakers who blame Islamabad for the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan. The Pakistan government's bungled attempt to control its rogue intelligence agency won't ease the atmosphere. - Syed Saleem Shahzad (Jul 28, '08)

The sovereign nation-state as defined by ethnicity and language might be a flawed experiment, Spengler speculates after studying new books by noted thinkers Jean Bethke Elshtain and Wayne Cristaudo. Perhaps the future of the world lies in the supra-ethnic state, represented in quite different ways by the United States, China and India. (Jul 28, '08)

The Cambodian People's Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen rode a booming economy and a surge of Khmer nationalism to a landslide victory in Cambodia's general election, securing 90 of 123 parliament seats and clinching a new era of one-party rule. - Geoffrey Cain (Jul 28, '08)

Senator John McCain's record would offer plenty of ammunition for the Republican attack machine in the US presidential elections. They'd call him everything from a traitor to a gold-plated hypocrite. – Muhammad Cohen (Jul 28, '08)

Deadly bomb blasts in Bangalore and Ahmedabad, two cities that symbolize India's growing economic might, appear also to have been aimed at stirring communal riots. And all indications are that more attacks will follow if these ones don't succeed in that goal. - Sudha Ramachandran (Jul 28, '08)

China, which imports more from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asia Nations than it exports to them, moved closer to a trade surplus with its junior neighbors in the first five months of this year, even as wages at home accelerated, driving up production costs.

The US government bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac eliminates all market-based deterrents to reckless lending for conforming loans, and with American homes still overvalued, their prices can be pushed up only with reckless lending and inflation. The cure will kill us, not the disease. - Peter Schiff