India, a nation that has earned a reputation for churning out some of the wealthiest billionaires in Asia, if not on the planet, has curiously enough, never produced a candidate in the top 100 ranks of the annual Global 2000 list of biggest publicly-traded companies.

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Weather forecasters and climatologists around the world point to events that seem to suggest that even if the planet is not getting hotter, it is getting more volatile.

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If Senator Biden has adjusted his view on this score, the planet has not seen such a tectonic shift since the continental drift.

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In addition, if you are not sure how long your stay will be, Lonely Planet advises asking for the maximum amount of time: three months.

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