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South China Sea: Indian Navy Operational Cruise – Analysis

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By Dr. Subhash Kapila The Indian Navy has sent in May 2013 a four ship naval flotilla comprising of the following ships to the South China Sea on an operational cruise: INS SATPURA      -Stealth Frigate INS RANVIJAY     – Rajput Class Destroyer  INS KIRCH             -Kora Class Corvette INS SHAKTI          – Fleet Tanker On the way to [...]

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North Korea And Japan: Travails Of A Regional Nuclear Diplomacy – Analysis

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There are some unexpected developments in northeast Asia after North Korea’s saber rattling and belligerent rhetoric following its missile launch in December 2012 and nuclear test in February 2013, followed by fresh UN sanctions in March. All these raised the specter of an major conflict erupting in the Korean peninsula. In May, a couple of [...]

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China: Engaging Nepal As A Land Port – Analysis

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By Teshu Singh Given its strategic location, Nepal is of immense importance to both India and China. On the north it is surrounded by China (TAR) and on south, east and west by India. Economically, Nepal can act as a bridge between India and China. The commentary addresses three specific questions – How does Nepal [...]

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Pakistan Elections 2013: Declining Support For Religious Parties – Analysis

Pakistan’s Foreign Policy Challenges – Analysis

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By Sumita Kumar The new government in Pakistan will have to take some hard decisions on difficult issues pertaining to foreign policy, even though the choices will be very limited. Numerous complexities will emerge not only in its dealings with its immediate neighbours like Afghanistan and China, but also external players in the sub-continent, predominantly [...]

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Ethnic Tension And Political Drift In Myanmar – Analysis

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By Gautam Sen It is quite some time since the massive anti-Rohingya riots occurred in early 2012, and nearly three months after the anti-Muslim upsurge by the Buddhists in Meikhtila and some adjoining places in the Bago region in lower Myanmar as well as in areas in Mandalay and Pegu Divisions of the country. The [...]

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Thanking Bradley Manning From Afghanistan – OpEd

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By Kathy Kelly A few evenings ago, as the sky began to darken here in Kabul, Afghanistan, a small group of the Afghan Peace Volunteers, (APVs), gathered for an informal presentation about WikiLeaks, its chief editor Julian Assange, and its most prominent contributor, Bradley Manning. Basir Bita, a regular visitor to the APV household, began [...]

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Controversy Over Confronting The Yugoslav Controversies – OpEd

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By Dusan Babic The Scholars’ Initiative (SI) was launched in 1997 within the Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. In the beginning it was designed as a dialogue between Serbian and Western historians aimed at to help rebuilding the professional relationship that had been destroyed by the 1990s wars in the former Yugoslavia. But soon after [...]

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Total S.A. To Pay $245.2 Million In Relation To US Investigation

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Total, S.A., a French oil and gas company that trades on the New York Stock Exchange, has agreed to pay a $245.2 million monetary penalty to resolve charges related to violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with illegal payments made through third parties to a government official in Iran to obtain [...]

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Taliban Defeat Imminent In Helmand’s Sangin District – NATO Commander

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By Nick Simeone Afghan forces will defeat Taliban fighters in the restive Sangin district of Afghanistan’s Helmand province by tomorrow in a battle that has gone on for four days, the commander of NATO-led forces in southwestern Afghanistan said today. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Walter L. Miller Jr., commander of the International Security Assistance Force’s [...]

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Iran: A Civilization Goes To The Polls – Analysis

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As the 11th Presidential election of Iran draws closer, the atmosphere in Tehran has been abuzz with hope as well as deep cynicism. Why is Iran at a crossroads again? Why will the outcome of this election indicate the foundation of the next chapter in this civilization’s history? By Somasekhar Sundaresan On the streets of [...]

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A New Configuration To The East – Analysis

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During his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spoke of the need to increase bilateral consultations on strategic issues. This, and other moves, indicate new developments in India’s Look East Policy, with alternative security and economic scenarios for regional actors in the context of the rise of China By Srikanth Kondapalli After the Depsang [...]

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Ethnic Issue, Kachchateevu Need To Be Delinked From Tamil Nadu Fishers’ Woes – Analysis

Lies Of The Magdalene Laundries – OpEd

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We are releasing a booklet today that I wrote, Myths of the Magdalene Laundries, that debunks the conventional wisdom about these Catholic-run facilities in Ireland. Based on the McAleese Report, the I rish government study that was released in February, the booklet examines the origins of the many myths that have surfaced about the laundries. [...]

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Bhutan And China: Two Friendly Dragons? – Analysis

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By Kunkhen Dorji Bhutan has had many rounds of talks regarding border dispute, but never a high level interaction with the Chinese government. The recent meetings between Prime Minister Jigme Thinley of Bhutan and Premier Wen Jiabao of China in Rio de Janeiro in 2012 came as a surprise to many especially to India, which [...]

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Putin Says Olympic Torch Like A Kalashnikov Rifle

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The torch for next year’s Winter Olympics in Sochi is like a Kalashnikov rifle, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday, during a visit to St. Petersburg. Putin watched as the torch was taken apart and put back together, prompting him to quip that the torch’s gas pipe resembles the barrel of the famous Soviet-designed weapon. [...]

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Israel Threatens Attack If Russia Ships S-300 Missiles To Syria – OpEd

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The war of words between Israel and Russia about the latter’s advanced weapons systems bound for Syria just got hotter after Israel’s defense minister, Bogie Yaalon, threatened his country would attack the new S-300 advanced missile batteries Syria has ordered from Russia. Though Israel claims they have not yet been shipped by Russia, it clearly [...]

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Pakistani Taliban Chooses New Second-In-Command

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(RFE/RL) — The Pakistani Taliban have reportedly selected a new deputy leader. Taliban sources have told RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal that Tehreek-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chose Khan Sayed as the TTP’s new No. 2. Khan Sayed is reportedly replacing Wali-ur Rehman Mehsud, the Pakistani Taliban’s previous second-in-command who sources say was killed in a U.S. drone [...]

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Rosneft’s Igor Sechin Discusses Prospects For Offshore And Onshore Cooperation In Russia With CNPC

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Igor Sechin, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board, held talks Thursday with CNPC management as part of a working trip to Beijing. The parties discussed prospects for implementation of joint projects in seismic studies, exploration and hydrocarbon production and signed a number of documents concerning mutual cooperation. The blocks in question are those [...]

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ArcelorMittal Completes Sale Of 15% Stake In ArcelorMittal Mines Canada For $1.1 Billion

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ArcelorMittal said Thursday it has the completed of the previously announced investment by a consortium led by POSCO and China Steel Corporation to acquire a 15% joint venture interest in ArcelorMittal’s Labrador Trough iron ore mining and infrastructure assets in Quebec, Canada for US$1.1 billion. The consortium completed its investment by acquiring a 3.95% interest [...]

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