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Russia Moves Missiles Into Breakaway Region
Russia announced Wednesday that it had deployed an advanced surface-to-air missile system in the breakaway Georgian enclave of Abkhazia, a sign that Russian forces were becoming further entrenched in a disputed region at the focal point of Russia’s brief war with Georgia two years ago.
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Manmohan to visit Japan, nuclear deal on way
Buoyed by an upswing in economic ties and the launch of civil nuclear negotiations, Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada comes here next week, a preparatory visit aimed at firming up the agenda for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's trip to Tokyo later in the year.
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Israeli President to Discuss Cooperation with Bulgaria’s Energy Minister
The President of Israel Shimon Peres will discuss bilateral cooperation between his country and Bulgaria in technology, industry and tourism fields with Bulgaria’s PM and Energy Minister.
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The Afghan war’s real problem is India, Pakistan and Kashmir
The United States is struggling to implement a strategy for Afghanistan that will improve the lives of the Afghan people and allow US troops to go home.
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The Koreas: Time for China to reassert itself
TWO recent developments in East Asia -- one in Northeast Asia and the other in Southeast Asia -- have brought to the fore some of the latent tensions in the region.
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Reset the Russian Reset Policy
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev recently proclaimed Eurasia a Russian "sphere of exclusive interests."
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Israeli defense chief tells panel aid flotilla was a 'provocation'
Israel's defense minister has told a investigation into a deadly raid on an aid convoy to Gaza that the flotilla was a "planned provocation." The comments follow a stern defense of the raid by Israel's prime minister.
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Georgia deals with 'occupation'
On the second anniversary of the 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, the government in Tbilisi has accepted Russian occupation of their provinces — for now.
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