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Energy shortage to hamper South Asian economic growth
Economic growth in South Asia has been and continues to be constrained by severe dearth in energy supply.
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Kyrgyz Experts, Politicians Voice Opposition to Constitutional Referendum Plans
Foreign diplomats and international organizations are backing a Kyrgyz provisional government decision to proceed with a constitutional referendum in late June, despite the widespread violence in southern Kyrgyzstan.
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Russian economic forum to promote new reform policies
The St Petersburg International Economic Forum, which starts on Thursday, will be used by Russian officials to promote the Kremlin's push to modernise the country's economy.
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Debt crisis hangs over EU summit
An EU leaders' summit faces the challenge of reviving economic growth while reining in the worst public debts for decades.
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Will India, China and Pakistan bid for Afghan minerals?
Following a US report about Afghanistan's valuable mineral resources, the Afghan government is gearing up to seek foreign investment and a public bid to extract these minerals is expected to start later this year.
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China puts down marker in nuclear power race
China announced in late April the sale of two nuclear reactors to Pakistan. This deal is clearly against the guidelines of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and the spirit if not the letter of the nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT)
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Lithuanian president criticizes Russia over new nuclear plants
The sites for two new nuclear power plants, in Russia's Kaliningrad exclave and in Belarus, were selected with no environmental assessment and without consulting neighboring countries, Lithuania's president said on Monday.
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BACKGROUND: Kyrgyzstan: Troubled mountain region in Central Asia
The conflict-torn, Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan borders the troubled Chinese province of Xinjiang.
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