Collective Defense in Central Asia Contradicted by Rising National Spending
Despite the impact of the global economic crisis on all of the economies within the former Soviet Union, averaging a 7 percent decline in GDP in 2009, defense spending has increased in each state with the exception of Belarus (which remained unchanged in 2009 year-on-year at 1.5 percent of GDP).
Google stops censoring its Chinese-language portal
Google has actually done it and made good on its threat to pull out of mainland China. Its mainland Chinese-language portal has started re-routing searches via Hong Kong. Beijing is furious.
Nuke deal may tangle South Asian security
Indications by the US that it was open to Islamabad's plea for a civilian nuclear deal akin to the US-India agreement would further complicate the security situation in South Asia, experts told China Daily on Monday.
S. Korea, Japan Can Build Nuclear Weapons Quickly
Door of diplomacy still open on Iran's nuclear program: Chinese diplomat
It's still not the time to talk about sanctions against Iran as the door of diplomacy is still open on finding a compromise over its nuclear program, He Yafei, China's ambassador to the United Nations Office in Geneva, said on Wednesday.
Don't expect miracles from India-Pakistan dialogue: Antony
Defence minister A K Antony said Pakistan was not taking serious steps to destroy 42 terror camps on its soil but despite this India was exploring all possibilities, including talks with Pakistan.
Mainland agrees to discuss cross-Strait military security, mutual trust
The Chinese mainland agrees to discussing the issue of military security and mutual trust across the Taiwan Strait at an appropriate time, said a mainland spokesman on Wednesday.
India has no plan to scale down operations in Afghanistan: Rao
Noting that recent attacks on Indians in Afghanistan were aimed at forcing India out of that country, foreign secretary Nirupama Rao today ruled out scaling down New Delhi's operations in the war-torn nation.
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