Japan To Suspend Nuclear Cooperation Talks With India
The Japanese government has decided to suspend negotiations with India and four other countries on civil nuclear cooperation following Prime Minister Naoto Kan’s call for Japan’s eventual exit from atomic power, according to a media report.
Central Asia Developing Post-Afghan Coalition Strategy
A Tajik security scholar has said Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan are working on a common strategy to address possible issues resulting from the planned 2014 withdrawal of the international coalition from Afghanistan
Turkmenistan Begins Industrial Gas Production in Caspian Sea, According to Media
The beginning of commercial production of natural gas along the Turkmen shelf of the Caspian Sea was a significant event in the successful development of the country’s rich hydrocarbon reserves, Turkmen media reported.
World Reaction To Iran's Nuclear Ambitions Weak
Must the world prepare itself for a nuclear Iran — and therefore a hot zone that stretches from the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean?
US looking to build on counter-terrorism cooperation with India
The United States will look to enhance the scope of counter-terrorism cooperation with India during the second US-India Strategic Dialogue to be held in New Delhi in the third week of July.
Turkmen Gas Finally Gets Washington's Attention
Nowhere has this policy been more evident than in the Caspian basin and the energy riches of the new post-Soviet states of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan.
India offers veiled warning to nuclear suppliers
India has suggested that countries refusing to match nuclear reactor sales with technology transfers could be frozen out of one of the world’s largest reactor markets.
Beijing Winning the Race for Central Asia's Energy Riches
Many western analysts have described the post-Soviet tussle for Caspian and Central Asian energy reserves as the new “Great Game” — except this time around, Russia is facing the US rather than the British empire.
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