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The Week in Review: January 20-26, 1 (2), 2014
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The Week in Review: January 20-26, 1 (2), 2014
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COUNTRY REVIEWS
South Asia
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia demands for a fresh election; Government revises the GDP growth target; six priority projects for government; EU has no plan to cancel the GSP facility for Bangladesh; Bangladesh Nationalist Party forms four probe committees to investigate the recent attacks on Hindus.
Sri Lanka
Tamil Nadu CM Jayalalithaa has set a five-point agenda for the fishermen level talks between India and Sri Lanka; MR visits Abu Dhabi; Sri Lankan assistance to Uganda; USAID announces new program to revive the fishery community in the North; Australian PM arrives in Sri Lanka; Iraninan parliament is for the cooperation between Iran and Sri Lanka; Lalith Weeratungavisits US to brief the American leaders about the developments in Sri Lanka; Vietnam assures its support to Sri Lanka in the UNHRC; Concerns for Sri Lanka’s human rights records continues; Sri Lanka assumes the chairmanship of the Vienna Chapter of the Group of 77.
Maldives
President Gayoom visits Sri Lanka; India to renovate Indira Gandhi Memorial Hospital (IGMH); India allows visa exemption for Maldivian medical tourists; India to supply oil to Maldives; Maldives is not for signing SOFA with the United States; Home Ministry orders implementation of all death sentences through lethal injection; British High Commissioner to the Maldives calls on President.
East Asia
Japan
Japanese Prime Minister visits India, agrees to promote bilateral defense ties
South Korea
South Korean President visits Switzerland, vows to promote bilateral cooperation in various fields
North Korea
North Korea expresses its readiness to rejoin the Six party Talks (SPT); North Korea makes some conciliatory steps towards South Korea, but Seoul remains suspicious of its intentions
CENTRAL ASIA & RUSSIA
Russia
Foreign Minister Lavrov: Inter-Syrian dialogue needs to be enlarged to make it truly representative; Russia has rules out talks with terrorists in Syria; Russia delivers a new humanitarian consignment for Syrian refugees; Russia warns against unilateral interpretation of Geneva Communiqué; Prime Minister Medvedev criticises the revocation of Iran’s invitation to Geneva-2; Putin and Obama discuss peace conference on Syria; Russia calls for non-interference in Ukraine’s internal affairs; Russia refuts allegations of the arrival of Russian riot police in Kiev; Russia-EU summit scheduled for January 28 to focus on economic ties, Syria and Iran; FM Lavrov calls upon Russia to do ‘everything’ for stability in Balkans; Russia has seeks to enhance cooperation with Norway; Finland backsa a visa free regime between Russia and EU; Russian and German Foreign Ministers discuss Syria and Ukraine; Russia to establish multi-discipline research and development center on Svalbard; Russia to modernize its Antarctic stations; FM Lavrov outlines Russia’s G8 Presidency priorities; Russia seeks UN’s central role in normalizing situation in Afghanistan; Russia and Belarus discuss plans for implementation of joint projects; Russia and Palestine sign a number of agreements; Russia will strive for deeper integration in the Asian-Pacific region; Russia and Tajikistan have discussed bilateral economic relations; Russia and Japan to continue with their peace treaty talks; FM Lavrov hope that Latin America will become visa-free zone for Russians; Industrial output stagnated in Russia in 2013; President Putin orders ministries to study the possibility of creating a military space system.
DEFENCE REVIEW
National
AGNI-IV, the 4000 kms range Nuclear Capable Ballistic Missile successfully launched; Indian Air Force expresses reservations about Indo-Russian project to co-develop a futuristic Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft
International
Germany’s new defense minister for a greater engagement of Germany in Africa; French Minister of Defense Jean-Yves Le Drian: US military’s partnership with France in Africa is indispensable in the fight against extremist groups in the Sahel region.
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