India and China in Same Point on Green House Issue
Posted by Robi - 02/08/09 at 05:08:06 am
India’s environment minister Jairam Ramesh has informed that India would not sign up to officially binding greenhouse obligations for no less than 10 years. Ramesh told absolute reduce in greenhouse gas emissions would not even be considered till 2020.
This comment was made ahead of the decisive negotiations in Copenhagen, Denmark in December. The strengthening of New Delhi’s position coincides with China’s discontent at what it regards as Western pressure. Earlier India and China complained the so-called developed world as they failed to meet its own targets. Both countries blame them responsible for the historic global emissions.
Russia, Next NATO Member!
Posted by Robi - 30/07/09 at 04:07:26 am
During the cold war US-leaded NATO was established to face Soviet Union (Russia) but those days has gone. Now Russian is going most likely to get membership in NATO under the Obama administration. The NATO military alliance was initially founded to defend Europe from Soviet aggression whereas Soviet-lead WARSAW was established to dominate Europe.
To mention about Russian membership in NATO, US Assistant Secretary of State Philip Gordon said the USA will think Russian membership in NATO for common security. He added Russia must not be excluded from NATO if it would meet the criteria for membership. However, Russian administration has often objected to the NATO expansion, particularly as it expansions to include some countries on Russia’s border.
Obama Wants to Build Solid Relationship with Iraq
Posted by Robi - 23/07/09 at 05:07:38 am
US Prsident Barack Obama has vowed all American troops must be out of Iraq by 2011. He said it when he welcomed Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to the White House. Obama said hard times were likely for Iraq; however, the USA was ready to make a solid relationship. Maliki joined US President in Washington D.C after talking in New York with UN executives on ending the sanctions imposed on his country following Saddam Hussein’s 1990 invasion of Kuwait.
President Obama warned of the much tough days ahead as still some would be ready to sabotage any progress. He said: “There are still those in Iraq who would murder innocent men, women and children. There are still those who want to foment sectarian conflict. But make no mistake, those efforts will fail.” He said the Iraqi people already rejected “the forces of division and destruction” and US troops would all the time be ready to help.
Prime Minister al-Maliki assured Obama that everything was going well in Iraq. Minster added he shared the objective of Obama to make a new liaison on far above security concerns. Maliki said: “We will work very hard not to allow any sectarian behavior an opportunity to flourish. We will work on a national plan where all sons of Iraq and all daughters of Iraq are equal in their contribution and their services.”
Tipaimukh Dam will be visited on 29 July
Posted by Robi - 16/07/09 at 03:07:44 am
Bangladeshi Prime Minister met her counterpart Indian Manmohan Singh Sheikh Hasina at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Wednesday. Both leaders met for the first time after their respective electoral victories. During the meeting the two prime minister talking some of their bilateral issues like
- Use of Bangladesh Territory by Indian Insurgent Groups
- Contentious Tipaimukh Dam
- Railway Projects
- Business Development
- Some Other Relevant Issues
Indian Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon said getting the use of Bangladesh territory by Indian insurgent groups, Sheikh Hasina assured Mr. Singh that this must not be allowed and necessary step would be taken. On the other hand, on the issue of proposed the Tipaimukh dam which is opposed by Bangladeshi politicians and environmentalists it was settled that a Bangladeshi observing team would visit the site on 29 July. The dam would be built across the Barak River in Manipur.
Menon said ‘We’re ready to look at all kinds of creative solutions.’ He illustrated ties between India and Bangladesh as ‘close & intimate’ and mentioned there always would be issues ‘but no issues that can’t be solved with goodwill’. He said both sides were pleased with the approach the relationship was going.
Prabhakaran is Dead
Posted by Rajib - 19/05/09 at 05:05:10 am
According to CNN-IBN report, the world most dangerous terrorist group LTTE’s (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) chief leader Velupillai Prabhakaran was on Sunday shot dead by Sri Lankan military as he and some of his company tried to escape from the army encirclement. They also reported that his dead body has been recovered and is being taken to a military site in Colombo. An army spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said,
They (LTTE leaders) were all killed by the army during combat. They did not commit suicide. We are now in full control of the country.
Nanayakkara also said,
We believe Prabhakaran was amongst those 250 LTTE cadres who were killed. No DNA tests are to be carried out. We are identifying the bodies based on the intelligence information we have.
After the death of Prabhakarn, who is responsible for the death of thousand of innocents, the Sri Lankan president Mahinda Rajapakasa declared win over the LTTE after an almost three decade long civil battle. In a statement Sri Lankan President said,
I am proud to announce… that my government with the total commitment of our armed forces, has in an unprecedented humanitarian operation, finally defeated the LTTE militarily.
The Sri Lankan government also announces all residents held as prisoner by the LTTE have now been freed from the war region.