By Business Insider NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia threw its weight behind China’s massive Belt and Road plan to build trade and transport links across Asia and beyond, suggesting to India on Monday that it find a way to work with Beijing on the signature project.
By Kazakh TV Foreign business is ready to invest in development of Central Asia’s green energy. Today, the region has a high potential to increase a number of renewables and implement energy-efficient projects. In addition, the Central Asian republics are taking measures to remove legislative barriers in this direction and are developing strategies to switch to the green economy.
There is a ton going on in central asia right now including the continued Myanmar refugee crisis. Two journalists were recently arrested for having documents pertaining to the military crackdown on rohinga muslims. This is kind of the hallmark of a growing authoritarian regime. The removal of a free press to limit government. On top of that it seems the… Read more »
ADVERTISEMENT Quetta’s Hazara: The community caged in its own city By Secunder KermaniBBC News, Quetta 12 December 2017 Share this with Facebook Share this with Twitter Share this with Messenger Share this with Email Share Image captionTravel outside the Hazara districts in Quetta is hugely dangerous for the community Close to 1,000 victims of militant attacks are said to be… Read more »
ndia to commission its first new conventional submarine after 17 years Rajat Pandit| TNN | Updated: Dec 13, 2017, 22:46 IST 2 HIGHLIGHTS The new 1,565-tonne submarine is to be followed by five of her Scorpene sisters under the Rs 23,652 crore “Project-75”. The submarine, which has a speed of 20 knots, is equipped with sea-skimming SM-39 Exocet missiles and heavy-weight wire-guided surface… Read more »
US-Pakistan stalemate persists after Mattis visit by Asad Hashim 5 Dec 2017 US defence secretary Mattis is the latest in a series of senior officials to visit Islamabad [Handout/US State Department] MORE ON PAKISTAN In Kashmir, a father’s fight against forgetfulnessyesterday Pakistani activist Raza Khan reported missinglast week India and Pakistan: Rivals in a nuclear arms racelast week Iran: Chabahar Port… Read more »
Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar News agency says arrests are attack on press freedom and US embassy says it is deeply concerned The Reuters logo at the news agency’s London headquarters. Photograph: Luke Macgregor/Reuters Agence France-Presse in Yangon Wednesday 13 December 2017 15.04 ESTLast modified on Wednesday 13 December 2017 15.35 EST View more sharing options Shares 40 The news agency Reuters has… Read more »
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