Interpol issues orange alert against Gaddafi

International police organisation Interpol issued a global alert against Libyan Leader Muammer Gaddafi and 15 members of his inner circle, including seven of his sons and his daughter Aisha.It aims to put a choke on the movement of them, and their assets.

Since the uprising began on February 15 in the

Obama examining all options for Libya

 After acknowleding  that Libya has used warplanes  in its battle with opposition forces in eastern Libya,US President Barack Obama asked Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi to leave office immediately  as he has lost legitimacy and ordered the use of  US military aircrafts for humanitarian purposes in Libya.Barack Obama insisted he was considering every intervention

Libya unrest:Obama speaks out

The popular uprising in Libya to topple  the government is causing  unrest throughout the  Middle east/North Africa region.

US President Barack Obama speaks for the first time on Libya after Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said in a defiant speech that he would not step down,

Yemen protests

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh is sternly dealing with the anti -government protests which entered the tenth day  .In an effort to retain power Saleh governmnet is taking brutal steps to control the crisis .Scores of people have been injured when  Saleh loyalists armed

Talks between Orissa government and maoists on sunday

Talks between Maoist-chosen mediators i.e.(Prof Hargopal and Prof Someswar Rao ) and Orissa government for the safe release of abducted Malkangiri district collector and an engineer will be held on Sunday .

Chief secretary B K Patnaik said the government  is  looking into the demands of the

China's military might and its intention towards India

The security situation surrounding Japan ,India is becoming more severe, viewed in concerns over North Korea's missile and nuclear arms development and in China's increasing naval activity

Protests in Algeria

About 2,000 protesters took to the streets in the capital Algiers defying the government ban on protests .Algerian security forces and pro-democracy protesters have clashed in the capital, Algiers.

Following the protests, Algerian authorities  blocked  Internet access ,

Egypt, Tunisia uprisings to have a domino effect in the Middle East

 History has been created  by the Egyptian people who protested  for 18 days  demanding not less than Hosni Mubarak resignation .Tunisians and Egyptians have been able to overthrow their respective  governments.Having seen the positive results ,these uprisings  will certainly have a domino effect in the middle east  region .


Mubarak, one of the longest serving rulers

Regional cooperation must for Afghanistan stability

Recent mass uprisings in Egypt and other countries in the mid-east amply show that ultimately the countries in the region themselves have to normalize the situation and that other outside powers are mainly driven by their own limited concerns which they try to tackle even by altering their policy orientations. Strategic interests of both India and Iran therefore necessitate long-term sustained efforts to stabilize the situation in Afghanistan to serve the regional interest of the

Fall of Hosni Mubarak's regime inevitable

With mass revolution entering the seventh day in Egypt and crowds swelling by the hour, the protesters are adamant to accept nothing short of the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak .The offers of change of government, appointment of a new Vice President and Prime Minister and promises of reforms have all gone unheeded. The protesters, however, gave the President a Friday ultimatum to quit, and called for a show of strength on Wednesday.

Wave of protest spreads across Arab World

Inspired by the Tunisia unrest ,Egypt and Yemen protests,a separate group of 300 protesters gathered in front of the office of Jordanian Prime Minister Samir Rifai, demanding his ouster. "Rifai, it's time for you to go," chanted the group.

Voicing support for the Egyptian protesteCairo rs ,a number of Jordanian activists staged protests in front of the Egyptian embassy in Amman to express their support for the Egyptians

Uranium enrichment not to be discussed :Iran

Just before the initiation of talks between Iran and six world powers on Iran's controversial nuclear programme in Istanbul,Iran declared that they would not discuss suspension of their country's uranium enrichment program. According to a statement issued by Iran's Supreme National Security Council on Friday, the talks will continue on Saturday.

As talks on Tehran's nuclear program edged close to

Post-referendum Sudan to engage in cooperation

Hoping to emerge as a separate nation,the people of Southern Sudan overwhelmingly voted for succession in a week long referendum that ended on January 15,2011.The voting is widely expected to exceed the criteria of 60 per cent limit to uphold its validity and was monitored by hundreds of international observers including Jimmy carter ,former US president, Kofi Annan ,the former

60th year of India-China diplomacy

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao visit to New Delhi promises a departure from his previous talks in the sense that both the sides now show special concerns to achieve positive results in the areas of their conflict this time. Thus, the Chinese premier said "With our joint efforts, we will be able to take out friendship and cooperation to a higher level in the 21st century”.

Stapled visas, border adjustments cross border river management ,

Breaking naxal-tribal nexus

Constantly in the news due to their miserable economic conditions, tribals in India face even a still uncertain and dark future. They face migration even from their traditional inhospitable lands despite constitutional guarantees, efforts of various human-rights activists and constant watch of the environment ministry headed by the crusader Jairam Ramesh.

Though constituting a sizable 8.2 percent of population

Karzai's moves to secure and transform Afghanistan

Though not completely defeated militarily, the taliban in Afghanistan are on a definite decline. As evidenced by a recent meeting in Kabul of a fugitive Taliban leader with Hamid Karzai,the taliban finally appear to have reconciled to accepting the ground reality of giving up links to Al Qaeda and abandoning terror related activities emanating from Afghanistan .


This latest move aims at weakening the Haqqani network that straddles the border area across Pakistan's tribal belt. Besides, Afghanistan president Karzai has also established contacts with other taliban leaders ready to enter the mainstream to start the much needed work of political reconciliation.



Currently the situation in southern parts of Kandahar region look drastically aggravated. NATO forces have not succeeded in inspiring confidence in the village populace for reasons of lack of safety. Kidnapping and killing threats are heeded by the villagers ignoring assurances by NATO forces or government officials. Schools, clinics and other service institutions in the villages remain indefinitely shut. Normalizing such a destabilized society to revive government activity in the village side will require immense efforts by the Afghan government, after the US led forces succeed in ending insurgency by eliminating their mid-level commanders.



Though deploying air-power mainly for targeting insurgent elements has emerged as the most feasible option with the US forces , restricting civilian deaths and causalities will serve to aid the government efforts at bringing about transition and transformation.Anti-US and anti west sentiments already sway the people in this region. People are particularly averse to foreign troops and their domination. Close coordination and understanding between US military leadership and Afghan government will prove to be the dire need of thr hour.



Having won presidency twice, Karzai's resourcefulness in dealing with the situation cannot be underestimated. Being a Pashtun himself, he is naturally capable of touching the pulse of various pashtun tribes where taliban insurgency mainly exists.

In order to ensure against security hazards during this transition period, Afghan government has passed a bill banning with effect from December 17,2010 private security agencies controlled by private Afghan individuals or multinational companies, currently operating outside the control of Afghan police or Army ,which at times even run as independent militias. Such agencies provide security to various projects funded by different organizations or governments of international community. But such projects are threatening to wind up their operations and close down due to lack of faith in weak Afghan police and army agencies. This runs counter to bringing about the transformational phase, dependent to a great extent on development activity and the employment it generates. This requires close coordination between international community and Karzai's government.



Karzai has formed a 'peace council' to make overtures to the militants. As the war in Afghanistan cannot be won militarily, it will have to be ended by negotiations. Political reconciliation in the country will have to be done carefully and in a most mature manner. US led forces would help facilitate the process by side by side dealing with hardened Taliban and Al Qaeda leadership in a most forceful manner .




This situation should be seen as an opportunity to end antagonistic and hostile approaches between India and Pakistan to bring in the much needed goodwill and conducive environments for peace and progress of the entire region comprising India , Pakistan and Afghanistan.The US president lauded India's role in rebuilding the violence-torn country and asked Pakistan to be a partner in the reconstruction."India's investment in the development of Afghanistan is appreciated," Obama saidAllaying fears of Pakistan about India's alleged interference in Afghanistan, Obama said: "Pakistan has to be a partner in this process (of reconstruction). In fact all countries of the region need to be partners in this process and the US welcomes them. We don't think that we can do this alone."