US-led assault in Libya

Denying that Gaddafi was not on the target list, coalition forces enforcing no fly zone launched missile strikes against the Gaddafi regime in Libya's capital Tripoli for the third consecutive night.

 Coalition airforces bombed Libya's air defence systems  in which a missile flattened a building housing Muammar Gaddafi's command centre very close

Safety of Indian nuclear reactors

In view of the Japan experiencing nuclear disaster at Fukushima plant following a quake and a Tsunami, the safety of India nuclear reactors are being taken into account .

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 ,