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9th

July 2010:

1. Indo-Pak foreign affairs meetTo be held at Islamabad next week

Pak foreign office spokesman says:

Hopes to resolve disputes and promote cooperation in south asiaThey are dealing with Mumbai trial sincerely

Hope that the engagement remains uninterrupted insulated from any future flashpoints

2. Pak requests china to continue nuclear supportPak president on his visit to china

a) Requests china to continue supplying civilian nuclear technology to bridge paks enrgy deficitb) Talks on for a rail link between xinjiang and havelianc) Currently only karakoaram highway is link. Its 780 km long and is open for 6 moths a year.

Plans on to make it all weather road. It runs between xinjiang and raikot

d) The railway link is a threat to india as a part of it runs through PoK3. Obama orders sopping of drilling in Gulf of mexico

This will severely hit global oil supplies.

World produces 86.5 mill barrels of which America consumes 20 mill barrels

Obama hopes alternative sources of energy will satisfy the needs

With increasing switch over to hybrid/electric cars, the demand for power is on a rise.

This is going to put severe stress and US resources.

In the context of sanctions on Iran,it can stop fuel supplies leading to spiraling of oil prices.

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July 2010:

1. China Hits out at India for banning telecom companiesOf the 26 telecom cos of china operating in india, 25 have been blacklisted because of

security concerns.

2. China signs deal for building highway projects in PoK3. Pakistan going ahead with Iran gas pieline deal

Pipeline from south pars to nawabshah in sindh

Will transfer 21 mill cubic metres of natural gas per day from 2014

4. US and Russia swap spies5. India Malaysia CECA(Comprehensive economic cooperation agreement)

Malysia looking forward to proposed CECA and FTA(to be signed later this year during PMs

visit)

Issues with CECA:

India: Movement of persons

Malaysia: Palmoil

One of the biggest palm oil market for Malaysia is India

ASEAN-India trade in goods agreement will help in improving trade.


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100 flights operate between them daily

12th July:

1. Call for Indo-china initiative to stabilize chinaa) India and china have a mutual goal of achieving a peaceful and prospering asia. This

requires a stable Pakistan

b) India, China common interests are growing in trade and economic areas2. UK to review aid to India

a) To review its 250 mill Pound annual development assistance to india.b) Growing sense that country spending millions in its nuclear programme and seen as an

emerging economic giant doesnt need foreign aid any more

c) Offcial stance is that despite progress, India still needs aid to deal with its scale of needsd) 1/3 of worlds poor are in India

13th

July:

1. Uganda twin blasts in sports bar kills 74 on soccer nighta) Reprtedly done by Al-Shabad terrorist groupb) They are fighting against Ethiopian and African union peace keeping forces that support

UN backed trasitional govt in Somalia

c) Most of the peace keeping force is from Ugandad) UN World food programme had been stopped earlier in the year owing to threats from

alshabad

e) Capitals: Ethiopia:Addis Ababa Uganda:Kampala Somalia: Mogadishu2. China tightens corruption laws

a) Ovr 5800 people arrested in last 10 monthsb) New law provides for mandatory disclosure of personal assets by officials to govt on an

annual basis

c) Still there is no transparency as they disclose only to govtd) 18th party congress in 2012

3. India-Oman MoUIndia and Oman Monday signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in

culture, which will increase exchange visits by writers and artists.The agreement was signed

by Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Jawhar Sircar and Oman's Ambassador Humaid Al-Maani.

According to a government press release, the agreement comes into force immediately for a

period of five years. The agreement encourages exchange of visits by cultural, art and

literary delegations and also promotes relations on heritage conservations. It also calls for

organising cultural and art weeks in each other's countries, as well as cooperation in the

protection of intellectual property rights.


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14th

July:

1. Vostok 2010 It is the biggest wargmaes conducted by Russia after break down of USSR Held at Siberia and Far east Involved 20k troops, 75 combat aircrafts and 40 ships Russia is modernizing its army and hopes to have a slim,mobile and well

equipped army by 2020

2. Russia-China relations Russia and China jointly formed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Russia is major supply of state of art arms to Chinese army China was only country other than Ukraine invited to watch vostok 2010

3. France back permanent UNSC seat for India, Brazil, Japan, Germany

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July:

1. EU sets up EEAS European External

17th

July:

1. Indias contribution in srilankas rehab Provided 3200 Cr Rs loan Helping in rebuilding port, airport and two railroads Opening a consulate in Jaffna

2. Afpak trade pact The new pact allows Afghanistan to export to india through wagah However India cant export to Afghanistan through wagah Pak in return gets to access afghan route to trade with central asia Afghans 5 neighbours(PUTTI):Pakistan Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tjbekistan,Iran Afghans 50% trade with neighbours and tade with pak is over 1billion $ with pak

overdominating afghan

Also sets up a joint chamber of commece between pvt sectors of afpak3. OSCE police force for Kyrgystan

Sending a 52 member advisory police force to help and advise Kyrgyz police Organisation for security and cooperation in EUROPE Made up of 56 member organistaions

4. International conference on AIDS at Vienna Anti HIV vaccine reached 1.2 mill more people Now 5.2 mill people have access to it However only a half of worlds poor have access to it. People protest on US cutdown on funds for the program. Its the 18th conference It is a conference of scientists, policymakers, grass root workers


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21st

July:

1. Friendship 2010Friendship-2010 is a joint anti terror drill that will be carried by Chinese and

Pakistani armed forces from July 1 to 11 in Qingtongxia in northwest Chinas

Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. The exercise is aimed to deepen relationship

between the two armies and promote pragmatic exchanges and cooperation

23rd

July:

1. Kosovo an independent nation Kosovo proclaimed self independence from Serbia in feb 2008 ICJ was referred for advisory opinion International court of justice and international criminal court are in hague, Netherlands ICJ declared Kosovos independence as legal and in accordance with international law 69 of the 192 UN members have recognized its independence 24 of 28 NATO members support it

24th

July:

1. WTO urges cooperation in Natural resources trade Tensions due to the growing demand for natural resources and the scarcity and

exhaustibility of the resources

The reasons for growing demand are Recovering economy Rise of emerging economies Spread of industrialization

Global natural resource trade has grown by over 6 times in last decade It was worth 3.7 trillion $ in 2008

2. Three gorges dam filling up It is on Yangtze river in Sichuan Basin. It was built as a solution to the recurring flood problems It displaced over a million people China is facing the worst floods since 199825

thJuly:

1. US asks INDIA to tell Myanmar to change course India has been maintaining a good relationship with Myanmar since 1990 in

accordance with its look east policy

Trade has increased by 26% US wants Myanmar to engage its opposition and establish democracy in place of

junta rule


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ASEAN to include US and Russia in East Asia Summit

India is a member of EAS and observer in asean EAS has 16 members EAS is an ASEAN led group ASEAN has agreed to enhance connectivity(surface,air,electronic etc) with

neighbours

ASEAN summit going on at Hanoi, Vietnam2. North Korea threatens war on US-S.Korea

US- S.korea naval exercise in sea of japan next weekend seen as a rehearsal forwar by N Korea

US asks NK to tonedown its provocative statement It was issued by national Defence council

3. FTA with 27 member EU by year end Expected to improve market access for goods and services India against inclusion of non trade issues like child labour and environment

4. Venezuela-colombia spat intensifies Colombia blames Venezuela for harbouring Anti Colombia forces Venezuela cuts off ties with Colombia Colombia is acting as an agent of US to portray ven as a supporter of terrorist

groups

It would enable military intervention of US5. New round of diplomacy on Iran

Brazil Foreign minister reaches Turkey for new round of talks

Earlier a deal had been struck for exchange of Irans light enriched uranium withmedium enriched uranium

The Vienna group(France, US, Russia) wasnt happy with the deal The talks would also include Turkeys sored ties with Israel, Israel Palestine issue

and Turkeys membership to EU

26th

July:

1. Indian ship to join gaza blockade An Indian vessel is set to join a new international campaign named The Audacity of

Hope to press for an end to the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip

27th

July:

1. Russia Iran relationship Russia has signed a framework pact on wideranging cooperation with iran in

hydrocarbon and nuclear energy

Russia helping iran set up 100 mill $ LNG plant


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Plans to set up joint bank to finance projects in hydrocarbons and find ways to use theirrespective currencies in bilateral trade

Russia helped iran broker a deal with turkey However it supported US in levying sanctions on iran. This sends contradictory signals

from Russia

US sees russias policies as schizophrenic Iran is an important partner for Russia in security isuees in Afghanistan and central asia Last 15yrs, Russia has been supplying aircraft, helicopters, tanks and air defence systems They teo countries hold 20% of global oil reserves and 42% of global natural gas Two years ago they helped form 11 memebr Gas exporting countries forumGas OPEC Russias vote for sanctions was an act of balancing its improved relations with US against

its close ties with iran

Russia is willing to help finance ian gas pipeline Russias ties with Iran gives a lever of influence on iran and provides a backchannel for

communication with Tehran. Hence it is beneficial for US2. India China in Myanmar

Early 1990s India supported democratic forces After 1990 keeping in view the increasing presence of chine in Myanmar, changed tack

and started engaging with the miltairy junta

Since then Naypaydaw (Myanmars capital) has been playing Beijing off against India For china it is an important trade route in North south direction from sittwe to yunnan

province

A natural gas pipeline from kuming to Myanmar is on the cards The Myanmar premiers visit to India has raised eyebrows around the world The proud democratic nation is playing host to dictator But this is the only way to leverage influence and keep china at bay This is a very wrong notion China and india need to discuss and come clear on how to go ahead with Myanmar For delhi its an important connectivity link in east-west direction If world diplomacy wasnt able to create a dent on ideas of Myanmar, india and china

through their relationship should ensure democracy is established

Keeping in view south east asias interest in order, a guided democracy would be anideal way to start. It would provide political space for opponents to operate

India China are fighting it out for energy resources in Myanmar. In 2006 india lost out asit couldnt broker a deal with Bangladesh with regards to transit.

Myanmar has immense potential in natural and hydroelectric power which has kept OVLand NHPC interested

However it isnt a zero sum game as there are many more resources down south inThailand


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3. Global education summit The second occasion of the Global Education Summit, Bahrain, runs from

October 8 to 10, 2010.

Initiated by Prince Salman Bin Hamad, the Crown Prince of Bahrain and theChairman of Economic Development Board, and organised by the EDB

The summit aims at identifying practical solutions to solve the challenges facedby education systems across the world.

28th

July:

1. India- Myanmar rach security accord To prevent insurgency across the border Myanmar premier Than Shwe assures that election will be held latr in the year India grants 10 mill $ aid for agricultural machinery India to build rice silos in cyclone prone delta areas. Tata planning to set up heavy turbo truck plant at magway,Myanmar Finetune of trade route to north east india being built by india India helping develop two off shore blocks and construction of natural gas pipeline

2. China plans to build a digital great wall along borders in Tibet and xinjiang It is network of fibre optics which will improve govts control structure and

communication

It is boosting its connectivity in Tibet and xinjiang and other autonomous provincesto improve its military mobilization capacity.

29th

July:

1. UN declares clean water a fundamental human right A non-binding resolution was passed with 122 nations in favour, none against and

41 abstentions.

Abstaining countries said the resolution could undermine a process in the UNsHuman Rights Council in Geneva to build a consensus on water rights.

According to the UN, about 1.5m children under five years old die each year fromwater and sanitation-related diseases. The text of the resolution said that 884m

people have no access to safe drinking water and more than 2.6bn lack access to

basic sanitation.

Canada, the US, the UK, Australia and Botswana were among the countries whichabstained from voting.

China, Russia, Germany, France, Spain and Brazil were among those supportingthe resolution.


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30th

July:

1. India-UK relations update Following high level talks between the PMs they decided to constitute a joint CEOs

forum in order to double bilateral trade in next 5 years

A new phase UK india education and research initiative to be launched A india UK infrastructure group will address indias interest in attracting

international and domestic investments in infra over the next decade

Agreed to review mandate, composition and structure of existing bilateral bodies intrade, investment and economic cooperation

MoU on cultural cooperation signed to provide a framework for significantexpansion of culturl exchange between the two countries

2. India- Vietnam to firm up defence ties ASEAN meet at Hanoi , Vietnam They had signed a MOu in 2009 on the same subject Two areas spotted for immediate cooperation are

o Training of militairy personnelo Dialogue between experts on strategic affairs on both sides

3. Iran all set for talks with west on nuclear policy Iran, Brazil and Turkey had signed Tehran declaration in may It involved

o Iran would export to turkey 1200 tonnes of low enriched(5%) uraniumo In return it would get 120 Kg of medium enriched(20%) uranium for its

Tehran based medical reactor that produces medical isotopes for

treating cancer

It was rejected by the west as they were apprehensive that Iran by undertaking20% enrichment on its own would get closer to development of an atomic

weapon which requires uranium purified above 90%

Now Iran says it shall stop enriching uranium to 20% if global powers agree toexport medium enriched uranium for its medical reactor

31st

july:

1. India-Srilanka accord 1987It sought to address three contentious issues

Strategic interests PIOs in srilanka Tamil minority rights in srilankaIt marked a new beginning with respect to Indias articulation of power

The focus of accord was undoubtedly strategic. It aimed to keep America away and through

its miltairy power wanted to send a strong message to its neighbours and the world.


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Indias first FTA was with Srilanka in 2000

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