COUNTRY REVIEWS

South Asia

Afghanistan

• NATO Chief calls for greater role for India, China and Russia; Karzai: Afghan forces will have full responsibility of security by 2014; Clinton says Afghan cabinet is “honest, effective, and productive”; Gates: Taliban reconciliation has to be on terms of Afghan constitution; French PM visits Kabul; Italy to provide 25 million euros in aid to Afghanistan in first half of 2010; Operation Majra launched; 12 civilians killed in NATO rocket strikes, McChrystal apologizes

Pakistan

• Top Pakistani leadership urges US to reconsider aid it provides; Qureshi: Cross-border infiltration among other issues to be discussed in the forthcoming Foreign Secretary-level talks; 15 people killed in bomb blast outside police training centre in Peshawar

East Asia

Japan

• Japan and South Korea insist that sanctions will not be removed until Pyongyang returns to disarmament talks; Japan and Australia likely to make a joint statement ahead of NPT RevCon

Southeast Asia

• Indonesia requests renegotiation of ACFTA with China; Thai PM insists that there was no need for a mediator to deal with the country’s row with Cambodia; Gen. Than Shwe: ‘free and fair’ elections will soon be held; Key Suu Kyi aide released

West Asia

Iran

• Obama warns of new UNSC sanctions as Iran says it has produced its first batch of enriched uranium; Clinton to address the annual US-Islamic World Forum in Qatar

DEFENCE REVIEW

National Defence

• India releases three joint military operational doctrines
• India to launch defence satellite
• HAL demands $10.5 million from BAE for AJT Hawk troubles
• HAL, Boeing sign $4.5 million offset deal