COUNTRY REVIEW

South Asia

Afghanistan

• President Obama: US troops presence in Afghanistan not permanent; US Military report finds errors in Farah air strikes; US plans to hunt terror financiers for Taliban; Richard Holbrooke: India has a legitimate role to play in stabilising Afghanistan

Pakistan

• Hafiz Saeed released by the Lahore High Court; US to provide additional aid of $ 200 million for the Internally Displaced People; Gilani requests US for loan waiver; France to support Pakistan in fighting militancy

Bhutan

• Punatsanghchu would displace ninety families

Maldives

• Maldives appeals the United Nations for help in building its defenses against rising sea levels; Maldives becomes the 183rd member state of the ILO

Sri Lanka

• Sri Lanka appeals to the international community to dismantle the international support network of the LTTE

West Asia

Iran

• Sectarian Unrest in Iran; Obama’s New Overtures to Iran; Mousavi Accused Ahmadinejad for Targeting His Supports

East and SouthEast Asia

China

• Malaysian Prime Minister and Liberian Defense Minister visit China; Post-retirement lives of military officers and soldiers in China; Military exercise to be carried out soon to test antiterrorist capabilities of Beijing

Japan

• Exploring F-22 version for Japan; Japan's LDP backs pre-emptive strike capability against North Korea

Malaysia

• Malaysian PM visits Beijing; Malaysia and China agree on the partial abolition of the necessity of visas for certain section of their citizens while visiting each others countries; South Korea signs major FTA with ASEAN

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INTERNAL SECURITY REVIEW

Jammu and Kashmir

• US doesn't intend to meddle in Kashmir; Valley situation triggers decline in tourist arrivals

North East

• DHD Chief, Jewel Gorlosa nabbed in Bengaluru

Other Development

• Government to set up National Counter Terrorism Centre

MISSILES, SPACE, AND DEFENCE REVIEW

National

• MoD Plans to Strengthen Coastal Security System

• Vice-Admiral Nirmal Verma next Navy Chief

• $102 million additional payment for final delivery of Vikramaditya

• Seven defennce firms blacklisted by India

International

• Raytheon bags US 14 million Contracts for Patriot Maintenance

• Lockheed Martin bags $ 2.1 billion Contract for JAF Delivery to US, Dutch, UK

• Bunker buster to South Korea