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The Week in Review: September 2-8, 9 (1), 2013
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The Week in Review: September 2-8, 9 (1), 2013
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COUNTRY REVIEWS
South Asia
Bangladesh
Bangladesh began building container ships for the first time; Another Jamaat leader indicted by the International Crimes Tribunal
Sri Lanka
India is planning to supply two naval warships to Sri Lanka; Ten Sri Lankan fishermen arrested by Indian coastguard; Sri Lanka suspends purchasing medicine and pharmaceutical items from the Indian company Alvita Pharma; Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms meets President Rajapaksa; Iraq’s Labor and Social Affairs Minister called on President Mahinda Rajapaksa; Iraq’s Labor and Social Affairs Minister meets President; Sri Lanka expresses concern over alleged use of chemical weapons near Damascus in Syria; Sri Lanka ranks 65th in the Global Competitiveness Report; BASL to study the gazette notification assigning powers to the President to deploy army personnel to any district; Energy World International to invest up to US$1.35 billion to establish a LNG terminal and a power plant in Sri Lanka
Maldives
Mohamed Nasheed faces runoff election; A high-level Indian delegation went to the Maldives to observe the Presidential election
West Asia
Iran
Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif and European Union foreign policy chief Ashton agreed to hold a meeting on the side-lines of the UN General Assembly meeting regarding Iran’s nuclear programme
Iraq
18 people killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Foreign Minister meets with Egypt Prime Minister and Defence Minister; discuss bilateral cooperation
GCC
GCC urges intervention in Syria
CENTRAL ASIA & RUSSIA
Central Asia
Chinese President Xi Jinping visits Central Asian nations; A French parliamentary delegation visits Uzbekistan
Russia
Russia’s Foreign Ministry urges the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to analyze risks of a potential US military operation in Syria; President Putin accuses that US Secretary of State Kerry ‘lied’ on presence of Al Qaeda in Syria; Russia does not rule out backing military action in Syria; Russia criticizes the shelling of its embassy in Damascus; Russia warns about the dangers of playing with missiles after Israel launches missiles; Russia and Venezuela have backed UN/LAS special envoy’s actions to settle Syrian crisis; President Putin has declared that Russia will not engage in conflicts in other countries; Three Russian naval ships to enter Mediterranean; Gazprom ready to negotiate lower gas prices with Lithuania; Russia and Japan to continue consultations on South Kurile; Russia and China signed a strategic aerospace cooperation agreement; Russia may retaliate to arrests of its citizens in third countries at US request; A naval task force from Russia’s Northern Fleet heading towards the eastern Arctic; Armenia is ready to join Customs Union
United States of America
President Obama: World set a red line against the use chemical weapons; US Secretary of State John Kerry makes the case for strike on Syria; Kerry: Sarin gas used in Syria chemical attacks; United States Congressmen discuss Syria strike; President Barack Obama appeals to an undecided American public to back his bid to use military force in Syria; United States and Baltic States sign joint political declaration
DEFENCE REVIEW
National
Defence Minister Antony calls induction of the C-17 Globemaster III in the Indian Air Force as a ‘defining moment’; Defence Minister: With this, the IAF has taken a giant stride towards its goal of acquiring multi- spectrum strategic capabilities, essential to safeguard India’s growing areas of interest; Defence Minister Antony: Shri Shyam Saran has not stated in this report that China has occupied, or has denied access to India to any part of Indian territory
International
Iran’s foreign minister has slammed potential US-led air strikes against Syria as illegal; US ambassador to the United Nations criticises the UN Security Council for its failure to condemn Syria.
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