COUNTRY REVIEW

South Asia

Afghanistan

• Karzai attends Zardari’s swearing-in-ceremony; Afghan Provincial Governor killed in roadside bomb; Attack against WHO officials; Civilian casualties result due to NATO raid

Pakistan

• US air strikes continue to target militants within Pakistan; Zardari sworn in as the new President; PML-N not to join the cabinet; Gilani: 1973 constitution to be restored

Bangladesh

• AL to go for tougher programmes to force government to lift emergency; Zia to join the dialogue with govt. and take part in elections; EC incorporating changes in electoral provisions to smoothen political parties registration

East and SouthEast Asia

Myanmar

• UN: No political progress in Myanmar; UNA: Gambari should push for tripartite dialogue; Myanmarese dissident groups establish permanent mission at the UN

China

• China urges Japan to safeguard the rights of its workers; Vice Foreign Minister Wu holds meetings with Six-Party Ambassadors; Chinese military delegation in Japan; Taiwan to make efforts to enter WHO

Japan

• PM Fukuda resigns; Former Foreign Minister Taro Aso frontrunner for the job; Foreign Minister Komura announces that Japan would end its Iraq mission by the end of the year

US ELECTION REVIEW

• Sarah Palin re-energizes McCain campaign; Obama camp sensing the challenge, fall on Hillary Clinton; McCain gets ahead of Obama in poll; McCain seeks support from conservatives

INTERNAL SECURITY REVIEW

SERIAL BLASTS ROCK DELHI

• 30 killed, 90 sustain injuries as serial blasts rock Delhi

Jammu and Kashmir

• PM, Army chief review J&K situation; Ali Khan elected CEC, LAHDC, Kargil

Maoist Insurgency

• Intelligence report: Left-wing extremists present in 22 states

NorthEast Insyrgency

• Five insurgents gunned down in Manipur

Other Development

• Countrywide hi-tech network to track down terrorists

ENERGY SECURITY REVIEW

Exploration and Production

• Peruvian Oil Blocks for Indian companies

• Russia wins onshore blocks in Myanmar

• Norwegian Researchers Technique for Boosting Oil Extraction

• General electrics wins China pipeline

GeoPolitics

• EU attempts to diversify its energy import sources

Market

• Russia offers ‘extensive cooperation’ with OPEC

SPACE AND MISSILE REVIEW

India

• US to sell Harpoon missiles to India

• Govt. Approves Modern Navigation Project GAGAN

Missiles

• US Navy Conducts Second Test of Raytheon's Standard Missile-6

Navy

• European satellite launch is delayed