Dr Raj Kumar Sharma writes: Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has recently said that Pakistan should either open Wagah border for trade with India or Afghanistan would stop Pakistan’s trade to Central Asia via its territory.
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Geopolitical Tensions, Concerns over Chinese Economy lead the G20 Buildup
Dr Raj Kumar Sharma writes: Efforts to tackle the Climate Change will receive a boost, as China has already announced that it will ratify the agreement to cut emissions announced at Paris summit in 2015.
VIEWS ON ARTICLE IN ECONOMIC TIMES OF MARCH 1, 2016
Air Cmde A K Venkateswaran (Retd) and Wg Cmr K S Chandrasekar (Retd) write: The OROP by itself has been known to be 7500cr of which the Govt will get back IT of at least 20% thus reducing the amount to only 6000cr. This 6000cr is just about 1.76% of the Defence outlay and not a “burgeoning” increase which the article makes it out to be.
China grabs ‘first mover advantage’ in post sanctions Iran
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: Recently, Chinese President Xi Jinping became the first foreign leader to visit Iran after the Western sanctions were lifted from the country.
US Taiwan Arms Deal
MH Rajesh writes: Finally after four years, and much dithering US has sold arms to Taiwan. This tranche of 1.3bn US$ includes two Oliver Hazard Perry class frigates of 1970s vintage, surface-to-air and antitank missiles, amphibious assault vehicles and CIWS.
TPP- Should India Join?
Sandeep Jain Writes:Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) has recently caught the World’s attention. Though the mechanism is not new, its origins can be traced to a little-known four-party free trade agreement concluded in 2005 by New Zealand, Chile, Singapore and Brunei.