Raj Kumar Sharma writes: South Asia is home to quarter of world’s population but has less than 5 per cent of the world’s annual renewable water resources. This makes South Asia one of the most water scarce regions of the world.
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Visit of Nepal’s Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to India
S K Sahi writes: Prime Minister’s first visit to India as has been the trend in the past is a clear massage of strong relations between both the countries.
Beginning of a New Era and Challenges for Government in Myanmar
SK Shahi Writes: After more than 50 years of isolation and military rule, the inaugural session of Parliament on 01 February 2016, marked the start of a new era for Myanmar, which has been under army control since 1962
Around 130 Pak nuclear warheads aimed at deterring India: US govt report
Raj Kumar Sharma writes: Being the epicenter of global terrorism, these nukes remain vulnerable and could fall in hands of terrorists. In May 2015, ISIS had claimed that it could buy nuclear weapons from corrupt officials in Pakistan. The US should take notice of these developments and make efforts to cut down Pakistan’s nuclear program.
Merger of Gilgit-Baltistan into Pakistan – Ramifications
Sanjay Kumar writes: Pakistan is working on raising the constitutional status of Gilgit-Baltistan (G-B) region in a bid to provide legal cover to the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC),
Review of India’s New Maritime Military Strategy
M H Rajesh Writes: The third edition of India’s maritime strategy, Ensuring Secure Seas- Indian Maritime Security Strategy has just been released by the Indian Navy. The first edition, which was not a public document, laid a 25 year roadmap till 2015 and was published in 1989.