Today’s Great Game: China, India, Iran and Pakistan Crowd Russia in Central Aisa
November 10th, 2011
Courtesy of James Brooke, an interesting look at the geopolitics of Central Asia: When I was in Dushanbe, India’s defense minister just happened to be in the neighborhood, and popped in for a visit. After the traditional bread and honey welcome ceremony at the airport, he met behind closed doors with Tajikistan’s defense minister and […]
Read more »TAPI’ng Along
November 7th, 2011
Via the Khaleej Times, an updated report on the Turkmenistan-Afghan-Pakistan-India gas pipeline project. As the article notes: Turkmenistan-Afghan-Pakistan-India transnational gas pipeline, or TAPI, took a good step forward as Ashkabad and Islamabad have agreed on the illusive pricing formula and have vowed to complete it in the shortest possible time. Pakistan and Turkmenistan, at the […]
Read more »Indonesian GDP: 6% and counting
November 7th, 2011
Courtesy of The Financial Times, an article on Indonesia’s economic strength. As the report notes: Consumers are buying cars and motorbikes by the million, exports have jumped 18.5 per cent and fixed capital investment are up 7 per cent from July to September. It was the fourth consecutive quarter of GDP growth above 6 per […]
Read more »India’s Track 3: Afghan-Iran Rail Link
November 2nd, 2011
Via The Hindustan Times, a report that India is planning a rail linkage of Iran and Afghanistan: “…In a bold move to assert itself in the Af-Pak region and reduce Pakistan’s room for manoeuvre, India is finalising a plan to construct a 900-km railway line that will connect Chabahar port in Iran, being built with […]
Read more »North Korea on the Cusp of Digital Transformation
November 2nd, 2011
Via the North Korean Economic Watch, some interesting news that the Hermit Kingdom may soon be entering the digital age: The DPRK mobile communications industry has crossed the Rubicon, and the North Korean government can no longer roll it back without paying a severe political price. The most the authorities can do now is probably […]
Read more »China’s Iranian Strategy
November 2nd, 2011
Via Foreign Policy, a report on China’s current approach towards Iran, which has done much to increase China’s access to energy supplies, boost its influence in a strategic region, and frustrate American ambitions in the Middle East. As the article notes: “…The elections in Tunisia and the dramatic demise of former Libyan leader Muammar al-Qaddafi […]
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