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The
Khyber is a
weekly newsletter from NALSAR University, focusing
on South
Asian affairs. This not-for-profit venture consists
of a collation of news from national, regional
and international streams.
The Khyber was launched to bring
oft-neglected policy discussions into mainstream academic discourse,
and hopes, like the Pass from which its name is borrowed, to provide
easy access for the information-thirsty traveller into this strange,
misunderstood, frustrating but important part of the world.
March
05,
2010 | A South Asian Affairs Brief
U.S Sells Arms To South
Asian Rivals
The Obama administration is sharply expanding American
weapons
transfers to both India and Pakistan, longtime rivals about to sit down
for peace talks Thursday.
The U.S. has sought to remain
neutral in the thorny relationship
between the nuclear-armed neighbors. But Washington hasn't been shy
about pursuing weapons deals in the region, which officials say will
lead to closer ties with each country while creating new opportunities
for American defense firms.
I know Saudi Arabia
has close relations with Pakistan. And I did not ask
for His Majesty to do anything other than to use his good offices to
persuade Pakistan
to desist from this path.
Sri Lanka To Extend
Emergency Laws:- Sri
Lanka's
president, Mahinda Rajapaksa, has said he is extending the country's
state of emergency and will reconvene the recently dissolved parliament
next week to ratify the move. The wartime regulations, which give the
government wide
powers of
arrest and detention without trial, are still in place despite an
end
to the 25-year conflict with the Tamil Tiger rebels last May.
Beijing's
Labor Pains:- Western
media coverage of China tends to be
dominated by two
competing narratives. The first is all about economics. China,
it contends, is an epochal success story. The economy is booming and
national
wealth is on the rise. The Chinese themselves are overwhelmingly
satisfied with
their lot. There's nowhere to go but up. The second focuses on
politics.
As
Afghan Role Dwindles, Doubts Grow About NATO's Future :-Washington struggled to persuade the
European members of NATO to pull
their military weight even in the years when the alliance's purpose was
to protect them from a Soviet invasion. Now that NATO is fighting a
real war against assorted insurgents far from home in Afghanistan,
getting the Europeans to pony up resources is proving to be an even
tougher sell � and threatening
NATO's very survival.
China
demands Iran nuclear talks, despite US pressure:-China says diplomacy should be given
further time
in the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme, as US officials press for
new
sanctions on Tehran.
China's latest statement came as a
senior US diplomat, James Steinberg, arrived in Beijing on the highest
level visit since a series of bilateral rows.
A
Government Adrift :- IMAGINE
for a moment a different recent past. Zardari,
overruling his insecurities, green-lights the constitutional amendment
package, as a result of which the process of judicial appointments is
also overhauled. So when
the openings on the Supreme
Court come up, CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry and the president don�t feud
because the matter is left up to judicial and parliamentary committees,
committees of which the CJ is but just one member and on which the
president is not even represented.
In �First Step,� India and Pakistan Resume
Talks :- India and Pakistan
took a �first step� toward rebuilding confidence after a
wide-ranging
meeting between high-level diplomats
that included discussions on terrorism, the Mumbai attacks, the
disputed border region of Kashmir and competing water claims. Foreign
Secretary Nirupama Rao of India described the meeting as a useful
discussion, saying it
would be premature to restart broader bilateral talks but adding
that the two sides had agreed to keep talking informally.
Shanghai Opens Doors To Financial World:- Shanghai�s World
Expo is expected to be a tourist bonanza, drawing 70
million people between May and October. But with China�s leaders aiming
to turn the city into a globally competitive financial capital by 2020,
it is also a golden opportunity to start recruiting bankers and
barristers to settle down on the banks of the Huangpu River, Julie
Makinen reports
in The New York Times.
Marjah Offensive Enters Governing Phase:- The initial phase of the military
offensive in southern Afghanistan
to wrest Marja from insurgent control has largely ended, but the more
daunting task of building
a credible government in the place of Taliban
rule has just begun, according to senior U.S. and Afghan officials.
Helicopters
bearing Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, the top U.S. and NATO
commander in Afghanistan; Karim Khalili, Afghanistan's second vice
president touched down Monday
afternoon next to a sandbagged, bullet-pocked school.
Indo-Pak
Talks Over Already?:- Another round of Indo-Pakistani talks has
drawn to a close, and,
once again, there�s little
to shout about. India had suspended
discussions in the aftermath of the horrific terrorist attacks on
Mumbai in November 2008, and, given the secrecy that surrounded these
latest talks, it�s far from clear what exactly was said as they
resumed. But what we do know doesn�t give much cause for optimism.
C.I.A.
and Pakistan Work Together, Warily:- Inside a secret detention center in an
industrial pocket of the
Pakistani capital called I/9, teams of Pakistani and American spies
have kept a watchful eye on a senior Taliban leader captured last month. With the
other eye, they
watch each other. The C.I.A. and its Pakistani counterpart, the Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence, have a long and often tormented
relationship.
China Tells Colleges to Cut Ties With Oxfam:-China's
education ministry has ordered colleges to cut ties with Oxfam and
prevent it from recruiting on campuses, accusing its Hong Kong branch
of a hidden
political agenda. While Beijing
is often anxious
about NGOs, the British-founded agency has been working on the mainland
for more than two decades in co-operation with the government. It is
unclear what prompted the surprise decision.
Freedom's
Our Defence:- Few
things are more crooked in India
than the discourse on free speech and its relation to violence. Rather
than focusing on the basic framework governing speech, the debate
quickly descends into the politics of double standards. There is no
question that M.F. Husain�s departure from India is a serious
indictment of India�s
claims as a liberal democracy, and especially the
ability of the state to protect those exercising their rights. But this
fundamental issue was obscured by three issues that govern the politics
of double standards.
Beyond Copenhagen:- For
many climate-change experts, the Copenhagen summit was something of a
failure. In order to make real progress on pressing climate issues,
policymakers must
give up on a binding deal and
begin to look outside
the UN process. Before last
December's Copenhagen climate conference, expectations for
an agreement went from sky high to rock bottom, eventually settling at
some perplexing place in between.
Push To Over Simplify At Climate Panel:-In
the next few days, the world's leading authority on global
warming plans to roll out a strategy to tackle a tough problem:
restoring its own
bruised reputation. A months-long
crisis at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change has upended the world's perception of global warming.
China
Says Moving To Enforce Greenhouse Gases Goals:-China said
that it will spell out greenhouse gas emissions goals
and monitoring rules for regions and sectors in its next five-year
plan, with monitoring to show
it is serious about curbing emissions.The Chinese government said in November
it would reduce the amount of
carbon dioxide, the main greenhouse gas from human activity, emitted to
make each unit of national income by 40 to 45 percent by 2020, compared
with 2005 levels.
"At once familiar and little known, the Khyber Pass provides a valuable lens for observing history where empires continue to rise and fall, allowing us to look upon the invaders that marched through it to create kingdoms or to destroy them."
Paddy Docherty (2008)
The Khyber is a student-run initiative focusing on South Asian policy and development. We bring you a collation of news and opinion from leading national, regional and international sources. Aimed at bringing oft-neglected policy discussions into mainstream academic discourse, we hope The Khyber would be your gateway to South Asian affairs, much like the pass itself.
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Beijing's
Labor Pains
Marjah Offensive Enters Governing Phase:- 
Indo-Pak
Talks Over Already?
China Tells Colleges to Cut Ties With Oxfam
Push To Over Simplify At Climate Panel:-In
the next few days, the world's leading authority on global
warming plans to roll out a strategy to tackle a tough problem:
restoring its 
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