Pakistan-India Relations
Ambassador Hasan Habib – The Korea Times While the country was divided by political choice, some princely states were given the option to join either Pakistan or India. These included Kashmir, Hyderabad (Dakhan), and Junagadh. India occupied the Junagadh State by force despite its rulers’ desire to join Pakistan. Similarly, India annexed Hyderabad. The Hindu […]
Largest solar power plant launches operations in Mongolia
As reported by the Energy Regulatory Committee, the largest solar power plant in the country (located in Darkhan) has started a trial run and has begun supplying electricity to the city’s main electricity grid. The ten-megawatt power station was built in Darkhan by Solar Power International, in cooperation with the Japanese multinational corporations Sharp and […]
Turkey to end construction of Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway until April 2017
Turkey has not fulfilled its obligations on completion of the construction of railway line Baku-Tbilisi-Kars on its section. Azerbaijani sources say that Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim has already postponed commissioning of the facility presumably for the end of the first quarter of 2017. “It is regrettable that Turkey has failed to finish the construction […]
60% of global Christmas commodities made in Yiwu, China
As the world’s biggest transfer center for small items, the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang Province provides 60% of global Christmas commodities, with over 1,000 containers full of Christmas items being delivered abroad from Yiwu just ahead of this year’s Christmas Day. Santa Claus-themed items and LED reindeer are sold in Yiwu through the year, […]
Iran president: Gas export growth on agenda of Iran-Armenia talks
Growth in Iranian gas export is on the agenda of Iran-Armenia talks, President Hassan Rouhani said in Yerevan. The president said gas export might intensify the industry without polluting the environment, which is very important. “In general, the governments have to provide the best conditions for businessmen of the two countries. All obstacles must be […]
Rouhani and Nazarbayev sign 5 co-op documents
Iranian and Kazakh officials signed five memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on the sidelines of a meeting between the visiting Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in Astana. The signed documents include MOU for animal quarantine, a document for cooperation in the field of shipping in the Caspian Sea, a MoU on […]
Alibaba ‘very disappointed’ by return to US fake list
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has hit out at a US decision to label it a haven for counterfeits, indicating that the move may have been politically motivated. The world’s top online retailer said on Thursday it was “very disappointed” by the decision to be restored to the list of “Notorious Markets”, after the […]
Demonetisation of Currency in India
Last year, the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi gave an unscheduled live televised address to the nation on November 8 at 8.15 pm. He suddenly announced that high denomination currency notes, all of 86% currency in current circulation, will no longer be legal tenders after midnight. The political circles and media went into a spin. […]
Pakistan: CPEC opens doors to Chinese and Korean investors
Paul Kagame, the sixth President of Rwanda, took office in the year 2000 when his predecessor, Pasteur Bizimungu resigned. Kagame a former commander of the rebels who ended the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, once said: “In Africa today, we recognize that trade and investment, and not aid, are the pillars of development.” In fact, this principle […]
The South Caucasus: Real Needs in the Permanently Changeable Environment
Daily observation of the life quality in Georgia, as well as in the other two South Caucasian countries justifies the picture shown in the latest numbers; Caucasus Barometer 2015 regional dataset (Armenia and Georgia) says the “most important issue facing the country” in Georgia is “unemployment” (55%), while the second place is – “poverty” (15%). […]
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