Category: Geo-Strategic Issues (incl. Nuclear, Oil, Energy)

Tibet Railway to extend to Nepal

News reports from earlier this week re. China’s plans to extend the Tibetan railway all te way to Nepal. Worrying. The same story on Sina. Excerpts: “China’s newly-built railway to Tibet will be extended...

India-China-Japan-US and the politics of energy

Dear friend Ashutosh alerted me to this snippet. Here are his accompanying comments:  ****** Just to give you some more factoids about the geo-politics of energy between China and Japan. Expect this to become a full...

China’s investments and expansion in Africa…

Good article from the Sunday Times on China’s activities in Africa and how they are perciveved by the local populations. **** The Sunday Times July 16, 2006 RW JOHNSON, CAPE TOWN  IN the past...

Some plain speaking by President Kalam…

India had to become a nuclear state: Prez Kalam [ Thursday, February 02, 2006 10:56:04 am PTI ] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1397489.cms SINGAPORE : President A P J Abdul Kalam on Wednesday said some kind of federation...