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The killing of two innocent fishermen by the Italian mariners in the fringes of Indian territorial waters is a grave situation. It is clear that the mariners have not tried to check whether the people on the boat were fishermen or pirates. At the time of shooting, nine out of the eleven fishermen were sleeping and it is reported that the Italian mariners were addicted to liquor and were not in a capacity to follow the required procedures before commencing an action.                 The incident itself is a setback to the efforts to eliminate the Somalian pirates from the Indian seas. The incident shows tha

The ongoing economic sanctions by the US and the EU on Iran may not succeed without the support of Asian powers- China and India. Developments during the last two months indicate that both India and China are reluctant to follow the US sanctions. On the other side, ever since the beginning of US sanctions, Iran is trying to retain its trade engagement with both countries.             Iran’s economic weight is significant in Asia as a major supplier of crude oil. For China and India, energy security is necessary to support their present high growth phase.        India meets nearly two thirds of its cru

           During the last week, politicians and media in both Britain and India were exchanging unpleasant comments over the 280 million pound British aid to India. Political parties in Britain were pressing the Conservative government to stop aid to the rising economic power. In India, ruling MPs and opposition leaders requested the government to reject the aid.            In Britain, media and policy makers have quesioned the logic of providing loans to the fastest growing economy, at a time when British economy is facing fund scarcity.  The British government, to put

                                                                       One can easily observe that the economic weight of Asia is rapidly increasing. Of the six largest economies of the world, three are in Asia, and of these two, China and India, are the fastest growing economies of the world. During the last few years, the world economy has been moving forward driven by the growth rate of these two most populous emerging markets. Performance in terms of growth rate, GDP size, trade share, industrializati