United States and Iraq reach close to an agreement on security accord
The United States and Iraq are close to agreeing a security accord under which the US would pull its combat troops out of Iraqi cities, towns and villages on 30 June 2009, and out of Iraq by 31 December 2011. If the accord gets implemented the US will cease to be the predominant military power in Iraq since the US led coalition forces overthrew Saddam Hussein in 2003. This is good news in an election year when majority of Americans seek the materialization of this withdrawal and look up to both republican and democrat candidates to deliver the same. Besides this is an appropriate time for US to leave Iraq since it looks as if Shia Sunni government under premiership of Nouri al Maliki is here to stay given the confidence shown in country's political and military strength by him. Sectarian killings have also declined, though Shias, Sunnis and Kurds live in their own enclaves. The occupation has always been opposed by the majority of Iraqis outside Kurdistan. Agreement on this security accord should be a welcome development for Iraqis in particular and America in general.
Pakistan grappling with internal crisis following the pull out by Nawaz Sharif's PML (N)
10 days after General retired Pervez Musharraf stepped down as President, the country is heading towards multiple crises, with no visible game plans in sight. PML-N leader Nawaz sharif has pulled out of the coalition government, blaming the PPP for not restoring the deposed judges. Terrorist attacks including multiple suicide blasts have taken place, defying the writ of the government. The electricity crisis in the country has worsened, and the stock market plummeted yesterday to its worst ever low. The country's politicians have once again failed to take advantage of the situation after Musharraf stepped down, and are now heading, defenseless, into a sea of crises.
Hearing on a landmark case to define Indian land rights underway in Brazil
A fresh controversy has erupted after the Brazilian Supreme Court begun hearing a landmark case to define Indians' rights to their land. The court will decide whether native Indians have to share a reserve of 17,000 square kilometres with non-indigenous rice farmers. In 2005, Brazil demarcated the region as indigenous territory since then Amazon Indians have been pitted against a handful of large scale rice farmers who have violently fought efforts to remove them. Those who favor the breaking up of the reserve should know that the said reservation resulted from a decades-long effort to right wrongs that began five centuries ago during colonization by the Portuguese. It is wrong to say that the entire reservation in Indian hands is a threat to national security and strangles economic growth in the sparsely populated state. This is ridiculous, how can a population of 19, ooo become a threat to the national security of a country, on the contrary the court by ruling against the reservation should set a precedent that would eventually destroy policies that grant Indians land and autonomy to maintain their traditional cultures.
Nepal reassessment of benefits from the construction of dams along river Kosi by India
With the advent of the monsoon season, hard times get worse for Nepali villages as they face being submerged by downstream Indian barrages. India often
resorts to nefarious tactics to construct dams and barrages on its border with Nepal to minimize, havoc caused by Nepali rivers on Indian towns and villages downstream. India wants to construct a high dam along river kosi in lieu of the deteriorating condition of the existing barrage which it claims could yield at anytime. Many believe that India's uncontrollable eagerness to control the Himalayan rivers on the Nepalese side has brought few benefits for Nepal. While India continues to blame Nepalese neglect for the annual deluge we need to be objective and go back to an assessment of the benefits and losses that the Kosi barrage and other Indian-built dams have meant for Nepal up to the present day. This is not to say, however, that Kosi Dam should not be constructed, but an objective consideration of its socio-economic impact is required.
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