Though there has been no announcement of a nuclear deal during Canadian Prime Minister’s (PM) visit to India this week, the two leaders expressed an intention to negotiate one in the near future. Prime Minister Harper said that the two countries have a “prosperous civilian nuclear future” ahead of them. The Indian PM also expressed hope that a nuclear deal similar to ones with the US or France will be negotiated. They did sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Energy Cooperation which will help improve relations in areas of renewable energy, oil and gas exploration and energy generation.
The two countries also signed two trade agreements which involves setting up a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. The National Post reports that they “have set up the first study group that will set the parameters for full-scale negotiations that will likely get underway in about a year.”
The two leaders also talked about international terrorism, and Canada agreed to share information about Tahawuur Hussian Rana, who is believed to be involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was arrested last month by US authorities along with David Headley on suspicion of planning terror attacks in Denmark. Indian authorities want to question Rana and Headley for their involvement in the planning and execution of the attacks.
A few months ago, I wrote about the early stages of the conflict in Ukraine through the lens of Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. While it appears likely that the war will carry on into the foreseeable future, enough time has passed for us to make an honest assessment of each side’s relative […]
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In mid-May the Irish political party, Sinn Féin, won the plurality of seats in the Northern Ireland Assembly. Many American readers might not fully understand the significance of Sinn Féin’s political victory- but rest assured that subjects of the United Kingdom and a wide range of political movements the world over have heard the message […]
The first wave of the Russian offensive in Ukraine has fallen short of Russian autocrat Vladmir Putin’s ambitions. Most analysts deduced that Putin had hoped to achieve a decapitation strike of the Ukrainian government- taking Kiev and replacing Ukrainian President Vladimir Zolinski with a pro-Kremlin voice. Kiev has been threatened repeatedly through the course of […]
On the weekend of March 26th, the notorious MS-13 gang went on a massive killing spree in El Salvador which left more than 70 people dead by Sunday. Even for a country where powerful gangs hold massive sway, this recent tragedy stands out considering that it was the bloodiest day on record since the civil […]
