India, US, Japan & Australia agree to step up coordination in Indo-Pacific amid China’s growing assertiveness 
UN chief condemns continuing escalation of violence in Nagorno-Karabakh 
Trouble brews in Kyrgyzstan 
Xi pitches for closer ties with Bangladesh, calls for joint promotion of Belt Road Initiative 
India successfully tests SMART torpedo system Turkish influence in Central Asia: Fuelling Islamic radicalism?
The Central Asian republics were significantly influenced by Turkey during the time of the Soviet Union, and that influence has increased since 1991 when they gained their independence.
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India’s diplomatic outreach as it revokes Jammu and Kashmir’s special status
The government revoked Article 370 which gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir and proposed that the state be split into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
Egypt-India trade surges
Egypt’s exports to India recorded a notable increase of 10 percent during the first four months of 2019, compared with the same period in the previous year.
Tashkent hosts first ever Uzbek-Indian International Congress of Guides
The first ever Uzbek-Indian International Congress of Guides emphasized the need for multilateral cooperation to strengthen human resources in excursion activities.
Nine Lives: My Time as the West’s Top Spy Inside Al-Qaeda
Book Review By Kyle Orton The main issue with that Nine Lives has to overcome is the
Iran’s Nuclear Issue: Implications For India
The challenge for India’s diplomacy therefore is to find a way out of the USA’s conflict with Iran (and also with Russia) so that its vital energy and maritime connectivity interests in the case of Iran remain unaffected.
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Record number of children maimed, killed in conflicts: UN Report
A new UN report has found that 2018 was the worst year on record for children caught up in armed conflict; the year saw the highest numbers killed or maimed since the United Nations began monitoring the violation.
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Pakistan is still looking for strategic depth with a dual approach to Afghanistan
The recent visit of President Ghani to Pakistan was a message of regional reconciliation, but the insurgents launched a terrorist attack targeting one of the military units of the Ministry of Defense. This very likely was planned in Pakistan, and the implication is that Pakistan has not given up its vicious game
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UN Emergency Relief Coordinator calls for world to stop “carnage” in Idlib
Bombing and shelling in Syria for more than 90 days by the Government and Russia have led to “carnage in the so-called de-escalation zone” of Idlib, the UN Emergency Relief Coordinator told the Security Council on Tuesday, in his seventh update since the “current onslaught” began.
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Conflict, climate change ‘enables human trafficking to flourish’
To mark the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stressed that “human trafficking is a heinous crime that affects every region of the world” – especially women and children.
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