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So, finally, it has become now official that United States diplomats are being harassed selectively by various security agencies ( ISI as many claim) in Pakistan. The harassment has increased so much that US ambassador to Pakistan has openly accused Pakistan establishments of harassing US diplomats in Pakistan.

The harassment includes checking of lower rank US consulate officers, employees at security check points, unnecessary delay in issuing VISA to diplomats or non renewal of visa to employees of US consulate in Pakistan.

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Recent, it is reported that Iran would build 10 uranium enrichment plants. It is a major expansion for its nuclear program. Irony is, Iran has announced it just after two days, U.N. nuclear watchdog rebuked it for carrying out covert nuclear program.

This can be seen as act of defiance by Iran who has been relentlessly pressurized to abandon its nuclear ambition by many world power. Most probably, it will invite some retaliatory sanctions call from United Nations. But, it may not have any desired effect on Iran.
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Recent news says that India, along with other developing nations like China, Brazil and South Africa would be walking out of Copenhagen conference on climate change next month. This was disclosed by Indian minister for environment and forests (independent charge), Mr. Jairam Ramesh in Beijing.

This development can be seen as retaliatory measure by BASIC ( Brazil, India, South Africa and China) countries amidst report that rich nations led by Denmark are trying to set the agenda of the conference by presenting a draft containing a set of specific proposals.

This may result in interesting show down in the next month’s climate change conference. Most probably, developing nations are now asserting themselves, specially with strong economic performances by developing nations, led by China and India. While rich nations are not doing well economically.
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Major Nidal Malik Hasan is a psychiatrist with US Army. And he is accused recently of killing 13 people and injuring28 people in a US military base Fort Hood, Tex.

He was born and brought up ( reared as many news paper mentioned) in Virginia, USA. His parents were first generation immigrants from small town Palestiniannear Jerusalem. He joined Army after his high school opposing his parents. Then Army put him through colleges as he became a psychiatrist doctor.
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Afghanistan is a very, very strange country. It has long history of war. Right from Chengij Khan and till recently the American. The country, Afghanistan, has been a battle field for everyone. Just to list few famous great warriors who have come to Afghanistan and fought wars:-

1. Alexander The great : He came all way from Greece and fought in the areas, now in Afghanistan around 324BC.
2. Ghajnavi : Arabs came and fought wars in Afghanistan from 600 AD to 1200 AD and by that time, Afghanistan was converted to Muslims from past Buddhists and Hindus.
3. Chengij Khan : The great Mongol warlord came all the way from Mongolia and fought wars in Afghanistan. And finally he went back without ruling this country. But he inflicted heavy loss of human lives and properties all around Afghanistan. Mongols terror lasted for almost 300 years from 1200 to 1500 AD.
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Recent developments at various places see India and China coming face to face as adversaries. Many incidences have taken place in last few months which portray these two big Asian countries with world’s largest population with mutual distrust and antagonism.

The few incidences I can remember are:

1. Chinese products banned in India

India banned Chinese dairy products in September, 2008 allegedly contaminated with deadly whitener. Few other countries in Asia and Africa too banned Chinese diary products including Singapore, Australia. India also banned Chinese Mobile and toys. Recently, when India imposes ban on dairy products again as the ban was coming to a end on 24th June 2009, China protested against it. The ban was lifted by Singapore and few other countries after Chinese products passed laboratory tests.

India also banned toys imported from China as well as mobile phones. And recently China threatened tit for tat to Indian products.

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