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Editor and Copyright – Brig (Retd) Rahul K Bhonsle

Dear Sir,

Beating the information overload is very difficult each day. However here is a daily news service which packages information for you each day from a large number of sources across south asia and provides comments and analysis. For instance 25 October 2007 package of South Asia includes analysis of following key trends –

· Taliban ambush Afghan army personnel, eight dead, 10 Taliban killed in Zabul.

· NATO defence ministers mull greater commitment in Afghanistan.

· Britain Promises More Support, but political pressure may not permit greater commitment in Afghanistan.

· ACC finds no graft charge against Khaleda in Magurchhara Gas Case in Bangladesh.

· Yala raids reveal involvement of organized groups in drug induction in Dacca.

· Border conference agrees on exchange of info on terrorists, however no movement on Kolkata – Dacca railway initiative restricts impetus to Indo Bangladesh relations.

· Suu Kyi Meets Junta’s Official nominated for negotiations in Myanmar.

· Strategic Comments – Myanmar’s Transformative Movement, Providing detailed perception by experts on the way ahead in Yangon.

· Fuel price hike sparks protests in Nepal, Government attempts to play down the impact. Will this become another Myanmar?

· King plans to visit Durga temple in Bhaktapur in Nepal, rising ambitions of monarchy worries the Maoists.

· 18 troops dead in Swat blast, 30 total losses stated. Full scale military operations appear the only solution in the mountainous NWFP area in Pakistan.

· Mehsud tribal seek withdrawal of army from the area, provide concrete proposals for implementation.

· SLN killed in Tiger ambush in Hambantota claims TamilNet, confirmation awaited.

· LTTE can form political party, but not likely to accept this offer.

· Expanding India – US Military Ties despite opposition from the Left is the way ahead.

· Defence Minister’s Address to Naval Commanders Conference in New Delhi seeks project completion and greater technology and human resources management.

· A Blue Print for India’s Aero Space Industry by Air Chief provides for technology integration and seeks more funding over the next five decades.

· Tejas LCA fires the first test Close Combat Missile.

· SAARC Home Ministers Meet calls for greater cooperation, measures on ground however remain limited

· Projects in trouble spots will be hampered as per POSCO’s experience in Orissa. Effective strategy in local socio-political management is the way ahead.

· SEBI denies terror funds in Stock Markets.

· Syed Salahuddin says militancy will continue in Kashmir as Defence Minister visits the state on 27 October and violence Levels in Kashmir are coming down

· Pak trade delegation's visit to Kashmir being rescheduled due to Diwali.

· People may have to be armed against Naxals in Karnataka, an assessment.

· 12 more Ulfa to surrender in Assam.

· 6 killed in factional war between NSCN IM and K factions in Nagaland.

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