As we go into the final budget for the year, read articles from our repository on interim defence budget in February

India’s Defence Budget 2014-15: New Acquisitions Challenged 

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/india-defence/indias-defence-budget-2014-15-new-acquisitions-challenged-2476.html

India’s Defence Budget 2014-15 – Expect a 15 - 20 percent Hike

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/india-defence/indias-defence-budget-2014-15-%E2%80%93-expect-a-15---20-percent-hike-2444.html

Prime Minister Dedicates URI-II Power Station (240 Mw) To The Nation       

Reaping the dividends of development in J and K, but political solution seems far away

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/jammu-kashmir/prime-minister-dedicates-uri-ii-power-station-240-mw-to-the-nation-3036.html

Opinion: The Litmus Test of Karzai’s Leadership           

As the election runoff is yielding no solution, President Hamid Karzai will have to work hard to ensure a compromise is achieved

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/afghanistan/opinion-the-litmus-test-of-karzais-leadership-3037.html

ISIL Chief Allegedly Gives Sermon In Mosul

The controversial video will be used for propaganda by the extremists in the days ahead

http://www.security-risks.com/security-issues-south-asia/terrorism/isil-chief-allegedly-gives-sermon-in-mosul-3038.html

India considering a pact with Sri Lanka to allow Indian fishermen to fish around Katchatheevu

With continuing stand off over arrest of fishermen, a pact is the way ahead

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/sri-lanka/india-considering-a-pact-with-sri-lanka-to-allow-indian-fishermen-to-fish-around-katchatheevu-3039.html

GoI reacted harshly against UN Special Rapporteur’s report on Manipur       

The report has called for repeal of AFSPA amongst other measures

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/india-north-east/goi-reacted-harshly-against-un-special-rapporteurs-report-3040.html

Hundreds of Tankers Burn Outside Kabul

 New wave of violence by the Talban rocks Afghanistan.

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/afghanistan/hundreds-of-tankers-burn-outside-kabul-3035.html