Pakistan Army: Returning to Political Centre Stage?

As Sharif is losing political ground to the Army, India should be wary of making a deal with the Nawaz Sharif government despite bonhomie of, ‘sari diplomacy,’ between Prime Minister’s Nawaz Sharif and Narendra Modi.

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/pakistan/pakistan-army-returning-to-political-centre-stage-3179.html

Tamil Nadu CM writes to Indian PM again on Sri Lanka Navy arresting 50 Indian fishermen

The tit for tat arrests are continuing

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/sri-lanka/tamil-nadu-cm-writes-to-indian-pm-again-on-sri-lanka-navy-arresting-50-indian-fishermen-3172.html

Israeli tourists evacuated from Thulusdhoo after local unrest    

Daniel Bosley  denotes Israeli tourists have been evacuated after protests in Maldives

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/indian-ocean/israeli-tourists-evacuated-from-thulusdhoo-after-local-unrest-3173.html

UN, Chinese officials offer to help with ceasefire negotiations    

Min Min states that senior officials from the United Nations and China have told armed ethnic groups meeting at Laiza in Kachin State.

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/myanmar/un-chinese-officials-offer-to-help-with-ceasefire-negotiations-3174.html

Gaming Israel and Palestine           

George Friedman argues that the Arab-Israeli conflict is inherently insoluble now, for the third time in recent years.           

http://www.security-risks.com/security-issues-south-asia/terrorism/gaming-israel-and-palestine-3176.html

China Investigates Former Powerful Security Chief

China has announced it is investigating a man who used to be one of the country's most powerful politicians, former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang.

http://www.security-risks.com/security-issues-south-asia/military/china-investigates-former-powerful-security-chief-3177.html

The Pashtun Question: A New Book

RFE/RL correspondent Abubakar Siddique's new book, " The Pashtun Question: The Unresolved Key to the Future of Pakistan and Afghanistan”

http://www.security-risks.com/security-trends-south-asia/afghanistan/the-pashtun-question-a-new-book-3178.html