The official further added: “The Turkmen part of the pipeline (up to the Afghan border) will be constructed by a (Turkmen) oil and gas pipeline construction company.”3. He said the nation showered praises on Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif and people had nothing to worry about. 16 “Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina Gets Champions of the Earth Award,” The Daily Star, September 15, 2015 at http://www.thedailystar.net/frontpage/hasina-wins-champions-the-earth-award-143458.
East Asia
China
Japan
Japan has agreed to offer 100 billion yen in loans and additional second-hand patrol ships to strengthen Vietnam's maritime law enforcement powers in the South China Sea. Both countries are concerned about China's maritime reclamation activities in the South China Sea and stressed the need to resolve disputes peacefully rather than through threats or the use of force.
The Korean Peninsula
Russia
Russia: Domestic
Russia's official Federal Statistics Agency (Rosstat) published a report on September 17, according to which the wages of Russians fell in August at the fastest rate since the beginning of the year. Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the summit meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) held on September 15 in Dushanbe that Russia will continue to provide military-technical assistance to Damascus in the fight against Islamic State terrorists. Putin proposed a broad coalition of the Syrian government, Kurdish militias, moderate opposition and other countries in the region to fight the threat of the Islamic State.59.
The Russian Ministry of Defense has denied media reports about the deployment of Russian contract soldiers of the Eastern Military District to Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry will establish a Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) crisis response center. He said that "the problem is not rooted in the methodology of the talks, but - much deeper - in principled disagreements on the key issues of the reform of the Supreme Court".
The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, said on September 15 that Iran "hopes for Russia's help in financing a project to build two new power units at the Bushehr nuclear power plant." Earlier, the deputy chairman of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Mohammad Ahmadian had said that investments in the construction of two new power units in Bushehr could reach 30 billion dollars.
India-Russia Relations
West Asia
Iran
Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that the enemy's efforts to infiltrate the country are one of the biggest threats facing the Islamic Republic. The leader made the remarks during a meeting with leaders and officials of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Tehran. Economic and security infiltration is less important than intellectual, cultural and political infiltration; however, various officials, especially the IRGC, should strongly prevent the infiltration,” the leader noted.
He said the enemy wants to infiltrate the country culturally and gradually change people's beliefs. He said that the IOOC has signed a preliminary agreement with a Norwegian-Austrian company for the development of Esfandiar Oilfield.79.
Iraq and Syria
Iran is negotiating with companies from France, Norway, Italy and Ukraine to increase production of oil from the Persian Gulf oil fields, according to Iranian Offshore Oil Company (IOOC) CEO Saeid Hafezi. Additional terrorists associated with al-Nusra Front were killed in Bosra al-Sham town in the southeastern countryside of Daraa and in al-Hamedeyeh town in the northwestern countryside of Quneitra, as well as in Briqa town in the southeastern countryside of the same province. 81. Russia's participation in the fight against the terrorist organizations "ISIL" and "al-Nosra Front" will turn the tables on the parties who conspired against Syria and will prove that the United States and its anti-terrorist coalition have no clear strategy to fight "ISIL" ” , Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs Walid al-Moallem has emphasized.
We trust the leadership of the Russian Federation and its determination to participate in the fight against terrorism," al-Moallem told the "Russia Today" Channel. He stressed that the Syrian government is not against holding political dialogue parallel to terrorist battles.82.
Israel and Palestine
Temple Mount and said that it is not Israel that is trying to change the status quo at this holy site. According to Netanyahu, it is the Muslim Brotherhood, the Palestinian Authority and the Islamist movement in Israel that are fueling tensions there.84. Yesh Atid party chairman Yair Lapid said Israel should accept the Arab peace initiative proposed by Saudi Arabia in 2002 as a basis for negotiations with the Palestinians and the Arab world.
In a lengthy foreign policy speech, Lapid blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a "failed diplomatic policy" and said it was unacceptable that Israel had not responded to the plan in the thirteen years since it was first proposed by the Saudi king Abdullah. He also accused Netanyahu of damaging relations with the United States by attacking the Obama administration for blocking the Iran nuclear deal, weakening Israel's position in the region. Lapid said Israel's shared concerns with Gulf states over the Iran deal should have been used as an opportunity for regional cooperation.
The Gulf
India and West Asia
The United State of America
National
International: Asia
Each of the 11 Republican candidates who ran argued they offered the strongest alternative to what they saw as the weak policies of President Barack Obama.91. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Syrian refugee crisis and the "terrible human suffering" could cause Europe to "become more involved in the Syrian conflict". He was satisfied with the actions of the United States in carrying out the mission it had planned.
Central Command's Patrick Ryder said on Sept. 18 that Syrian Kurdish advances against ISIL have also lent support to Iraq's fight against the extremist group by disrupting ISIL's freedom of movement between the two countries. 94 Ferdinando, Lisa, “Dempsey: 'Terrible Human Suffering' in Syrian Conflict,” DoD News, September 14, 2015 at http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/617046/dempsey-terrible- human-suffering-in-syrian-conflict; and Babb, Carla, “Top US General: Refugee Crisis Likely to Galvanize Europe in Syrian Conflict,” VOA News, September 13, 2015 at http://www.voanews.com/content/refugee-crisis-likely-to- galvazine - europe-in-syria-conflict/2962180.html. 95 Cronk, Terri Moon, “Centcom Spokesman: Syrian Kurd Fighters Disrupt ISIL Movement,” DoD News, September 19, 2015 at http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/617879/centcom-spokesman- syrian-kurdish-fighters-disrupt-isil-movement.
96 “Airstrikes Continue Against ISIL Terrorists in Syria, Iraq”, DoD News, September 18, 2015 at http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/617812/airstrikes-continue-against-isil-terrorists - in- Syria-Iraq. 97 Cronk, Terri Moon, "DoD's Maritime Strategy Addresses Nation's Asia-Pacific Interests", DoD News, September 18, 2015 at http://www.defense.gov/News-Article-View/Article/617759/dods-maritime-strategie -addresses-nations-Asia-Pacific interests.
India-US Relations
I NTERNAL S ECURITY R EVIEWS
Jammu & Kashmir
The first international half-marathon in the Kashmir Valley on September 13 was marked by protests and clashes between youth and security forces. Bashir Ahmad Bhat, who was carrying his three-year-old son in his arms, died on the spot, while his son Burhan, who was shifted to SKIMS hospital in Srinagar, died on 19 September. 105 Masood, Bashaarat, “J&K: Protests Mar Kashmir Valley's First-Ever International Marathon Event,” The Indian Express, September 14, 2015 at http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/jks-first-international -half-marathon-turns-into-azadi- protest-pakistani-flag-waved/.
106 Ehsan, Mir, “Protests Erupt As 3 Youths Found Shot In The Head in J&K Orchard”, The Indian Express, September 15, 2015 at http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/protests-erupt- as-3-young- found-shot-in-the-head-in-jk-plantation/. 107 Ehsan Mir, “Three Killed Youths Whose Body Were Found in J&K Orchard Were Ours: Hizbul Mujahideen”, The Indian Express, September 16, 2015 at http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india- others/three-killed -youth-whose-bodies-were-found-in-jk-plantation-were-our-hizbul-mujahideen/. A female militant cadre of outlawed PREPAK was arrested by a combined team of women police of Imphal East district and Assam Rifles during a vehicle check on September 10, the release said.
Another cadre of PREPAK (VC), a self-styled Lt. Col. Chingsubam Lalit of Imphal West District, was arrested by the Assam Rifles on September 10 from Koirengei area of Imphal East District.109. About 3,500 Indian Army troops along with Assam Police, CAPF and IAF fired a.
Left-wing Extremism
I NTERNAL S ECURITY R EVIEWS
India and the UN
At a conference organized by the UN Committee on the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People on "Israeli Settlements as an Obstacle to Peace. Possible Ways Forward", Ankan Banerji, a Counselor at the Indian Embassy in Brussels said that India supported the realization of an independent Palestinian state as laid out in the Road Map of the Four and UN resolutions. "Award of Excellence" was given for the conservation of Vadakkunathan temple in Kerala. He also received an "Honorable Mention" for the restoration of the Shivaji-era Parvati Nandan Ganapati Temple in Pune.
India's UN Public Relations Representative, Asoke Mukerji, participated in a UN event related to South-South cooperation experiences of IBSA countries. At a consultation on achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) organized by the UN Office in India, along with Niti Aayog, Research and Information Systems for Developing Countries (RIS) and the Forum for Indian Development Cooperation (FIDC), members of Niti Aayog, expert analysts and scientists have expressed concern about India's ability to meet the SDGs given the lack of data on many parameters.121 UN India Connect, the popular name of the UN Information Center's current director, Kiran Mehra-Kerpelman, will begin engaging youth in Jammu and Kashmir with sporting events. It will involve various parts of civil society, including the media, in these events. 122.
118 “India Underlines Unwavering Support To Palestinian Cause,” Zee News, September 8, 2015, at http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/india-underlines-unwavering-support-to-palestinian-. 119 “India Wins UNESCO 'Award of Excellence' for Preservation of Vadakkunathan Temple,” India Today, September 9, 2015, at http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/india-wins-unesco-award/ 1/468088 .html.
