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Dear Readers,
Welcome to the September-October edition of the magazine. As usual, we have an array of articles touching on global diplomacy and bilateral relations. The outcome of the G20 summit in Pittsburgh was reassuring so far as it talked sense and agreed to play by certain rules that the club members will enforce among themselves. By accepting the mandate for peer review and taking a flexible stand on allowing greater representation to developing countries or emerging economies like China and India, G20 proved its sincerity in not allowing further economic disasters.
New Delhi’s initiative of convening a ministerial meet of 36 trade ministers to reengage the Doha Round of talks showed India’s impatience with the decline in global trade. India’s own FTA with ASEAN is under fire from several domestic quarters. We have an interesting article from an eminent diplomat who captures the dynamics of the ASEAN trade treaty and sees its scope in a new light as to how it can integrate India to a pan Asian unified economy that may emerge in the long term.
The elections in Germany, Japan and Afghanistan have thrown up interesting verdicts. We have individual reports on all of them, extrapolating the dynamics that actually swung the verdict in these countries and the main issues involved. Among SAARC countries, India’s relation with Nepal and Bangladesh has been touched upon in their appropriate contexts.
The report on the Climate Change summit in New York highlights the need to arrive at a deal in Copenhagen Climate Conference, which is due in December this year. India has already announced that it will be a deal maker and never a spoiler at the upcoming conference.
Our country focus on Argentina is timely as the high profile visit of its President to India is on at the time of sending this to press. The multifarious attractions of Argentina as an investment destination and tourism centre in the Latin America are being conveyed through our articles.
The new NATO chief in his first public speech made a passionate plea for NATO-Russia cooperation. It is a must read. The economic crisis has brought disparate nations together to work on common solutions. There is nothing strange about NATO chief’s call and it is very timely. Mutual cooperation and dialogue despite differences can work in defence related areas also. This will ward off unnecessary tensions and bring stability to many fragile regions where the precious money spent on arms could go to development.
The piece on Jaisalmer tourism will certainly enthral our readers on the attractions of desert tourism in India. So, happy reading… |
