July 2008 In the press

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31 Jul 2008 - - New Straits Times - Clouds of doubt over SAARC summit Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, during several visits to Southeast Asia to participate in the Shan-gri-La Dialogue and Asean security-related gatherings, stressed that global terrorism had to be fought glob-ally and needed the support of all nations.
28 Jul 2008 - - Bloomberg - Iran Not Building Nuclear Bomb, Ahmadinejad Tells NBC Although Iran's tone has softened, “they haven't agreed to a slowdown in progress, not withstanding all the hints they would be doing so,'' Mark Fitzpatrick, a senior fellow for non- proliferation at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies policy group, said in a telephone interview.
28 Jul 2008 - - America.gov - United States Supports India's Civil Nuclear Pact A proposed U.S.-India civil nuclear accord could make ample energy resources a more likely possibility with final approval by early fall this year. The nuclear accord would bring India into the nuclear nonproliferation mainstream, help India meet its growing energy needs while protecting the environment, and deepen the strategic partnership between many nations and India, says Ambassador Gregory Schulte, the U.S. permanent representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
28 Jul 2008 - - In the News - Pakistan's tribal problem "States are sensitive to their sovereignty and expect to be treated with respect," he told an audience at the International Institute for Strategic Studies last week. "It is only through mutual respect that inter-state relations can be nourished." What is Mr Qureshi's problem? Put simply, the Taliban. Pakistan is refusing to allow foreign troops on to its soil to deal with the tribal areas which harbour the fighters. But frustration is growing among coalition forces in Afghanistan that they cannot defea
26 Jul 2008 - - Asian Age - India begins blitz for nuclear victory Delivering a speech on Friday at the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies, Mr Schulte argued for the "full endorsement" of the nuclear deal by the IAEA board. What gives hope for Washington and New Delhi is that all 170 other safeguards agreements were approved routinely and all were approved by consensus. The US expected China and Pakistan to take a positive view of the India safeguards pact and not force a vote when the IAEA board meets on August 1.
26 Jul 2008 - - Agence France Presse - Thai-Cambodia crisis underscores Asean’s weakness Tim Huxley from the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Singapore said the mild response showed Asean was “still underdeveloped as a security grouping.” “For many years Asean has talked about doing more in the security sphere,” he said. “If it’s going to maintain its relevance it’s going to have to try a bit harder.”

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