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First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

KURDISH CLOUDS OVER DARKENING WEST ASIA HORIZON

“Those who control the present control the past”* In 1969 when I was posted to Ankara , the word Kurd was almost a taboo in Turkey .Kurds were called mountain Turks .But the truth was brought home to me very vividly a few months after my arrival when ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 14 2013]

Entities: Abdullah Ocalan, Turkey, Kongra-Gel

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

International Monetary Fund

China to break free of the U.S. dollar.

word is already starting to leak out in Chinese newspapers that government officials intend to make the renminbi "fully convertible" by 2015.What does that mean?In a nutshell…China's currency could be freely traded or exchanged for other currencies worldwide…It ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 14 2013]

Entities: US Dollar, China, International Monetary Fund, People's Bank of China

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

2013 Pakistan Elections and Balochistan: An Overview

CrisisBalochistan|May 7, 2013|2013 Pakistan Elections and Balochistan: An OverviewBy Jawwad BalochIn a nutshell, it seems unlikely that the elections will be conducted fairly in Balochistan due to the army's presence and the outcome could be no less than ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 08 2013]

Entities: Baloch, Pakistan, Elections

First reported May 08 2013 - Updated May 08 2013 - 1 reports

Beware the Syrian sucker punch

Those seeing the human tragedy unfolding in Syria with a heart full of hell, ready to jump in, stop the bloodshed, and deliver Bashar Al-Assad a knock-out punch might do well to recall a telling anecdote from journalist Dexter Filkins from his days ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 08 2013]

Entities: Dexter Filkins, Syria, United States

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 06 2013 - 1 reports

BEIJING UNDERLINES PLA’S ROLE IN WESTERN CHINA

B.RAMAN According to the Xinhua news agency, the Xinjiang authorities have arrested 11 more suspected terrorists in connection with the investigation of a violent incident on April 23,2013, in a town in Kashgar'sBachu county, 1200 kms south-west ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]

Entities: Uighurs, Terrorist Group, Beijing, China

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 2 reports

Jamia Millia Islamia

Has status quo been altered by the Chinese side?

T C http://www.deccanherald.com/content/330325/has-status-quo-been-altered.html A Rangachari, May 5, 2013, DHNS: India-China relationsAre we heading back to a round of 'forward' policy on the India-China border? Is the Depsang incursion an attempt by ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]

Entities: India, China, Jamia Millia Islamia, Military/Armed Forces

First reported May 05 2013 - Updated May 05 2013 - 1 reports

No First Use Nuclear Doctrine with “Chinese Characteristics”

Dr. Adityanjee http://www.vifindia.org/article/2013/may/02/no-first-use-nuclear-doctrine-with-chinese-characteristics IntroductionLike a chameleon, the dragon, very predictably is changing its colors with regards to its often stated nuclear doctrine ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]

Entities: Nuclear, China, Nuclear Weapon, India, Yao (Japan)

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 3 reports

No First Use Nuclear Doctrine with “Chinese Characteristics”

Entities: Nuclear, China, Nuclear Weapon, India, Yao (Japan)

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

CHINA: TIME FOR A CHANGE OF STRATEGY

B.RAMAN It is more than two weeks now since a platoon of the PLA of China moved about 19 kms into Indian-claimed territory in Eastern Ladakh which, according to India, is on its side of the Line of Actual Control (LOAC) and set up a temporary camp ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 04 2013]

Entities: China, India, Construction, Chennai

First reported May 04 2013 - Updated May 04 2013 - 1 reports

Russia and China Vie for Rare Earths Dominance

May 1, 2013 By Daniel McGroarty http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2013/05/01/russia_and_china_vie_for_rare_earths_dominance_105120.html One step down from the real wars -- on terror, in Syria and the daily death without end in Afghanistan and ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 04 2013]

Entities: Rare Earth, ICT Group Inc, Mackay (United States), Russia, Stans Energy Corp

First reported May 02 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 1 reports

CHINESE MANOEUVRES AGAINST INDIA’S POSSIBLE USE OF THE GILGIT-BALTISTAN CARD

B.RAMAN In an article of December 20,2010, titled "Sino-India border row: China's bid to boost Pak 'presence' in J&K" carried by Rediff.com at http://www.rediff.com/news/column/chinas-bid-to-boost-pak-presence-in-jk/20101220.htm , I had stated as ... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 02 2013]

Entities: India, China, Karakoram, Pakistan, Tibet Autonomous Region

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

XINJIANG-TIBET: CONTINUING WEAKNESSES IN CHINA’S PERIPHERAL SECURITY

B.RAMAN Ten Uighurs, three Hans and two Mongols working for the Ministry of Public Security in Xinjiang and six Uighur separatists were killed on the morning of April 23,2013, in an incident in the Selibya Township in the Bachu county, in the Kashgar ... [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Uighurs, China, Security

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...And Tesco – the "Walmart of Europe – is going to pay its Chinese suppliers directly in renminbi instead of pounds, euros, or U S dollars. However, to keep the ball rolling, China needs more gold – MUCH MORE GOLD! This Chinese Secret Beats Them All A top director of the PBoC said it himself:"

China to break free of the U.S. dollar. [Published IntelliBriefs - May 14 2013]

"While the policies made by local authorities are mainly to improve the economy, they are still inadequate in fully and timely responding to the political demands of ethnic groups. Social conflicts have been accumulating rather than being resolved. "

BEIJING UNDERLINES PLA’S ROLE IN WESTERN CHINA [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]

...of the Chinese CommunistChinese Communist party put it to the Communist Party Politburo on January 28, 2013, that China will not give up its "legitimate rights and will never sacrifice our national core interests." In the instant case, it has firmly denied transgressing the LAC and asserted that it is on its own side of the LAC...

Has status quo been altered by the Chinese side? [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]

...and Australian junior miners, struggling to bring new strategic metals into production? As Jamestown Foundation fellow Igor Rotar observes: "... the prevalence of incidents of politically and criminally motivated rallies against foreign businesses significantly harms the Central Asian republic's investment climate." That's certainly true for Western investors, with their quaint expectations of transparency and responsible governance...

Russia and China Vie for Rare Earths Dominance [Published IntelliBriefs - May 04 2013]

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KURDISH CLOUDS OVER DARKENING WEST ASIA HORIZON [Published IntelliBriefs - May 14 2013]
China to break free of the U.S. dollar. [Published IntelliBriefs - May 14 2013]
2013 Pakistan Elections and Balochistan: An Ove... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 08 2013]
Beware the Syrian sucker punch [Published IntelliBriefs - May 08 2013]
BEIJING UNDERLINES PLA’S ROLE IN WESTERN CHINA [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]
No First Use Nuclear Doctrine with “Chinese Cha... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]
Has status quo been altered by the Chinese side? [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]
India-China Relations and the Changing Nature o... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013]
No First Use Nuclear Doctrine with “Chinese Cha... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 04 2013]
Is India’s Nuclear Deterrent Credible? [Published IntelliBriefs - May 04 2013]
Russia and China Vie for Rare Earths Dominance [Published IntelliBriefs - May 04 2013]
India's sea-based nuclear deterrent soon: Shyam... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 04 2013]
CHINA: TIME FOR A CHANGE OF STRATEGY [Published IntelliBriefs - May 04 2013]
CHINESE MANOEUVRES AGAINST INDIA’S POSSIBLE USE... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 02 2013]
XINJIANG-TIBET: CONTINUING WEAKNESSES IN CHINA’... [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 26 2013]
Ballot or the bullet? [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 21 2013]
Mossad wants you [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 20 2013]
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBING: QUESTIONS SANS ANSWERS [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 20 2013]
The Afghan puzzle [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 18 2013]
US seeks to divide Pakistan through drones, Afg... [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 18 2013]
BOSTON MARATHON EXPLOSIONS [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 18 2013]
CAN 1996 REPEAT ITSELF IN AFGHANISTAN? [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 13 2013]
Rogue state Pak not serving purpose for which i... [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 13 2013]
Financial Refuge From Mutually Assured Destruction [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 13 2013]
Golg Jumps off a cliff [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 13 2013]
Polls in Pak just a sideshow of the ruling mili... [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 11 2013]
Indian Gold Reserves. Forgotten History! New Op... [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 09 2013]
Indian Gunpowder – the Force Behind Empires [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 08 2013]
Pakistani Terror Group Recruits 'Best and Brigh... [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 06 2013]
North Korea threat sparks Trident cheerleading ... [Published IntelliBriefs - Apr 06 2013]

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KURDISH CLOUDS OVER DARKENING WEST ASIA HORIZON [Published IntelliBriefs - May 14 2013] “Those who control the present control the past”* In 1969 when I was posted to Ankara , the word Kurd was almost a taboo in Turkey .Kurds were called mountain Turks .But the truth was brought home to me very vividly a few months after my arrival when ...
China to break free of the U.S. dollar. [Published IntelliBriefs - May 14 2013] word is already starting to leak out in Chinese newspapers that government officials intend to make the renminbi "fully convertible" by 2015.What does that mean?In a nutshell…China's currency could be freely traded or exchanged for other currencies worldwide…It ...
2013 Pakistan Elections and Balochistan: An Ove... [Published IntelliBriefs - May 08 2013] CrisisBalochistan\|May 7, 2013\|2013 Pakistan Elections and Balochistan: An OverviewBy Jawwad BalochIn a nutshell, it seems unlikely that the elections will be conducted fairly in Balochistan due to the army's presence and the outcome could be no less than ...
Beware the Syrian sucker punch [Published IntelliBriefs - May 08 2013] Those seeing the human tragedy unfolding in Syria with a heart full of hell, ready to jump in, stop the bloodshed, and deliver Bashar Al-Assad a knock-out punch might do well to recall a telling anecdote from journalist Dexter Filkins from his days ...
BEIJING UNDERLINES PLA’S ROLE IN WESTERN CHINA [Published IntelliBriefs - May 05 2013] B.RAMAN According to the Xinhua news agency, the Xinjiang authorities have arrested 11 more suspected terrorists in connection with the investigation of a violent incident on April 23,2013, in a town in Kashgar'sBachu county, 1200 kms south-west ...