New peace formula for Syria promotes role of Iran, but likely to fail

Source: Today's Zaman

Sacrificing Good Sense on the Altar of Identity - Turkish Armenians at a Glance

BY HUSREV TABAK | JUNE 19, 2012

The tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia rose once again early this month due to the deadly armed clashes along the border. The confrontation has intensified and the number of fatalities reached nine. Consequently, the possibility of further escalation of the crisis causes anxiety within the international community and among neighboring countries. However, our attention is confined to the way the conflict is perceived and reported on by transnational Armenian diaspora communities aside from the international dimension of the dispute. We particularly place emphasis on the reflections of conflict among the Turkish Armenians and in their discourse regarding identity.

Source: The Journal of Turkish Weekly

Debate: Agni Makes China Insecure-1

BY ANTONY OU | APRIL 19, 2012

Antony Ou (China Representative of CESRAN) speaks on Live Broadcast of The Times of India - The Newshour.

In a debate moderated by TIMES NOW's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami, panelists -- Antony Ou, China Representative, Centre for strategic research & Analysis (CESRAN); Maj Gen (retd) G D Bakshi, Former Research Fellow, IDSA; M K Bhadrakumar, Former Diplomat; Air Marshall (Retd) P S Ahluwalia, Former Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern And Western Region; Brig (retd ) V Mahalingam; and Capt (retd) Bana Singh, Param Vir Chakra Awardee -- discuss India's moment of triumph as the country successfully test-fired the nuclear-capable Agni-V Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile today (April 19). The surface-to-surface Agni-V was launched from a mobile platform from the Wheeler Island off the Odisha coast at 8:07 a.m. This has placed India at the threshold of an elite five-member club that possesses ICBMs. The missile is 17.5 metre-tall and two metre-wide and it weighs around 50 tonnes, including a 1.5 tonne dummy warhead.