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[RED DEMOCRATICA] CFR.org Daily Brief, July 20, 2009

July 20, 2009

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

-Secretary Clinton visits India
-Mumbai attacker pleads guilty
-Khatami calls for referendum on the recent election results
-Honduras talks stall

Top of the Agenda: Secretary Clinton in India

In the first visit to India by a top Obama administration official, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stressed a “comprehensive strategic approach” (NYT) in U.S.-India relations that covered issues as wide-ranging as education, food security, and climate change. In a major address at Delhi University on Monday, she talked about an “exciting new approach” to relations between the countries that went beyond traditional diplomacy to greater exchanges among business people, students, and activists.

Clinton is also expected to sign an agreement (AP) later today that would allow U.S. companies to sell nuclear reactors to India. She may also sign an end-use monitoring agreement (Times of India) for U.S. arms sales to India, which would entitle the United States to ensure India uses arms it purchases from the United States for their intended purposes, and that India does not allow others to obtain the technology.

But her visit also highlighted lingering disagreements between the two governments especially on the issue of climate change and U.S. push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the developing world. India’s environment and forests minister, Jairam Ramesh, argued that India is not in a position to “take legally binding emissions targets." (WashPost) Clinton responded, saying in a news conference on Sunday that the United States is not interested in undermining India’s economic growth (NYT).

Background:
This CFR Backgrounder looks at the U.S.-India nuclear deal.

Analysis:
In an Expert Brief, CFR’s Evan Feigenbaum says Clinton should focus on strengthening bilateral trade, energy, and nonproliferation ties while in India.

A Foreign Affairs article says the Obama administration has been largely neglecting its relationship with India.

SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: Mumbai Attacker Pleads Guilty

The final surviving gunman from the Mumbai terrorist attacks that killed more than 160 people last November changed his plea to guilty (PTI) on Monday after having pled not guilty on all charges in May.

Afghanistan: A civilian helicopter crash (Quqnoos) at the Kandahar NATO base killed 16 people on Sunday. NATO officials say insurgents were not responsible for the crash (VOA).

PACIFIC RIM: Police Killed Uighurs During Riots

China said on Sunday that police shot 12 Uighurs to death (Telegraph) during the recent riots in Urumqi, the capital city of Xinjiang province. The announcement by a Chinese official marked the first time the government acknowledged that police fired on the crowd.

Indonesia: The Wall Street Journal says last week’s terrorist attacks in Jakarta raised fears that terrorists’ tactics are increasingly targeting Western executives, and that their tactics are becoming more sophisticated.

AFRICA: New Bank Chief in South Africa

South African President Jacob Zuma replaced the country’s Central Bank chief (Mail & Guardian) on Sunday, appointing Absa Bank chair and former African National Congress activist Gill Marcus to take Tito Mboweni’s position.

Mauritania: Mauritanian military leader Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz won the country’s presidential elections (al-Jazeera) on Sunday amid opposition claims of electoral fraud. Abdel Aziz, who took power in Mauritania in a coup in August 2008, has pledged to “fight terrorism in all its forms.”

AMERICAS: Honduras Talks Stall

Negotiations surrounding the Honduran political crisis broke down (BBC) on Sunday when the country’s interim leader, Robert Micheletti, rejected a proposal from Costa Rican President Oscar Arias that ousted president Manuel Zelaya be reinstated as part of a unity government. The talks will resume Wednesday (Reuters), according to a Costa Rican government official.

Nicaragua: Nicaragua President Daniel Ortega called for an extension of presidential term limits (Reuters) on Sunday, and accused U.S. intelligence agencies of being involved in the coup (Bloomberg) in Honduras.

EUROPE: Human Rights Group Suspends Work in Chechnya

Russian human rights group Memorial suspended its work in Chechnya (Deutsche Welle) after the murder of leading activist Natalya Estemirova last week. A Memorial official said its work in Chechnya was “fatally dangerous,” and that it could not risk the lives of other workers.

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