10-24-2003, 06:14 AM
Here is a BBC newsreport about US and Russian bases in Kyrgyzstan. Together with Kazakhstan, it has rich oil reserves. More important, a region ripe for proselytization activities. We cannot understand geopolitics without understanding this dimension of nexus between proselytizers and the military-industrial complex.
Remember what started the terror war? Operations of Usama Bin Laden (UBL) in the Fergana valley in Central Asia to establish a caliphate there. Baptists are active in the region converting muslims to christian faith. They have succeeded somewhat in Kyrgyzstan.
The next flash-point will be the Himalayan ranges which extend from Teheran in Iran to Hanoi in Vietnam. I will be happy to send the map of the ranges showing its strategic position (how do I post a map on the Forum? send me an email kalyan97@yahoo.com since I may not be seeing all the India-Forum website threads).
Work has already begun with air-drop joint exercises on the glaciers of Alaska and Leh (what else, between US-Bharat military forces) and most recently joint naval exercises off Cochin. Voice of America (VOA) is active with 90% of its resources dedicated to achieving a broken-up China (this is the target after the break-up of the Soviet Union). VOA has virtually wound up its Free Europe broadcasts. Imagine how safe Bharat will be if China breaks up into Mongolia, Xinxiang and Tibet.
The key position paper of India-Forum has to be on the Himalayan front.
Kalyanaraman
Vladimir Putin has opened Russia's first new foreign military base since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Speaking on the one-year anniversary of a Moscow theatre siege by Chechen separatists, the Russian president said the base would strengthen regional security.
"That tragic event still hurts in our hearts and shows that terrorism is not an empty threat," Mr Putin said.
"By creating an air shield here in Kyrgyzstan, we intend to strengthen security in the region, whose stability has became a tangible factor affecting the development of the international situation," he said.
The BBC's Moscow correspondent, Damian Grammaticus, says Russia has chosen a highly strategic location for its first new foreign military base, reversing a decade of closures in places like Cuba and Vietnam.
The snow-capped Tienshan mountains rise to the south; beyond them is China. Afghanistan and Pakistan are a short flight away.
Russia says it wants to preserve stability in the region against threats like that posed by extremist Islamic groups.
But many believe it also wants to counter the growing influence of the United States.
Less than five minutes flying time from the Russian base is Manas airfield, which American aircraft have been using to support operations in Afghanistan since shortly after the 11 September, 2001, attacks.
The Russian Defence Ministry has insisted that the US should only stay in the area until the situation in Afghanistan stabilises.
The Americans say they have had no direct talks with the Russians about their new base and will leave issues like air traffic control up to the Kyrgyz authorities.
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Remember what started the terror war? Operations of Usama Bin Laden (UBL) in the Fergana valley in Central Asia to establish a caliphate there. Baptists are active in the region converting muslims to christian faith. They have succeeded somewhat in Kyrgyzstan.
The next flash-point will be the Himalayan ranges which extend from Teheran in Iran to Hanoi in Vietnam. I will be happy to send the map of the ranges showing its strategic position (how do I post a map on the Forum? send me an email kalyan97@yahoo.com since I may not be seeing all the India-Forum website threads).
Work has already begun with air-drop joint exercises on the glaciers of Alaska and Leh (what else, between US-Bharat military forces) and most recently joint naval exercises off Cochin. Voice of America (VOA) is active with 90% of its resources dedicated to achieving a broken-up China (this is the target after the break-up of the Soviet Union). VOA has virtually wound up its Free Europe broadcasts. Imagine how safe Bharat will be if China breaks up into Mongolia, Xinxiang and Tibet.
The key position paper of India-Forum has to be on the Himalayan front.
Kalyanaraman
Vladimir Putin has opened Russia's first new foreign military base since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Speaking on the one-year anniversary of a Moscow theatre siege by Chechen separatists, the Russian president said the base would strengthen regional security.
"That tragic event still hurts in our hearts and shows that terrorism is not an empty threat," Mr Putin said.
"By creating an air shield here in Kyrgyzstan, we intend to strengthen security in the region, whose stability has became a tangible factor affecting the development of the international situation," he said.
The BBC's Moscow correspondent, Damian Grammaticus, says Russia has chosen a highly strategic location for its first new foreign military base, reversing a decade of closures in places like Cuba and Vietnam.
The snow-capped Tienshan mountains rise to the south; beyond them is China. Afghanistan and Pakistan are a short flight away.
Russia says it wants to preserve stability in the region against threats like that posed by extremist Islamic groups.
But many believe it also wants to counter the growing influence of the United States.
Less than five minutes flying time from the Russian base is Manas airfield, which American aircraft have been using to support operations in Afghanistan since shortly after the 11 September, 2001, attacks.
The Russian Defence Ministry has insisted that the US should only stay in the area until the situation in Afghanistan stabilises.
The Americans say they have had no direct talks with the Russians about their new base and will leave issues like air traffic control up to the Kyrgyz authorities.
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