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Looks at the stance taken by Maninderjit Singh Bitta, leader of the All India Anti-Terrorist Front on the impending war between India and Pakistan.

The article reports that many presidents of American colleges are traveling to India to learn about the country's higher education system and try to create partnerships. Like American corporations that began coming to India more than a decade ago to tap the brain power of its millions of inexpensive, well-educated engineers, software writers, and medical technicians, American higher-education institutions are flocking to the country to recruit Indian students, set up academic and research ventures, and raise money.

States that India and Bangladesh signed a 30 year old agreement which allows them to share water from the Ganges River. Importance of water to rice paddies and paper mills in Bangladesh; Previous dispute over water between both countries; Effective date of agreement.

Focuses on the environmental and political effects of nuclear weapons testing in South Asia. Lingering hostilities between Pakistan and India that have prompted the tests; Aesthetic beauty of Kashmir, India; The 50 year-old territorial dispute; Warnings of Ahmed Shah Geelani, an Islamic political leader in Srinagar, India; Comparison of the military strengths of both nations. INSET: Kashmir's troubled history.

The article discusses the condition of the partnership between the U.S. and India as of 2012. It states that the pursuit by the U.S. of a closer relation with India has shown a rarity in the nation's foreign policy. It says that the success of Indian and U.S. policy over the last 12 years lay in the creation of a transformed foundation for relations between the largest democracies in the world.

The article offers the author's insights regarding the engagement of India in the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), the pan-regional grouping launched in Venezuela in December 2011. He notes that the visit of Alfredo Moreno, Foreign Minister of Chile and president pro tempore of CELAC, in India can help the country to consolidate its engagement with the group. He adds that the Ministry of Commerce is planning to expand tariff agreements with Chile.

The article discusses India's international relations with Iran that is deeply rooted in the aspect of national interests and international trade obligations. India's relations with Iran has affected its future economic growth and has complicated its response to pressures from the U.S. India and Israel. However, India is currently faced with a task to remain neutral or to impose sanctions on alleged bombings and to add pressure for Tehran to abandon its uranium-enrichment program.

The article reports on the perspectives of experts on the strategic partnership between India and the U.S.