To: michael97123 who wrote (95 ) 5/14/2007 2:37:52 PM From: one_less Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 4152 Some meat... Russia India and China Led by China and Russia, the SCO, founded five years ago, also includes Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Other key countries in the region -- India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan -- currently have observer status and have also expressed interest in becoming full members. The United States however is not a member and, according to sources, is growing increasingly uneasy at the direction and purpose of the organization, which has been described by experts as the foundation of a new Eurasian counterweight to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).spacewar.com Russian envoy meets Tripura leaders, keen to invest in North East … He said Russia, India and China are countries that could no longer be ignored by the world, as they possessed the wherewithal to create a multi-polar entity, as opposed to the uni-polar system present at the moment. Trubnikov also confirmed meeting Tripura Chief Secretary Shasi Ranjan and other senior officials. He is scheduled to fly to Kolkata this evening.dailyindia.com A secret agreement between India and CHINA to slowly build a counter NATO of Asia Media Release Nov. 23, 2006 All discussion was in hush-hush. Russians are in secret agreement with India and CHINA. It is not clear if Russia will be part of it. The need comes from NATO’s Afghanistan operations. The Iraq invasion and also the dreadful past – Vietnam and Afghanistan. India and CHINA has in principle agreed to build a NATO of Asia that may include three formidable militaries – India, CHINA and Russia. Any future invasion of Asian soil will have to face formidable challenge. The talks included cooperation in military hardware and software build up. CHINA and India recognizes Military strength in number does not mean much. The warfare is electronic and remote controlled. It is more of a show of strength and capabilities than actual battle. Also in future the wars if any will be fought with command and control center deep in the tectonic plates miles below the earth’s surface and even from space and the moon and other planets. The cooperation and joint development will be in Research and development. The key lies in being able to develop next generation stealth, communication and seek-scan-neutralize capabilities. India and CHINA have agreed to move ahead with their military ties but the build up is likely to be a slow process. China, India sign military accord by Staff Writers Beijing (AFP) May 30, 2006 China and India signed an agreement Tuesday to expand defence ties, the Chinese foreign ministry said, in a deal that is expected to see the neighbors conduct more military training exercises.spacewar.com China turns to Russia for strategic partnership By Jian An, The Straits Times, 31 July 1999 CHINA'S foreign policy has undergone tremendous changes over the past decade. Instead of its past emphasis on an all-embracing, multilateral and great-nation foreign policy, China is embarking on periphery diplomacy aimed at gaining a foothold in the Asia Pacific. And it took a clear, and critical, step towards this objective by forming a strategic partnership with Russia to contend with US hegemony. hartford-hwp.com POLITICS-US: Hawks Looking for New and Bigger Enemies? Analysis by Jim Lobe WASHINGTON, May 5 (IPS) - As if rallying fading public support for keeping more than 100,000 U.S. troops in a disintegrating Iraq and preparing the ground for a possible military attack on Iran were not enough, some influential hawks are now promoting a more confrontational stance against Russia and China, as well.ipsnews.net IPS) NEW DELHI -- Opposition to the bombing of Yugoslavia may have revived chances for the formation of a Russia-China-India axis against the United States and its NATO allies. www.albionmonitor.com/9905a/copyright/antinatoaxis.html