World Politics Review

Leading Indicators: Off-the-Radar News Roundup


By Judah Grunstein | 10 Mar 2010

- Indian officials reported that India was close to finalizing a deal with Russia for the construction of two more reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, to go along with the two Russian-built reactors already due to be completed later this year. The deal could be among those signed during Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to India tomorrow. India also expressed interest in participating as a donor country to a Russian nuclear fuel bank project.

- Deteriorating relations between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have led to closed border crossings and increased violence along the two countries' border in the Fergana Valley. ...