Numerous political statements by the world leaders on the urgency of reaching an ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen … notwithstanding, the actual discussions at the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) continue to be shrouded … by daunting North-South divide, dimming the hope of sealing a deal in December 2009. The negotiating climate has been …

, energy security, new technologies, global governance and security. It is concluded with an agenda for the East Asia Summit. …

European countries employ different strategies on gas supply security depending on the time scale : while their short …-term strategies focus on economic efficiency, long-term strategies also place more emphasis on ensuring energy security. With regard … economic efficiency but also ensuring supply security with regard to medium- to long-term procurement. The EU, Britain, Germany …

linkage between security and economy, Indias first treaty of Trade and Commerce with Nepal was signed on the same day as the …