http://www.strategicstudiesinstitute.army.mil/pubs/display.cfm?pubID=950
Explores the transformation of defense institutions in India from reliance on Russian supplies to a western base of supply, offers insights on the history of Indian defense relations, and suggests implications for U.S. foreign and defense policy. From the Strategic Studies Institute of the U.S. Army War College.
http://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/Afghanistan/Afghan_Opium_Trade_2009_web.pdf
Describes the consequences of the opium and heroin trafficked from Afghanistan annually on the health and security of countries along the Balkan and Eurasian trade routes to Russia, Europe, China, and India. From the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
http://www.usip.org/files/resources/tourism_developing_world_sr233.pdf
Examines the notion that tourism can help deliver peace and prosperity to developing countries by examining relationships among tourism, development, and conflict in three countries: Kenya, Nigeria, and India. From the United States Institute of Peace.
http://www.usip.org/files/kashmir_loc.pdf
Discusses methods being used to promote cross Line of Control trade activity and other border softening measures in Kashmir to ease tensions between India and Pakistan. From the United States Institute of Peace.
The latest annual review by the U.S. government of the global state of intellectual property rights protection and enforcement. Reviews the performance of 77 countries and designates 12 in the category of Priority Watch List, including China, Russia, Canada, India, Israel, Pakistan and Venezuela. From the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/1203881.pdf
Attempts to identify the key characteristics of 13 priority Muslim communities in England including those from Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Aims to determine where the Muslim population is located, its size and demographic characteristics, the level of social infrastructure for each group, and how the government can best engage with them. From the Communities and Local Government Department of the United Kingdom.
http://www.unescap.org/stat/data/syb2008/ESCAP-SYB2008.pdf
Includes data, charts, and a textual overview of more than 200 indicators of social and economic development for Asian countries. From the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific of the United Nations.
http://www.bls.gov/fls/chartbook2009/chartbook2009.pdf
Provides information on the labor market situation in selected countries, the European Union 15 and the emerging economies of Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Russia and South Africa. Includes GDP per capita, labor market indicators, competitiveness indicators for manufacturing, and employment outlook indicators. From the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/natz_fr_2008.pdf
Reports that a record number of persons, 1,046, 539, were naturalized as U.S. citizens in 2008. The leading countries of birth of the new citizens were Mexico, India and the Philippines. Offers seven statistical tables with details on country of birth, current state of residence, and other demographic details of the new citizens. From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/publications/lpr_fr_2008.pdf
Reports that a total of 1,107, 126 persons became legal permanent residents of the United States in 2008. The leading country of births of new permanent residents were Mexico (17%), China (7%), and India (6%). Includes 8 statistical tables with details on category of admission, country of birth, and current state of residence. From the Office of Immigration Statistics of the Department of Homeland Security.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/nuke/R40439.pdf
To promote an understanding of nuclear weapons, nuclear proliferation, and arms control matters, this report describes which agency in each of nine nuclear countries is responsible for research and development of nuclear weapons and whether these agencies are civilian or military. Covers China, France, India, Israel, North Korea, Pakistan, Russia, UK, US . Also traces the history of such agencies in the U.S. from 1942 to the present. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
