ERDOGAN'S VICTORY, SCO AT ASTANA, SYRIAN TURMOIL

Turkey-Receep Tayyip Erdogan ramps home

Receep Tayyip Erdogan has been elected Prime Minister of Turkey the third consecutive time with a thumping majority. But his dream wresting a two-third majority didn't materialise and as a result a change of consitution is not that easily possible. His Justice and Development Party (AKP) could wrest only 326 seats out of 550 and for re-writing the constitution 367 seats are needed. Though percentage-wise AKP fared better than the last time cornered almost 50 percent this time.
He lifted the economy to a better shape, rate of unemployment reduced which won him acclaim and got the mandate to rule Turkey the third time.

To fulfill his objectives he aims to win the co-operation of all political parties, media, scientists and other professionals to reach a national consensus on controversial matters. It is almost certain that he would reach out to foreign nations and would tirelessly try for a better relation with each of them. And his long cherished dream of joining European Community will gain momentum in the coming days.

10th SCO Summit at Astana

Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO's) summit commenced in Astana, Kazakhstan on 15th of this month. Apart from the six members, observers from India, Pakistan and Afghanistan as dialogue partner aspiring for observer status are also participating. The matter of extending memebrship to India, Pakistan and Afghanistan would be considered seriously as these three nations have been seeking membership since a long time.
And Moscow in a bid to rein in China one of the members, sincerely hope for providing a membership to India. It is reported that Afghanistan is certainly poised to occupy a prominent place among the member states in the wake of USA's plans of withdrawing its forces from Afghanistan. In case of such a possbility materialsing SCO wants to be cardinal player in Afghanistan. But there are talks of US forces not withdrawing from Afghanistan not in the immediate future and some experts are of the opinion that in the guise of countering terrorism American and NATO forces are likely to be entrenched in Afghanistan for a prolonged time.
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Another important topic sure to be discussed is the curse of terrorism as all members the world over are victims of this nightmare and earnest attempts are to be taken to eradicate this evil from the face of the earth.

SCO hs plans to be a bigger force than ASEAN and APEC and the necessary spadeworks could be expected in this summit.

Turmoil in Syria

Hundreds of civilians are falling prey to bullets in their fight against the autocratic rule of Bashar-Al-Asad. Neither Asad nor the protestors for democracy are willing to make a climb-down and hence the fight rages on. Media reports that even soldiers who are suspected of defecting to the protestors' side are caught and shot dead in Syria. Its former well-wisher France has turned tables on Asad and wants him to vacate at the earliest. The only nation which supports Syria at present is Iran. Asad, the man who justified the Jasmine revolution in the early days must not have thought that he too would have to face the heat in later days.