April 27 – May 3, 5 (1), 2015 Editor: Saroj Bishoyi Contributors Gulbin Sultana Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives Gunjan Singh China Arshi Aggarwal Southeast Asia and Oceania Rajorshi Roy Russia and Central Asia Zaki Zaidi Iran, Iraq, Syria and the Gulf Saroj Bishoyi United States of America Amit Kumar Defence Reviews Rajbala Rana Internal Security Reviews Follow IDSA Facebook Twitter 1, Development Enclave, Rao Tula Ram Marg, New Delhi-110010 Telephone: 91-26717983; Fax: 91-11-26154191 Website: www.idsa.in; Email:
[email protected] The Week in Review April 27 - May 3, 5 (1), 2015 CONTENTS In This Issue Page I. COUNTRY REVIEWS 2-33 A. South Asia 2-7 B. East Asia 7-8 C. Southeast Asia and Oceania 8-15 D. Russia 15-19 E. Iran, Iraq, Syria and the Gulf 19-23 F. United States of America 23-33 II. DEFENCE REVIEW 33-35 III. INTERNAL SECURITY REVIEW 35-38 1 The Week in Review April 27 - May 3, 5 (1), 2015 I. COUNTRY REVIEWS A. South Asia Bangladesh (April 27-May 3, 2015) Bangladesh provides humanitarian assistance to Nepal; US officials visit Dhaka to attend the 4th Bangladesh-US Partnership Dialogue; Bangladesh-India signs draft agreement on coastal shipping; Reported irregularities in city corporation polls in Dhaka and Chittagong- BNP back candidates boycott polls midway; AL wins maximum seat. Dhaka has sent humanitarian assistance, including six Army medical teams, medicine and other relief materials to Kathmandu to help the people of Nepal in the wake of the devastation caused by a massive earthquake on April 25.