Global Islamism Monitor: No. 31
A step forward for religious for religious pluralism in Cairo;
In Afghanistan, a tactical peace...;
...and militant gains;
Technical innovation against terror 
A step forward for religious for religious pluralism in Cairo;
In Afghanistan, a tactical peace...;
...and militant gains;
Technical innovation against terror 
Taiwan invites Dalai Lama, prompting threats from China;
China and Russia hold military drills in SCS
Russian anti-corruption officials behaving badly;
The Kremlin blocks further international aid to Ukraine
More PLA generals targeted in anti-corruption campaign;
Xi welcomes Putin for G20 summit
In the words of U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter, two “handshakes” now define the increasingly intimate Indo-U.S. defense partnership. The “strategic handshake” was examined in detail in my last article for The Diplomat. We will now turn our attention to the “technological handshake,” shorthand for the growth in arms sales, technical cooperation, and defense co-production and co-development.