Abstracts of reports, editorials and opinion articles published in the press (English and Urdu) from India and Pakistan including Hindu, Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Times of India, Pioneer, Tribune, Daily Excelsior, Greater Kashmir, Kashmir Times, Dawn, News, Nation, Daily Times, Statesman and The Frontier Post. UPDATED DAILY http://www.ipcs.org New Delhi: An analysis of new commercial satellite photos has identified a larger deployment of medium range nuclear missiles in Central China with the capability to attack Russia and north India incl China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=CHINA 17 May 2008 Beichuan County (Sichuan): Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday went to Beichuan County of Mianyang City to visit people affected by the southwest China earthquake, encouraging them to be confident i China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=CHINA 17 May 2008 Beichuan: A strong aftershock sparked landslides on Friday near the epicenter of this week's powerful earthquake, while some survivors were pulled from rubble after being buried for four days. The fir China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=CHINA 17 May 2008 New Delhi: Less than a month after China's new nuclear submarine base came to light, latest satellite images show that Beijing is upgrading and extending its nuclear missile deployment site that is ne China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=CHINA 17 May 2008 New Delhi: India and China will review their bilateral ties when external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee travels to Beijing in June. The visit is being described here as part of the ongoing bilater China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=CHINA 17 May 2008 Many analysts currently detect malaise in Japan about its alliance with the US. Some of this relates to North Korea's nuclear weapons and a concern that the US will not adequately represent Japan's in China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=JAPAN 17 May 2008 Washington: The U.S. House passed legislation Thursday (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) that makes it easier for South Korea to purchase U.S. military arms and requires presidential certification that Nor China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=JAPAN 17 May 2008 The government has constantly changed its stance on providing food aid to North Korea. It set a precondition that North Korea should require aid to get food but soon that precondition vanished. The go China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=JAPAN 17 May 2008 The chief negotiators from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan will hold talks in Washington on Sunday and Monday to discuss how to verify North Korea's declaration of nuclear programs and stockpiles. Thi China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=JAPAN 16 May 2008 Seoul faces an ever-diminishing prospect of having the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement ratified before the end of the 17th National Assembly. The United Democratic Party, the biggest opposition party China_east_asia_news.jsp?action=showView&keyWords=JAPAN 16 May 2008