Chinese dilemma in Afghanistan The Statesman 05 Oct 2021 Last week, Pakistan’s ambassador to Kabul, Mansoor Khan, discussed expanding the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) into Afghanistan with the interim Afghan government. He stated post discussions, ‘I think there has been deep interest in terms of developing economic connectivity of Afghanistan with Pakistan through CPEC and with other neighbouring countries […]
Why new international alignment will only complement QUAD power in Indo-Pacific First Post 03 Oct 2021 The Indo-Pacific is the next region of global competition. President Biden justified his withdrawal from Afghanistan by stating that US concentration shifts to the Indo-Pacific. The latest US strategy has no mention of Afghanistan and Pakistan, implying that the US centre of gravity […]
Women in NDA The Excelsior 28 Sept 2021 On 18th August, the supreme court issued an interim order stating that women should be permitted to appear for the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam for obtaining permanent commission into the defence forces. On 08 Sept, Additional Solicitor General, Aishwarya Bhatti, stated to the court, ‘A decision has been taken at […]
The two contrasting faces of the subcontinent The Statesman 28 Sep 2021 The UN General Assembly (UNGA) session every year is an important event for the subcontinent. Leaders from both, India and Pakistan, address the assembly, whether they be Prime Ministers or Foreign Ministers. The UNGA session also includes multiple engagements for foreign ministers including multiple global forums, bilateral […]
हर साल संयुक्त राष्ट्र महासभा का सितंबर का सत्र वैश्विक राजनीति का केंद्र बिंदु बन जाता है। सत्र के अंतराल में विभिन्न वैश्विक मंच मिलकर प्रस्ताव पारित करते हैं, जिनमें से ज्यादातर अर्थहीन होते हैं। राष्ट्रीय नेतागण संबोधन के अधिकार के तहत नकली और काल्पनिक झड़पों को आधार बनाकर अपने पड़ोसी देशों पर आरोप लगाते हैं और महासभा के मंच […]
US-Pak relationship moves downhill The Excelsior 22 Sep 2021 In a recent interview on CNN, Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, when asked on reasons for the trust deficit between the West and Pakistan, stated, ‘It is complete ignorance (of the US).’ He added that ‘Americans did not understand what the Haqqani network was (Imran claimed it to be a […]
QUAD and BRICS (China frets as QUAD reinforces its relevance and importance in the region) India News Network 21 Sept 2021 Zhao Lijian, the Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson stated post the announcement of the next QUAD leaders’ summit in Washington on 24th Sept, ‘China believes that any regional cooperation framework should go with the trend of the times and […]
AUKUS will complement and not side-line QUAD The Statesman 21 Sep 2021 The creation of an Australia-UK-US (AUKUS) trilateral was announced by President Biden in a virtual joint televised event with PM’s Boris Johnson and Scott Morrison, last week. The statement mentioned that AUKUS will ‘involve a new architecture of meetings and engagements between the three countries, as well […]
Geelani’s death and Pakistan The Excelsior 15 Sep 2021 The announcement of Masrat Alam Bhat as the new head of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in place of Syed Ali Shah Geelani was possibly based on Pakistan’s directions to nominate a hardliner, seeking merger of Kashmir with it. Bhat has been in Tihar Jail since 2015. For Pak, […]
Pakistan forced to sustain an isolated Afghanistan The Statesman 14 Sep 2021 In the joint press conference with the Dutch Foreign Minister, Sigrid Kaag, early this month, Pakistan’s foreign minister, SM Qureshi, cautioned the world against abandoning Kabul. He emphasised that the world needed to be conscious of humanitarian requirements of Afghanistan and prevent an economic collapse. In a […]