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 […]
Pakistan would face the burden of a failing Afghanistan India News Network 13 Sept 2021 Pakistan’s hand in the formation of the 33-member new Taliban led government in Kabul was evident with its announcement being made within days of the visit of the Pak DG ISI and selection of officials who would control the state. The new dispensation side […]
बृहस्पतिवार (9 सितंबर) को यानी 9/11 के हमले की बीसवीं बरसी से दो दिन पहले ब्रिक्स देशों का आभासी माध्यम से शिखर सम्मेलन संपन्न हुआ, जिसमें अफगानिस्तान के ताजा हालात पर चर्चा हुई। संयुक्त घोषणा पत्र में कहा गया कि, ‘हम आतंकवाद से लड़ने की प्राथमिकता को रेखांकित करते हैं, जिसमें आतंकी संगठनों द्वारा अफगान क्षेत्र को आतंकी पनाहगाह के […]
Onus is on Taliban to decide how world reacts to regime The Statesman 07 Sep 2021 Resolution number 2593, passed by the UNSC just prior to India handing over its presidency, read, ‘(UNSC) demands that Afghan territory not be used to threaten or attack any country or to shelter, train terrorists or plan or finance terrorist acts.’ The resolution […]
Terrorist groups in Afghanistan tied to Taliban The Excelsior 06 Sep 2021 The attack on Kabul airport was claimed by the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISIS-K), which was founded by former members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), after they fled from Northwest Pakistan. They officially claim they are enemies of the Taliban and the US, Taliban because its […]
Taliban takeover and Kashmir The Excelsior 01 Sep 2021 In a discussion on Pak TV, last week, Neelam Irshad Sheikh, spokesperson of Imran Khan’s PTI, stated, ‘The Taliban are saying that they are with us, and they will help us in Kashmir.’ She stuck to her words, despite being warned by the anchor to be careful of her comments. […]