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• South Asia Intelligence Review
  September 16, 2024
  Manipur: New dimensions of violence On September 8, 2024, a woman, identified as Nemjakhol Lhungdim (46), was killed when two groups of militants exchanged fire at Thangbuh village near Laimaton in Kangpokpi District.
• Human Rights, Counter-Terrorism, And Violent Extremism, And The Uyghur Minority In Xinjiang
  September 16, 2024
  Abstract: The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) ‘anti-radical’ policies have resulted in the trampling of the rights of the Uyghur people. There are suggestions for what the world should do, such as holding the
• The Great Gwadar ‘Sell-Out’ – OpEd
  September 16, 2024
  Hollow Promises Beijing and Islamabad proudly refer to modernisation of Gwadar port in Balochistan as the “crown jewel” of the ambitious $ 62 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor [CPEC] project that would bring
• Is The Dissolution Of Jemaah Islamiyah A Victory Or A Strategic Deception? – Analysis
  September 16, 2024
  On 30 June 2024 Abu Rusydan, a former leader of Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) and veteran of the Afghan conflict, announced the official dissolution of the militant group. Contemplating this development, one question looms
• In Dari-Language Sermon, Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan Chief Gulbuddin Hekmatyar Questions New Taliban Law Requiring Women Cover Their Faces In Public
  September 16, 2024
  On August 29, 2024, the Afghan outlet Daily Shahadat published[1] a sermon of Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, leader of Hizb-e-Islami Afghanistan and former mujahideen commander, in Dari, questioning a law[2] passed in August by
• Identity Of Sikhs Recognized In Battle Of Saragarhi: Lesson For Misidentification In UK Post-9/11 – Analysis
  September 15, 2024
  Saragarhi is a small village in the Kohat border district, on the Samana Range in the North-West Frontier Province of British India, which is now part of Pakistan. The Battle of Saragarhi, which took place on September
• Understanding Taliban’s Diplomacy And Its Implications For The Region – Analysis
  September 15, 2024
  On 21 August 2024, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s (IEA) envoy to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally presented his credentials to Abu Dhabi. Badruddin Haqqani was appointed as the Taliban’s envoy to the
• US Imposes Sanctions On Chinese Suppliers To Pakistan’s Ballistic Missile Program
  September 15, 2024
  The U.S. State Department on September 12 imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies it said have been involved in supplying Pakistan’s ballistic missile program. The Beijing Research
• US, China, EU, And The Geopolitics Of The Energy Transition – Analysis
  September 15, 2024
  The US and the EU have both recently announced punitive tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean energy equipment imports from China. Canada is set to follow suit. The West is clearly determined to challenge
• What Does the Emerging China-Africa Minerals Consensus Mean for U.S. Initiatives?
  September 15, 2024
  The recently concluded Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) provided a revealing glimpse into the current state of the Africa-China relationship. On the one hand, the official imagery and language of the summit