Archive for May, 2022

Believe Biden When He Says America Will Defend Taiwan

During a press conference in Tokyo on May 23, a reporter asked President Joseph Biden, “Are you willing to get involved militarily to defend Taiwan if it comes to that?” The president responded with a clear answer: “Yes . . . that’s the commitment we made.” This answer sent shockwaves across the Indo-Pacific. As expected, Beijing strongly denounced the statement, […]

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Time For Australia To Counter Beijing’s Cross-Border Coercion And De-Securitize ‘Chinese Influence’

The change of government in Canberra opens the possibility of a thaw in Australia’s diplomatic relations with China. Since 2017, the Australian government has adopted an array of tough China policies on issues ranging from 5G communications to COVID-19. In response, Beijing imposed a diplomatic freeze and since May 2020, informal economic sanctions on Australian exports including barley, coal, beef […]

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US commends Uzbekistan’s role in Afghanistan

Uzbekistan is playing a key role in support of the Afghan people, says the US special representative for Afghanistan. Thomas West tweeted: “Important humanitarian hub in Termez; Tashkent continues to provide Afghanistan with electricity.” Wrapping up his two-day trip to the Central Asian country, the diplomat noted the Uzbek leadership engaging the Taliban on terrorism, human rights and stability. His […]

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MoFA denies foreign terrorists’ presence in Afghanistan

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has spurned UNSC monitoring team’s report regarding the presence of foreign militants in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs vehemently denied the existence and operations of foreign terrorist groups in Afghanistan. Since their return to power last year, the Taliban had been able to stop the world and the region being harmed from […]

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Japan Eyes Developing Counterattack Capabilities – Analysis

Japan is planning to revise its National Security Strategy (NSS) by the end of 2022, which would also reconfigure the National Defence Program Guidelines (NDPG) and Mid-Term Defence Program. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) submitted policy recommendations stressing the need for counterattack capabilities against both enemy military bases and command and control systems, marking a potential new turn in […]

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Imran Khan’s Political Dilemma – OpEd

Ousted and power hungry former Prime Minister Imran Khan is creating unrest and chaos in the country from his politics. His false slogans and US conspiracy accusations are leading country towards darkness and civil war. Every elite politician always wants to stay in power and love to rule this poor nation. Despite knowing the fact that this is a country […]

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Sri Lanka: Parties Agree To Prune President’s Powers – Analysis

Next step will be abolition of the Executive Presidency itself The crisis in Sri Lanka has two dimensions, economic and political. The grave economic and political problems that are plaguing the country presently, had existed in some form or the other for long, but were continually neglected. The blame for the present economic crisis, marked by shortages of essentials brought […]

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor And India’s Responses

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has become a too-big-to-fail undertaking for both countries. Both Beijing and Islamabad are heavily invested in this flagship program. Its developmental and transformative impact on the South Asian economy is well recognized, while its strategic and geopolitical value for China is undeniable. Despite delays, the pipeline of projects under its banner is likely to be […]

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US special envoy wraps up ‘productive’ two-day visit to Uzbekistan

US Special Representative for Afghanistan said his two-day visit to Tashkent had been productive and that he appreciated Uzbekistan’s vision for the region. In a series of tweets late Saturday, West said the US partnership with Uzbekistan will continue and grow. “Had a productive two days in Tashkent,” he said. He also said he appreciates Uzbekistan’s “vision for the region: […]

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Qatar calls on West to engage with IEA to stem crisis in Afghanistan

Qatar has urged the West to step up its engagement with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), warning that failure to do so would risk Afghanistan falling into deeper chaos and a rise in extremism. Qatari foreign minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told the Financial Times that maintaining the status quo “where the West is boycotting Afghanistan, and just […]

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