The United States is increasingly concerned about the geopolitical complications posed by China’s expanding presence in the Pacific in the past decade. But Washington must prioritise gaining the trust of the Pacific Island countries to ensure meaningful commitment to the region — without Beijing’s initiatives being the key motivation for cooperation. The Pacific Islands play a pivotal role in the […]

In the midst of global discourse advocating the non-utilisation of nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently called for a significant expansion in the production of nuclear armaments during a two-day parliamentary session in Pyongyang. In addition, he articulated a desire for his nation to assume a more prominent role within a coalition of countries challenging the United […]

Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said that relations with Afghanistan should not be held hostage or obstructed by the issue of recognizing the Islamic Emirate. In an interview Anadolu Agency, Kabulov said that the recognition is important for any country that wants to develop normal relations with other members of global society, and the very pulse of […]

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti Friday warned illegal immigrants in Pakistan to leave the country by the November 1 deportation deadline or the state would show “no compromise” in taking action against them. The interim government had earlier this month ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country or face expulsion. “In the meetings about […]

At least seven people have been killed and 15 others wounded after a suicide blast went off at a mosque in northern Baghlan province on Friday, police said. The suicide attack at Imam Zaman mosque in provincial capital Pul-i-Khumri took place during the Friday prayers, the provincial police said in a statement. The statement added that security forces visited the […]

The pictures from Afghanistan in August 2021 are indelible: As the Taliban swept through the countryside and stormed Kabul, reclaiming the country from Western-funded elites, the U.S. presence in the country evaporated overnight, and thousands of Afghans tried in desperation to escape the country on the last few U.S. aircraft to leave. Approximately 76,000 escaped in the cargo holds of […]

Afghans are the most unfortunate ones on the planet that they have in trouble in their homeland and with neighbours, soon after they emerged as a nation in 1747 due to their geography and geo-strategic importance well described by great poet Alama Iqbal, “the heart of Asia and Lord Curzon a British statesman, foreign secretary and viceroy in United India, […]

Azerbaijan’s late September military operation to retake the ethnic Armenian enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, the self-styled “Republic of Artsakh,” caused most of the residents to flee to Armenia and the government of breakaway region to announce it will dissolve by 1 January 2024. The likely end of conflict between Azerbaijan and Armenia may unlock opportunities for more trade in the region. […]

Instead of remaining neutral, he let slip that he considers the issue to be one of “alleged transnational repression”, thus resulting in one of the world’s most powerful diplomats lending credence to claims that the deceased was an activist and not a terrorist. Everything is therefore moving towards more open and partisan US involvement in the Indian-Canadian dispute, the implications […]

This is not the first time that Sri Lanka has criticised Canada. Its objections have revolved around the Canadian government’s policy on the Sri Lankan civil war. How has this been linked to the stand-off with India? Amid the ongoing stand-off between the governments of India and Canada, over the killing of pro-Khalistan separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, two top […]