Untill now foreign investors were encouraged or asked to shift from China. Japan launched incentives for Japanese investors to shift from China. The USA-China tiff discouraged American and European investors to stay in China. Now, western assemblers have encouraged Chinese supply chain companies to shift to India. Apple of USA is planning to increase its production in India, and it […]

The Malaysian economy has proved its resilience yet again, achieving a growth rate of 3.3 per cent in the third quarter of 2023. Though this was a reasonable rate given the rather tepid global environment, it was only marginally larger than the 2.9 per cent that was marked for the second quarter of 2023. Malaysia’s focus extends beyond the pace […]

As polls closed following Pakistan’s parliamentary election on February 8, major media networks began election-night coverage with prominent TV anchors and pundits discussing voter turnout and the timeline for expected results. When it came time to offer his analysis, one of Pakistan’s most popular TV hosts, Hamid Mir, launched an unexpected tirade against the entire electoral process. He refused to […]

Afghanistan Content Report Please note that all items this issue are concerning ISIS-K Table of contents Main points (Pro-ISIS online chatter) ISIS Al-Naba Newsletter Edition 429, Published February 8, 2024 There were no ISIS-K news items in this week’s al-Naba. Pro-ISIS Online Chatter February 3: Pro-ISIS post on Telegram claiming that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam has stated that it is permissible to […]