Archive for December, 2024

Pakistan’s Long-Range Missile Program Raises Legitimate Questions About Its Intentions

It doesn’t need this technology to ensure its national security interests vis-à-vis India so Pakistan either plans to sell these missiles to others, one day threaten the US, or it’s gambling that it could negotiate an end to this program in exchange for much more conventional military aid from America. Pakistan denounced the US’ sanctions on its ballistic missile program […]

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Iran, Pakistan Call For Unified Islamic Currency

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif emphasized the importance of enhancing economic cooperation among Islamic nations, including the creation of a unified currency, during a meeting on the sidelines of the D-8 summit in Egypt. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday, described relations between Iran and Pakistan as “friendly […]

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Taliban Infighting Adds To Afghanistan’s Woes – Analysis

The Taliban’s de facto minister of refugees and repatriation, Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, was killed along with five others in a bomb explosion in Kabul last week. This marked the first time since the Taliban retook Afghanistan in 2021 that a senior member of the group had been assassinated. Haqqani’s assassination is significant not only because of his role in the […]

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India’s Global South Policy: Solidarity And Collaboration Perspectives – Analysis

India’s policy regarding the Global South exemplifies its developing position as a leader in international diplomacy. In recent decades, India has progressively established itself as a proponent of developing countries, particularly of Africa, Southeast Asia, and Latin America. India’s Global South Policy is conceptualized on a vision of solidarity, mutual cooperation, and the promotion of the interests of low- and […]

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China Map Shows Nuclear Missile Silo Locations

What’s New The United States Defense Department on Wednesday revealed the locations of hundreds of China’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) silos, as shown in a new Newsweek map. The ICBMs are all capable of reaching the U.S. mainland in the event of a nuclear conflict. Newsweek has reached out to the Chinese Defense Ministry for comment by email. Why It […]

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Afghanistan: AFF’s Footprint – Analysis

On December 10, 2024, Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) targeted an intelligence checkpoint of the Taliban, killing four Taliban fighters and injuring two others, at Mustofiat Square in Herat city of Herat Province. On December 10, 2024, AFF targeted a convoy of Taliban intelligence vehicles, killing three Taliban fighters and injuring one fighter in Pul-e-Guzargah area in the 7th Police District […]

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The Sino-Indian Border Deal And Eurasia’s Emerging Strategic Landscape – Analysis

The border accord between Beijing and New Delhi facilitates the advent of a multipolar Eurasia more robust against U.S. unilateralism and protectionism The Sino-Indian border patrol agreement concluded in October brings an end to a four-year military standoff between Beijing and New Delhi. While only China and India are directly involved in the pact, the implications of it go beyond […]

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Assad’s Enemies Are Not Our Friends

The fall of Bashar Al Assad’s brutal regime is a moment for celebration. He is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands of civilians and the immiseration of millions more. Like his late Baathist co-partisan, Sadaam Hussein, Assad used the state to torture, kill, and maim innocent civilians for decades. He will now join Edward Snowden in exile in […]

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Institutionalised Repression On Pakistan Occupied Jammu & Kashmir – OpEd

Named ‘Azad’ [liberated] Jammu & Kashmir by Islamabad, this area of J&K under Pakistan’s illegal occupation [PoJK] since 1947 unfortunately doesn’t quite live up to its name as its people are anything but free. To begin with, Para 7 [3] of PoJK constitution criminalises freedom of expression by mandating that “No person or political party in Azad Jammu and Kashmir […]

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La Chine a toutes les raisons de craindre une Syrie dirigée par les rebelles

Le chef rebelle victorieux al-Joulani a combattu bras dessus bras dessous avec les militants du Parti islamique du Turkestan, les mêmes Ouïghours devenus «cause humanitaire nationale» en France jusque dans le 38e congrès du PCF où une motion de soutien a été votée en leur faveur alors que Vincent Boulet présidait la séance d’un tel vote. Oui ! mais oui […]

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