Archive for April 23rd, 2025

South Asia Intelligence Review

Balochistan: Brutality fuels insurgency On April 17, 2025, the dead body of ‘forcibly disappeared’ Baloch youth, Sher Khan Nazar, a resident of Pasni, was recovered in the Turbat District of Balochistan. The victim had been forcibly disappeared from the Jusak area of Turbat on April 15. On April 16, 2025, the tortured body of a Baloch youth, Farooq Ahmed, who […]

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Who Is Saifullah Sajid Jutt? Hafiz Saeed Aide Identified As Mastermind Of Pahalgam Terror Attack

Saifullah Sajid Jutt, a Lashkar-e-Taiba commander based in Islamabad, is believed to have masterminded the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 28 people, including two foreign nationals. Saifullah Sajid Jutt, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, is believed to be the mastermind behind the deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, according to Times Now sources. At least 28 people were […]

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La guerre tarifaire de Trump : la Chine détient-elle la main gagnante ?

La Chine a considérablement renforcé son arsenal économique et stratégique pour faire face à la nouvelle guerre commerciale lancée par Donald Trump. Voici une analyse de la manière dont la Chine est préparée à la guerre commerciale lancée par Donald Trump, des outils dont elle dispose, et de la façon dont ses leviers juridiques, économiques et géopolitiques – sans oublier […]

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Terrorism Is Reloading In Afghanistan – OpEd

At the United Nations and other global forums, Pakistan has been sounding the alarm: a new era of terrorism is taking shape on its western frontier, powered not by ideology alone but by something far more lethal—abandoned American weapons, porous borders, and an international community unwilling to act. Groups like the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and the […]

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How the U.S.-China Trade War Could Derail the Energy Transition

The trade war is a fast-moving and chaotic story. At the time of publication, the United States has imposed tariffs of 145 percent on most Chinese imports, and China has responded by slapping 125 percent tariffs on U.S. goods. But Washington has carved out exemptions for some items, such as copper, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, laptops, and smartphones. A Chinese-made lithium-ion battery […]

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No Winners in Trump’s Anti-China Posture

During his first term in office, President Donald Trump’s anti-China policies seemed as aggressive and assertive as they are now. Paradoxically, though those centered around a totally different issue, they certainly had a negative impact on US, Trump himself and of course greater part of the world. Yes, this was Trump’s claim that the disease Covid-19 was a “Chinese virus.” […]

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Pakistan Expels Over 30,000 Afghans in 2 Weeks as Deportation Drive Accelerates

Tens of thousands of Afghan nationals have been deported through key border crossings in April as part of Pakistan’s renewed crackdown on undocumented migrants [Islamabad] Pakistan has stepped up its mass deportation of Afghan nationals, expelling tens of thousands through major border crossings in April, in a campaign that Pakistani authorities say is necessary for national security but that critics […]

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India targets traditional Russian arms customers with cheap loans, Reuters reports

India is developing a new strategy to boost its defense exports, offering long-term, low-cost loans through its state-owned Export-Import Bank to foreign buyers, including those traditionally reliant on Russian arms, Reuters reported on April 16, citing officials familiar with the plan. As global demand for military equipment rises, New Delhi aims to position itself as a low-cost, alternative supplier. The […]

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India: Insurgency Halted In Kerala – Analysis

An April 10, 2025, report indicated that no suspect movement of any LWE (Left-Wing Extremist) cadres was noticed during a combing operation in the forest areas in Wayanad (Kerala). A three-day joint combing operation, ‘Operation Safe Forest’ was organized by the Tamil Nadu Police in the tri-junction forest areas across Wayanad (Kerala), Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) and the Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu), with […]

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Exclusive—How China’s Military is Quietly Gaining Control of the Pacific

China has quietly extended its military reach far across the Pacific by building dozens of ports, airports, and communications projects at key points in a vast region that could shut out the United States and its allies in the event of war, a new report says. The projects appeared civilian in nature but were in reality “strategic nodes” stretching about […]

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