Tajikistan has accused armed groups operating from Afghanistan of carrying out two deadly cross-border attacks over the past week, leaving five people dead and five others injured in what officials describe as a dangerous escalation along Central Asia’s most volatile frontiers. The announcement came through the Tajik presidential press service on Monday, which said President Emomalu Rahmon convened an emergency […]

Abdul Rahman Munir, the Deputy Minister for Counter-Narcotics at the Ministry of Interior, said on Saturday at the meeting of the Central Asian Regional Information and Coordination Centre for Combating Drugs (CARICC) in Uzbekistan that the cultivation, trafficking, and sale of narcotics in Afghanistan have “almost dropped to zero.” Abdul Mateen Qani, spokesperson for the Ministry of Interior, said in […]

The December 2025 meeting between Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi in Delhi came at a moment when Russia continues to face Western economic pressure and India is navigating a shifting multipolar environment. The visit reaffirmed the long-standing depth of India–Russia relations, while also revealing the structural constraints that now shape the partnership. Public statements from both governments reiterated ongoing cooperation […]

Tajikistan said on Monday that five people were killed and five others wounded over the past week in two separate shooting incidents originating from inside Afghan territory, marking a further escalation in security concerns along the Central Asian nation’s southern frontier. In a statement, the presidential office said President Emomali Rahmon reviewed the situation with security officials and described the […]

Taliban and Pakistani border forces exchanged fire at the Spin Boldak crossing in Kandahar province on Friday night, both sides said, marking the latest flare-up along a frontier that has seen repeated clashes over the past two months. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the incident began when Pakistani forces opened fire, prompting what he called a “necessary response” from Taliban […]

Over the last decade, India has drawn ever closer to the United States, tentatively aligning itself with Washington as it continues to eschew formal alliances. This approach has paid off, securing U.S. investment, defense cooperation, and technological exchange, as well as the sense that the friendship between the world’s two largest democracies would only grow. Indian policymakers were mostly untroubled […]