Maldives recorded no terrorism-linked fatality in 2022, as in 2021. The abduction and killing of blogger Yameen Rasheed by a local affiliate of Al-Qaeda on April 23, 2017, was the last fatal incident of terrorism recorded in the country. There have, however, been at least nine terrorist attacks in the country since the Rasheed killing, including three in 2019, four […]

Pakistan’s diverse geography offering unique cultures and traditions is perhaps its biggest strength and weakness at the same time. The diversity of culture, language, arts, resources and socio-political history is strength while the failure to successfully integrate diverse communities is a weakness. Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest province by land mass but only accounts for about 5% of Pakistan’s population. The […]

One of the initial inflection points between New Delhi and the Western capitals since the start of the Ukraine Crisis was a wish for India to take a few steps back with regard to its relations with Moscow. While there were no calls for India to sever ties, New Delhi’s decision to take advantage and purchase cheap Russian oil available […]

With a projected 7 per cent growth for the ongoing year, the Indian economy is set to register the highest growth rate across all the majoreconomies of the world.Quite rightly, FM Nirmala Sitharaman in her 2023 Budget Speech described the Indian economy as a “bright star” given the gloomy global economic backdrop. This essay argues that the Indian growth story […]

China’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said this week that Beijing calls on the United States to immediately return Afghanistan’s central bank assets. Addressing a press conference on Friday, Wang said in response to a US judge ruling against families of September 11 victims being given $3.5 billion from Afghanistan’s frozen funds that the US must “reflect on its action […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) on Sunday rejected reports it asked Pakistan to give them funds to disarm and relocate Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fighters. The Express Tribune newspaper in Pakistan reported on Friday that IEA proposed a plan to control TTP and it envisaged disarming TTP fighters and moving them away from the Afghanistan-Pakistan border areas. The report stated […]

The Afghan Taliban told the Pakistani delegation that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – also known as the Pakistani Taliban – has no presence in Afghanistan. The Afghan Taliban also claimed that all members of the TTP leadership had relocated to Pakistan after the Taliban captured Kabul Kabul: Pakistan has warned of military action inside Afghanistan if the Afghan Taliban continues […]

Indian security forces shot dead two militants in Kashmir on Tuesday during a 12-hour battle in the disputed region in which a soldier was also killed, the chief of police said. The battle occurred in a village south of Srinagar after security forces launched a manhunt for the suspected killers of a Hindu security guard who was shot dead on […]

Indian security forces shot dead two militants in Kashmir on Tuesday during a 12-hour battle in the disputed region in which a soldier was also killed, the chief of police said. The battle occurred in a village south of Srinagar after security forces launched a manhunt for the suspected killers of a Hindu security guard who was shot dead on […]

The terrorist killed in the Awantipora encounter in the early hours of Tuesday has been identified as Hizbul Mujahideen, who had shot dead a Kashmiri Pandit bank guard two days ago. “The killed terrorist has been identified as Aqib Mustaq Bhat of Pulwama (A category). He initially worked for Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit, but later joined The Resistance Front (TRF), […]