Trump 2.0 is in full swing and it is already causing major anxieties for the global economy. Australia must navigate US–China tensions with careful consideration of its economic realities. Ongoing negotiations for exemptions from US President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs on imported metals do not shield Australia from reinvigorated US protectionism, especially as most of Trump’s ire has been targeted […]

For nearly a century, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Taiwan have largely avoided direct military confrontations across the Taiwan Strait. However, there have been four notable exceptions: the Taiwan Strait crises of 1954–55, 1958, 1995–96, and most recently, 2022–23. In the first three instances, the status quo was primarily restored following the crisis. However, recent events suggest worrying […]

“The Islamic Emirate has control over the entire geography of the country, and there is no unauthorized activity here, nor is it allowed,” said Fitrat. The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said Wednesday that the recent remarks to the United Nations Security Council by Pakistan’s envoy to the UN on Afghanistan not being able to control Daesh was “baseless” and […]

Mizoram: Arms Nexus On February 28, 2025, three persons were arrested on the Sakawrtuichhun Quarry Road in Aizawl District and 623 kilograms of explosives were recovered from their possession. On February 28, 2025, one person was arrested in possession of a weapon and ammunition, from the Saiha area in Siaha District. On February 27, 2025, Security Forces (SFs) launched an […]

TTP was responsible for the largest increase in deaths, which rose by 90 per cent to 558 deaths, as per the Global Terrorism Index 2025. Pakistan is facing a growing threat of home-grown militancy, with the country recording the second-largest increase in terrorism deaths globally in 2024. The steep rise – 45 per cent increase – was largedly attributed to […]

The Islamic Emirate’s spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says Afghanistan is confronting a propaganda war, stating that intelligence circles from several major and powerful countries are spending heavily through various channels to distort the positive efforts of the Islamic Emirate and portray the situation as hopeless for the people. Mujahid made these remarks in an interview with Ariana News. “Afghanistan is facing […]

Past and present policies indicate the president could be militarily hawkish or purely transactional, depending on the moment Only one month in, the foreign policy moves of the Trump Administration in Europe, the Middle East, and North America indicate that radical, tumultuous change, marked most notably by major reversals in long-standing U.S. stances, could be the norm over at least […]

Afghanistan’s hard-line Islamist Taliban rulers say they no longer consider the Doha agreement — a peace deal with the United States that paved the way for the withdrawal of Western forces from the country — to be valid. Speaking on February 28, the fifth anniversary of the agreement, chief Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the accord was limited to a […]

Trump first claimed that Bagram was under China’s control during his election campaign but he has since repeated the claim since taking office. The Islamic Emirate has dismissed US President Donald Trump’s claim that Bagram Air Base is being run by the Chinese. Speaking to Afghanistan’s RTA media outlet, Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid dismissed Trump’s remarks […]

At least nine people were killed, and 25 injured in a suicide attack by a military group that drove two explosive-laden cars into a Pakistani army compound on Tuesday, AFP reported quoting police. “So far at least six civilians have been killed in both attacks, including three children,” the official said. The twin suicide bombings targeted the military facility in […]