Category: South East Asia

La Chine et la guerre contre l’Iran : les calculs de Pékin vont au-delà des simples gains et pertes

Alors que la guerre américano-israélienne contre l’Iran entre dans son sixième mois, l’attention se tourne vers la Chine et sa position dans ce conflit. Cependant, les calculs de Pékin ne se limitent pas à déterminer qui gagne et qui perd, mais portent davantage sur les répercussions de la guerre sur l’énergie, le commerce, la stabilité et l’équilibre des pouvoirs au […]

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TTP: The Thorn In Pakistan’s Throat – Analysis

Key Takeaways:TTP-linked violence in Pakistan has intensified in 2026, with at least 128 incidents and 559 fatalities recorded by late August (higher than the corresponding period in 2025); Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remains the main theatre, but attacks and arrests now also occur in Balochistan, Punjab, and Sindh, showing expanded reach.Despite successive large-scale military operations and a partial National Action Plan, TTP […]

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Insurgency And The Security Of China’s Mining Investments In Pakistan – Analysis

Key Takeaways:Ongoing Baloch insurgency and high levels of militant violence in Balochistan continue to threaten Chinese mining investments, particularly the long-running Saindak Copper-Gold Project operated by China Metallurgical Group Corporation.Insecurity primarily disrupts logistics and supply routes rather than the mine itself, raising risks of operational interruptions, higher costs, and potential production threats despite increased Pakistani security deployments.The situation highlights broader […]

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Au-delà de la nouvelle guerre froide : la montée des corridors de pouvoir concurrents

L’ordre mondial émergent n’évolue pas vers une nouvelle guerre froide de deux blocs rigides, mais vers une concurrence fluide entre des réseaux stratégiques rivaux, les puissances moyennes façonnant de plus en plus l’équilibre des pouvoirs en refusant de s’aligner en permanence avec l’un ou l’autre camp.La nouvelle géographie du pouvoir mondial Beaucoup supposent que la nouvelle guerre froide pourrait commencer […]

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Jammu & Kashmir After Article 370: What Does the Data Say?

Six years after the abrogation of Article 370, official statistics tell a story more complicated than either its critics or its defenders admit. This article draws on data and analysis originally published in The Hindu’s data journalism report, “Did reducing Jammu and Kashmir to a UT and abrogating its special status make a difference?” by Sambavi Parthasarathy, Pon Vasanth B.A., […]

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Where the Earth Remembers Its Children – Violence, Memory, and Resistance in Contemporary Balochistan

This article examines the intensifying political violence, enforced disappearances, and structural repression in Balochistan through a literary-political lens. Drawing on Baloch oral tradition, collective memory, and recent patterns of militarisation, it argues that the crisis in Balochistan has entered a new phase marked by expanded coercion, gendered violence, propaganda campaigns, and economic paralysis. The essay situates these developments within a […]

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Sergio Gor’s Pro-India Remark On Kashmir Had An Economic And Geo-Strategic Rationale – Analysis

Key Takeaways:U.S. Ambassador to India and Special Envoy Sergio Gor said in Kashmir that “Kashmir is an important part of India,” departing from the traditional U.S. description of the territory as disputed between India and Pakistan and prompting a formal protest from Islamabad.The visit and remarks appear driven largely by commercial interest—tourism, horticulture, and investment—as Kashmir’s tourist economy recovers from […]

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How NRF commander Hasib Panjshiri was killed

Informed sources have provided Amu with new details about how Hasib Panjshiri, a National Resistance Front commander, was killed. According to the sources, Panjshiri was traveling with seven other NRF members in two Toyota Hilux vehicles from Panjshir toward Andarab in Baghlan province. Four people were traveling in each vehicle, and the group was heading to Andarab for a planned […]

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The Quiet Betrayal of the World: Five Years of Taliban Rule and the Price of Pragmatism

On the fifth anniversary of the Taliban’s return to power, Afghanistan has become a “graveyard of human rights.” The guns have largely fallen silent, but a humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding—and the Western community, driven by geopolitical expediency, is complicit. Five years ago, on August 15, 2021, the world watched in horror as Taliban fighters entered Kabul unopposed. Those images are […]

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Satellites espions chinois : la Chine lance des yeux hyperspectraux en orbite

Le 5 août 2026, 10h38 heure de Pékin. Une fusée s’élève de la mer au large du Shandong. À son bord, deux satellites. Personne n’en parle. Ils s’appellent Oriental Smart Eye 01 et 02. Officiellement, ils servent à surveiller les cultures, l’environnement, les catastrophes naturelles. Officieusement, ce sont des yeux espions capables de voir à travers le camouflage, de détecter […]

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