Category: South East Asia

La guerre OTAN-BRICS

La question ne se pose-t-elle pas de manière térébrante ? En effet, nous avions depuis près de deux ans une guerre OTAN-Russie, un conflit total qui visait à mettre l’adversaire à genoux aux dires de certains. Mais dans les circonstances que nous connaissons, une alternative à la domination impériale anglo-saxonne a fait florès. Les BRICS, qui n’étaient qu’un assemblage hétéroclite, […]

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A Rail Line From China To Myanmar – Analysis

The MeetingOn 25-26 September 2023, China hosted the Global Sustainable Transport Forum in Beijing. Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng attended the opening ceremony and read a congratulatory letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping. The forum, reported by Chinese media, was an opportunity for China to stress that it is committed to ‘promoting global transport cooperation and providing the world with […]

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The TTP Menace: Pakistan’s Battle For Border Security – OpEd

The return of the Taliban to power in Afghanistan has sent shockwaves throughout the region, with its implications extending far beyond Afghanistan’s borders. Pakistan, in particular, is feeling the reverberations of this seismic geopolitical shift. As the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, gains strength and accelerates its attacks, Pakistan’s security landscape is becoming increasingly precarious. The […]

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Trust Building Pivotal To US–Pacific Islands Relations – Analysis

The United States is increasingly concerned about the geopolitical complications posed by China’s expanding presence in the Pacific in the past decade. But Washington must prioritise gaining the trust of the Pacific Island countries to ensure meaningful commitment to the region — without Beijing’s initiatives being the key motivation for cooperation. The Pacific Islands play a pivotal role in the […]

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Deciphering North Korea’s Nuclear Strategy: A Deceptive Pursuit – Analysis

In the midst of global discourse advocating the non-utilisation of nuclear weapons, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently called for a significant expansion in the production of nuclear armaments during a two-day parliamentary session in Pyongyang. In addition, he articulated a desire for his nation to assume a more prominent role within a coalition of countries challenging the United […]

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Ties with Afghanistan should not be hostage to IEA recognition: Kabulov

Russia’s special representative for Afghanistan Zamir Kabulov has said that relations with Afghanistan should not be held hostage or obstructed by the issue of recognizing the Islamic Emirate. In an interview Anadolu Agency, Kabulov said that the recognition is important for any country that wants to develop normal relations with other members of global society, and the very pulse of […]

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No compromise in taking action against illegal immigrants: Pakistan’s interior minister

Pakistan’s Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti Friday warned illegal immigrants in Pakistan to leave the country by the November 1 deportation deadline or the state would show “no compromise” in taking action against them. The interim government had earlier this month ordered all illegal immigrants, including 1.73 million Afghan nationals, to leave the country or face expulsion. “In the meetings about […]

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7 killed, 15 injured in Baghlan mosque suicide blast

At least seven people have been killed and 15 others wounded after a suicide blast went off at a mosque in northern Baghlan province on Friday, police said. The suicide attack at Imam Zaman mosque in provincial capital Pul-i-Khumri took place during the Friday prayers, the provincial police said in a statement. The statement added that security forces visited the […]

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Two Years After US Withdrawal, Afghan Refugees Are Still in Limbo

The pictures from Afghanistan in August 2021 are indelible: As the Taliban swept through the countryside and stormed Kabul, reclaiming the country from Western-funded elites, the U.S. presence in the country evaporated overnight, and thousands of Afghans tried in desperation to escape the country on the last few U.S. aircraft to leave. Approximately 76,000 escaped in the cargo holds of […]

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The Hasty Repatriation Of Afghan Refugees: Creating Havoc In Pakistan – OpEd

Afghans are the most unfortunate ones on the planet that they have in trouble in their homeland and with neighbours, soon after they emerged as a nation in 1747 due to their geography and geo-strategic importance well described by great poet Alama Iqbal, “the heart of Asia and Lord Curzon a British statesman, foreign secretary and viceroy in United India, […]

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