Imran Khan, Pakistan’s former prime minister, has been on the warpath in the streets of Pakistan against the military-led establishment ever since he was voted out by parliament last year. Once seen as the military’s darling and reportedly assisted by the military and its intelligence agencies in the elections that brought him to power in 2018, he has now turned […]

America Is Not In March, at the end of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin stood at the door of the Kremlin to bid his friend farewell. Xi told his Russian counterpart, “Right now, there are changes—the likes of which we haven’t seen for 100 years—and we are the ones driving these changes together.” Putin, […]

Abandoning Afghanistan by the international community would lead to unimaginable consequences, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has warned. Speaking in an event at the Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad, Zardari called on the international community to maintain a pragmatic approach and constructive engagement with Afghanistan and provide support to avert any potential humanitarian disaster in the country. “The international […]

Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani has called on ministry officials to ensure all work processes are transparent. Haqqani made the remarks at a ceremony to introduce the newly appointed deputy interior minister for support. He said that the rules should be strictly observed and transparency should be ensured in all departments. “There are rules in place here. The rules mean that […]

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has “strongly rejected” claims made by the Special Inspector General of Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) that threats by foreign and domestic groups have increased in the country. The IEA’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said SIGAR, which was established to monitor spending by US agencies, was now spreading “propaganda”. “We strongly reject SIGAR’s propaganda, the Islamic Emirate […]

On June 13, China’s central bank released the somewhat belated monetary and financial data for May. As predicted by researchers at ANBOUND, the data for May showed a slowdown in both monetary indicators and social financing. This reflects that after achieving better-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter, the phase of demand rebound, which was suppressed by the pandemic, has […]

India, with its large population, is an appealing market for many foreign companies. From a global perspective, India possesses several advantages. Firstly, its population of 1.4 billion provides a considerable demographic dividend, offering a substantial labor force and a potential consumer market. In recent years, numerous foreign investments and companies, including those from China, have intended to harness its vast […]

On June 9, 2023, the Police arrested the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Pamedu Local Organising Squad (LOS) ‘commander’, Gotta Bujji alias Kamala alias Laxmi (29), at the Taliperu Dam in the Cherla Mandal (administrative sub division) of Bhadradri Kothagudem District. Bujji, a native of Cherpalli village under Bhupalapatnam Police Station of the Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh, came to the […]

Three months ago, I Wayan Koster, the governor of Hindu-majority Bali, made his mark on the international stage by banning an Israeli squad from participating in this year’s FIFA Under-20 World Cup. Operating at the intersection of domestic Indonesian politics, his country’s foreign relations and the fuzzy lines allegedly separating sports and politics, Mr. Koster is weighing a repeat performance […]

Terrorist terms attacks on army installations by political party equivalent to TTP stance against state institutions Another commander of banned outfit Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) killed amid militants’ infighting. Sarbakaf Mohmand was in banned Jamaat ul Ahrar. He died in mysterious circumstances. Earlier, Jamaat ul Ahrar joined TTP. The internal differences have been intensified among militants’ factions and groups. The anti-state […]