The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) said in a statement on Tuesday that the diplomats sent by the Islamic Emirate to Tehran have officially started their work at the Consulate General of Afghanistan in Istanbul. “The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are trying to act transparently in the field of providing necessary consular […]

The Iranian consulate in Herat province says over 400,000 visas have been issued to Afghan citizens in the last year, out of which 200,000 were for Herat residents. “Over the past eleven months, we have issued 200,000 visas at Herat representative office alone, and the same amount has been issued in our other four agencies; we have issued approximately 400,000 […]

What is clear is that, intentionally or not, China has shown America’s need to get serious about the threat posed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its expansionist global aims. As the latest provocation by the CCP plays out, it gets more disturbing. The media, and even US President Joe Biden, describe the CCP as a “competitor” and downplay […]

What’s new? The Taliban have ordered the most sweeping rollbacks of women’s rights since retaking power in 2021, part of a series of escalating moves to enforce the group’s heterodox conservatism. Girls and women are losing access to education, employment and public spaces as well as other basic freedoms. Why did it happen? The Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, appears to insist upon […]

Throughout nine years of conflict in Ukraine, Russia has leaned heavily on disinformation as part of the war effort. Russian-backed/aligned disinformation campaigns and narratives have primarily sought to undermine support for Ukraine and amplify anti-US and anti-NATO sentiments on a global scale. With Chinese support for Russia showing increased strength of late – rather than abating – it seems likely […]

« L’impérialisme stade suprême du capitalisme ». Je ne suis pas loin d’envisager que c’est la Chine qui récoltera l’essentiel de la gloire de la victoire de la Russie ! Le fait nouveau de la situation c’est l’implication de la Chine. Elle vient coup sur coup de prendre plusieurs initiatives historiques. Cette semaine, la Chine a fait ce qui pourrait […]

The Pentagon plans to quadruple the number of American troops in Taiwan and Taipei is to send a combined arms battalion to the United States, both for training purposes in the face of a growing threat from China, according to media reports. The United States will deploy between 100 and 200 troops to Taiwan to bolster a training program for […]

Giving the United States greater access to Philippine military bases would allow the superpower to respond more swiftly to flashpoints in the region, as potential conflicts brew in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea, analysts say. The U.S. and Philippine defense secretaries announced recently that the allies had struck a deal for granting American forces access to four more […]

During the week ended on February 24, 2023, Pakistan Stock Exchange remained volatile due to news flows regarding the IMF deal and approval of Financial Supplementary Bill for raising additional taxes of PKR170 billion Unease amongst the participants increased as T-Bills cut-offs in the latest auction by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) went up to 19.95%, contributing to the fears […]

At a press conference on 28 May 2020, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang told reporters that China was considering joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). Following Li’s comments, Wendy Cutler, former US chief negotiator of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, argued that China’s interest should be taken seriously because the economic reforms that China would be required to undertake […]