The G20, a premier forum for international economic cooperation, has become increasingly politicized in recent years, as its agenda has expanded to include more contentious and complex issues, such as climate change, trade disputes, migration, and human rights. This trend has been driven by the rising salience, polarization, and mobilization of actors and issues in the global arena, as well […]

The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a militant group, primarily consisting of Pashtun militants from Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Its primary objective is to establish an Islamic state in Pakistan and enforce its version of Sharia law. The group has been responsible for numerous deadly attacks on civilians and security forces, including suicide bombings, assassinations, and […]

General Asim Munir, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), is on an official visit to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). During the course of the journey, the Chief of Army Staff paid a visit to the headquarters of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and had an in-depth conversation with the PLA Commander. Later on, the Chief of the Army […]

The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is a militant group that has been active in Pakistan for several years. The group has been responsible for numerous acts of terrorism and violence, including attacks on civilians, military personnel, and government installations. TTP poses a significant threat to Pakistan due to its ability to carry out violent attacks and destabilize the country. The group […]

Key Points More than a year and a half on from its seizure of power, it is clear the Taliban regime rejects the idea of a pluralist political order and seems determined to impose the same restrictive social policies as were implemented in 1996-2001. As actions intended to isolate and punish the Taliban, the international community’s sanctions have been a […]

Militants in northwest Pakistan set off a bomb while targeting a temporary military camp with rockets and guns, in an incident that killed at least three troops, security officials said on Friday, but there was no immediate claim of responsibility, Reuters reported. The violence comes after Pakistan declared a new offensive against militants following a resurgence of attacks in recent […]

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CST) said that its 37th meeting of the Working Group on Afghanistan was held on Thursday. The event was attended by delegations from the organization’s member states, the CSTO Deputy Secretary General S. I. Ordabaev, Charge d’Affaires of Afghanistan in the Russian Federation, representatives of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central […]

The U.S. Secretary of State met on Thursday with the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in Washington ahead of the Doha meeting on Afghanistan. At the meeting, Antony Blinken said that they will closely discuss the situation in Afghanistan with the UN and will continue to express their deep concern over the ban on women’s work and education. “We’re also working […]

Foreseeable crises It was around ten years back, when more and more experts started sharing and discussing the argument that we are heading towards a global crisis of international cooperation, of dialogue, of collective action and responsibility, of confidence and trust; a global crisis of multilateralism. Sadly enough, this analysis and assessment has been confirmed by now. There is almost […]

Bangladesh Army Chief General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left for India on Wednesday (April 26) on a three-day official visit at the invitation of Indian Army Chief. During the visit, he will attend the passing out parade of commissioned officers at the Officers Training Academy in Chennai, India as the chief guest and take the parade salute. During the visit, he […]