Trilateral Russian-Iranian-Indian cooperation could gently balance Turkiye’s rapidly expanding influence in Central Asia. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shared an ambitious regionalization vision in his de facto manifesto earlier this month titled “The Renaissance of Central Asia: Towards Sustainable Development and Prosperity”. He began by emphasizing the five countries’ roles in the Great Silk Road and participation in a slew of […]

The recent UN report on sanctions against the Taliban reveals a troubling reality: Afghanistan under Taliban rule has become a breeding ground for terrorism and instability. Released in early July, the report highlights the regime’s ongoing support for extremist groups and its failure to manage various insurgent factions. This situation calls for urgent action to strengthen international sanctions and hold […]

The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) a civil right association in Balochistan, part of Pakistan is actively involved in anti-state activism. Although the BYC claims to be a non-violent political entity, advocating for the rights and justice in Balochistan, this movement has been directly confronted by the Pakistani authorities as a proxy of separatists’ militant and criminal smuggler groups such as […]

Violence has been the preferred path to bring about political change in the 53 years of independent Bangladesh. In the wee hours of August 15, 1975, a bunch of junior army officers brutally killed the Bangladesh President and the country’s founder, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 36 others, including his family, living in his private residence at 32 Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The […]

Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces traded cross-border fire near a key northwestern crossing, killing a woman and two children on the Afghan side of the border, officials said Tuesday. There was no immediate word on casualties on the Pakistani side of the Torkham border which was shut, disrupting trade and movement of people between the two countries, local Pakistani official […]

Abstract: After a string of terrorist attacks in Russia, Iran, and Afghanistan involving Central Asian citizens, as well as foiled plots and arrests in the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, and Turkey, Central Asia is once again in the spotlight as a supposed center of terrorism. But this narrative of a constantly growing threat does not fit well with […]

This drone deal is admittedly surprising since few could have predicted that Russia either wouldn’t lend credence to reports of Pakistani arms sales to Ukraine or would still bolster its anti-terrorist ISR capabilities in spite of them if they were believed. Sputnik India cited unnamed media reports on Tuesday to tweet about Pakistan’s purchase of Russia’s Supercam S350 drones, which […]

Why Chinese Thinkers Underestimate the Costs of Complicity in Russia’s Aggression In the weeks following Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the Chinese government struck a tone of cautious support for Moscow. Spokespeople for the Chinese government repeatedly stressed that Russia had the right to conduct its affairs as it saw fit, alleged that the word “invasion” was a Western […]

Since the withdrawal of US and NATO forces from Afghanistan, there has been a 60 per cent increase in terrorism in Pakistan. Following this withdrawal, the ideological kins of the Afghan Taliban, who had fought alongside the United States, redirected their hostility towards Pakistan. Once allies in counter-terrorism efforts, the U.S. policy regarding security assistance to Pakistan now remains nebulous. […]

According to a report by the Russian TASS news agency, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, recently re-elected, made an official visit to Russia in July. This visit marked a departure from the tradition of newly elected leaders first visiting neighboring countries, indicating India’s focus on its relationship with Russia and its commitment to “strategic autonomy”. Raj Kumar Sharma, a senior […]