China has a pivotal decision to make soon. Will it continue to back the continentalist Putin? Or will Xi Jinping take advantage of Russia’s sudden weakness to reclaim China’s “lost territories,” thereby deescalating rising maritime tensions with the Anglo-American-led sea powers? It is often overlooked that during the Cold War China was the biggest prize for the West, tying up […]

Pakistan, a country with a rich cultural tapestry and a strategic geopolitical location, has been grappling with various security challenges. Among the most pressing of these challenges is the rise of Khawariji terrorists, a term used to describe extremist groups like the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP). Both TTP and ISKP share a common Khawariji […]

As Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts leaders for the 16th annual BRICS summit, he’s looking to signal to the West that Moscow is not isolated on the world stage. Putin will drive that message home in Kazan from October 22-24 as he positions the BRICS grouping of countries as a counterweight to the West in global politics and trade through […]

It might seem that within BRICS, Russia should be overshadowed by the giant economies of China and India, especially the former. Yet what is happening is almost the opposite, with Russia effectively taking over the leading role in the club. Russia’s war against Ukraine has not only shattered lives and upended international relations. It is also changing the character and […]

The deployment of North Korean troops to aid Russia marks an ominous new level of cooperation between Moscow and Pyongyang. The alliance could further escalate and globalize the conflict. What is North Korea’s military doing in the Russia-Ukraine war? North Korea has already been helping Russia sustain its firepower on the battlefield, providing it with millions of artillery shells, as […]

Beijing Might See Short-Term Gains—but Ignores the Risk of Long-Term Pain In late September, after months of missing post-pandemic growth targets, the Chinese government began rolling out a broad set of economic stimulus measures. So far, these have included stock market support, monetary policy easing, the recapitalization of large state-owned banks, and some limited fiscal stimulus. The total amount and […]

Presently, the bodies of two martyrs, along with 34 eyewitnesses, some of whom sustained injuries during the incident, have been repatriated by the committee The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) has repatriated the bodies of two deceased Afghans killed in the Kalgan Valley in Iran, deputy spokesman Hamdullah Fitrat said on Thursday. Fitrat stated that following reports of the shooting […]

Russia and Ukraine unleashed a series of intense drone and missile strikes against each other, while North Korea’s foreign minister arrived in Moscow on Wednesday. Choe Son Hui’s visit follows reports of North Korean troops deployed to support Russia, raising concerns within the West. Russia launched 62 drones and one missile across Ukraine on Wednesday, with Ukrainian forces intercepting 33 […]

L’objectif avoué du Pentagone serait de provoquer un conflit armé indo-pakistanais, un nouvel épisode local entre un Pakistan allié de la Chine et une Inde soutenue par les États-Unis, avec le facteur aggravant que les deux pays disposent de missiles balistiques nucléaires. Le cocktail explosif du Cachemire Le Cachemire serait le paradigme parfait pour mettre en œuvre l’idée de Brzezinski […]

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: Target Acquired On October 25, 2024, a 19-year-old under training Army lieutenant, Arif Ullah, who was on leave at his hometown, was gunned down by unidentified militants during prayers in a mosque in the Sarai Naurang area of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Two other persons also sustained injuries in the incident. According to a press […]