Analysts are concerned that Pakistan might be equipping its JF-17 fighter jets with nuclear-armed cruise missiles While much attention is given to the nuclear tensions between the US and Russia, or the US and China, the ongoing conflict between nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan is equally alarming. There are now signs that Pakistan is equipping its JF-17 fighter jets with […]

Il est difficile de trouver une question qui rassemble autant la classe politique américaine, profondément divisée, que la nécessité de contenir l’influence croissante de la Chine, que ce soit par des restrictions commerciales, des droits de douane sur les véhicules électriques chinois ou l’interdiction de TikTok. Pourtant, si l’argument de la sécurité nationale en faveur de telles mesures protectionnistes est […]

The message from Chinese officials has become increasingly clear: the United States and China should first stabilize their political relationship before taking on nuclear issues. Introduction During the first virtual summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping in November 2021, the two leaders discussed nuclear issues and, according to U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, agreed […]

In its quest for “strategic autonomy” India has alienated both the US and China and is not powerful enough to resist either. In his first term as India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi signalled that his government will seek accommodation, cooperation and peace with all countries particularly Pakistan, China and the US.

Modi’s Russia visit has drawn criticism from the US and Ukraine, but analysts say the bad optics might soon be forgotten. When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets any male world leader, a bear hug is almost inevitable. Yet his embrace last week with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow has stirred firm public pushback from both Washington and Kyiv. […]

Arriving in Moscow on July 8, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi called Russia India’s “all-weather friend” and praised Vladimir Putin’s leadership in strengthening bilateral ties over the past two decades. The prime minister also said that for a long time, the world had witnessed a “power-driven global order.” “But what the world needs now is confluence, not power, and no […]

Although NATO is formally limited to the Euro-Atlantic region, the tentacles of this aggressive alliance also extend to the Middle East , Africa and the Pacific region. The anniversary NATO summit in the United States showed that cooperation with Washington’s satellites will take place not only through AUKUS and QUAD, but also through the headquarters in Brussels. The goal is […]

On July 13, 2024, Hizb-ut-Tahrir – the global Islamist organization that seeks to foment rebellion in the armed forces of Islamic nations in order to establish a Caliphate – published a statement, titled “The Liberation of Palestine Can Never Be Achieved by Playing the Democratic Game,” and written by Asma Siddiq, a member of the Central Media Office of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, […]

A six-member delegation led by Zabihullah Mujahid, the spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA, i.e., the Afghan Taliban), attended the third Doha meeting on Afghanistan in on June 30-July 1, 2024.[1] The text of his speech shows that the Taliban delegation leader’s attempt was to seek legitimacy for the Taliban regime, which has banished girls and women from […]

Authorities in northwestern Pakistan said Monday that a suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a military compound, followed by several armed insurgents storming it, resulting in the death of at least three soldiers and injuries to 12 others. The pre-dawn raid occurred in the garrison city of Bannu in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. Local police officials and […]