Category: South East Asia

India: Sustained Dominance In Telangana – Analysis

On February 27, 2024, Naini Komaraiah alias Komaranna (62), a cadre of the Ashok Dal faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy-Ashok Dal), was arrested in the Yellandu Mandal (administrative division) of Bhadradri Kothagudem District. On February 25, 2024, Chhattisgarh Police arrested four suspected cadres of the CPI-Maoist and seized some weapons in Julurupadu Mandal in the […]

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Pakistan: Tribal Elders Soft Targets – Analysis

On March 2, 2024, two Tribal elders of the Bugti tribe, identified as Dost Mahammad Notani and Bahar Khan Notani, sustained injuries when they were targeted in a bomb attack in the Dera Bugti District of Balochistan. Both the elders were close aides of Chief Minister of Balochistan, Sarfaraz Bugti, who was newly sworn in on March 2. On February […]

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The Indo-Pak Military Rivalry Is Expanding Into The South Caucasus

To be frank, what’s happening is that Russia is being squeezed out of the South Caucasus as a result of the West’s plot to place Armenia under its “sphere of influence”, and it was this regional strategic recalibration that opened the doors for the Indo-Pak military rivalry to expand to the South Caucasus. Business Insider cited unconfirmed Azeri and Pakistani […]

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India And Israel’s Counterterror Experiences And The Idea Of ‘Defeating’ Terror Groups – Analysis

Israel’s war in Gaza against Hamas, now in its fourth month of operations, continues to be anchored by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s advertised aim of ending Hamas both as a militant and political entity. Netanyahu has further vowed to “stand against the entire free world if necessary,” to defeat the group. The terror attack against Israel on 7 October continues […]

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IEA’s PM says world trying to discredit the Islamic system

The Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, said in an inter-departmental coordination meeting that the world does not see the current oppression of the Palestinian people and instead seeks to discredit the Islamic system under the name of human rights. Akhund added that at this critical time, the protection of Islam and religion […]

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Daesh has been suppressed in Afghanistan: deputy PM

The Deputy Prime Minister for Political Affairs Mawlavi Abdul Kabir has said in a meeting with several ethnic elders of Nangarhar’s Nazian district that Daesh has been destroyed in Afghanistan. Kabir added that the people of Shinwar, like other residents, were victims of the sedition group of Daesh, but the Islamic Emirate was able to save them from this group. […]

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Shehbaz Sharif wins Pakistan’s top job for second time

Shehbaz Sharif, returning as Pakistan’s prime minister for a second time on Sunday when his brother declined a fourth term, has played a crucial role holding together a disparate coalition for 16 months after rival Imran Khan was ousted. Sharif, 72, won a parliamentary vote for premier, resuming the role he had held until August when parliament was dissolved ahead […]

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Bennett’s report yet another propaganda against IEA: Mujahid

The Islamic Emirate’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on Friday called a recent report on Afghanistan by UN expert Richard Bennett a “propaganda.” UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, said Thursday that “women and girls are being erased from public life, peaceful dissent is not tolerated, violence and the threat of violence are used with […]

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Trump: We were crazy spending billions of dollars on Afghanistan war

Former US president Donald Trump said on Saturday that the United States was crazy to have spent billions of dollars on the war in Afghanistan. “If they listened to me with Afghanistan, we would have been back a long time ago,” Trump said speaking at an election rally in Richmond. He recalled that he had told Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar […]

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IEA’s acting defense minister leaves for Qatar

Acting Minister of National Defense Mohammad Yaqub Mujahid left for Qatar on Sunday. Enayatullah Khwarazmi, the spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defense, said on X that Mujahid is accompanied by Chief of Army Staff Mohammad Fasihuddin Fitrat. He added that they will discuss with the Qatari authorities about strengthening bilateral relations, and will participate in the Doha International Maritime […]

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