Category: South East Asia

Joe Biden issues order extending freeze on Afghanistan’s foreign reserves

In a message to Congress on the continuation of the “National Emergency With Respect to the Widespread Humanitarian Crisis in Afghanistan and the Potential for a Deepening Economic Collapse in Afghanistan,” US President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that Afghanistan’s foreign reserves would remain frozen beyond February 11. Biden issued the original executive order on the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan […]

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Iranian diplomats say Tehran has ‘good relations’ with the IEA

Iran’s consul general in Balkh province, Hamidreza Ahmadi, said on the occasion of the anniversary of the Iranian Revolution that Tehran has good relations with the Islamic Emirate and these ties will be further strengthened. Ahmadi said facilities to boost exports, imports and support sectors in Afghanistan will be provided. “After the developments, fortunately, the only country that remained in […]

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La relation de la Chine et de la Russie avec les Taliban inquiète les États-Unis

La reconnaissance diplomatique du gouvernement taliban en Afghanistan le 31 janvier 2024 par la Chine doit être mise en relation avec deux autres mesures de politique régionale de grande portée prises par Pékin dans l’ère de l’après-guerre froide – les Cinq de Shanghai en 1996 – plus tard renommées Organisation de coopération de Shanghai en 2001 – et l’initiative les […]

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Pakistan elections begin under tight security

Pakistan’s national and state assembly elections began on Thursday, at more than 90,000 polling stations across the country. As many as 270,000 army soldiers along with more than 150,000 police, border forces and anti-terrorism forces have put Pakistan under strict security measures in cities across the country, including Islamabad. Voting started at 8am local time in the presence of local […]

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TTP And ISKP Presence In Afghanistan – OpEd

Around the world, people are very worried about Afghanistan’s security, especially since terrorist groups like the Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) and Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are still there and moving around. Thomas West, who works for America in Afghanistan, told the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee for Central Asia about those severe fears. West’s comments show that those terrorist […]

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Democracy Policy Under Biden: Confronting a Changed World

Summary In response to an international context U.S. President Joe Biden has described as an overarching struggle between democracy and autocracy, his administration has set out to support democracy globally as a major foreign policy priority. This effort has entailed grappling with three daunting challenges: a global democratic recession involving dozens of cases of democratic backsliding or collapse; the rising […]

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EU envoy and deputy interior minister discuss counter-narcotics

EU Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas Nicholson on Tuesday met with Abdulhaq Akhund, deputy minister of interior affairs for counter-narcotics, where the two sides discussed this issue of drugs in the country, the ministry said in a statement. At the meeting, Abdulhaq Akhund said to keep future generations safe, the cultivation, smuggling and sale of drugs must be seriously prevented […]

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A Tale Of Two Eras: An Examination Of Pakistan’s Economic Landscape Under Imran Khan And PDM Government – Analysis

The Pakistani economy has always been a delicate tightrope walk, riddled with challenges and precariously balanced between progress and peril. Recent events, however, have ignited a fiery debate regarding the nation’s financial trajectory, thrusting two starkly contrasting narratives into the spotlight. On one side stands the legacy of Imran Khan’s ousted government, is remembered by many for bold reforms and […]

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India: Persisting Disruptions In Chhattisgarh – Analysis

On January 30, 2024, three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and another 15 sustained injuries in a gunfight with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres along the Sukma-Bijapur border in Bijapur District. The gunfight erupted when the CRPF personnel were working to establish a Forward Operating Base (FOB) – a remote camp meant to facilitate Security Forces […]

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Pakistan: Rampant Radicalization In Punjab – Analysis

On February 1, 2024, a violent mob desecrated an Ahmadi grave at Sahwala village in the Sheikhupura District of Punjab. Filmmaker and activist Ali Raza on X (formerly Twitter) brought attention to the incident, stating, “There are reports of Maulvis in Sheikhupura excavating an Ahmadi grave and vandalizing the tombstone. These are the same impoverished individuals we assist through charity, […]

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