Pakistan’s army chief said this week that the life of one Pakistani is more important than all of Afghanistan. Addressing students from universities across the country on Islamabad’s foreign policy priorities with its eastern and western neighbors, General Syed Asim Munir said: “When it comes to the safety and security of every single Pakistani, the whole of Afghanistan can be […]

The presidents of Turkey and Iran emphasized the need for practical and constructive interaction with the Afghan officials and the establishment of an all-inclusive government. Following a meeting Thursday between the two leaders, in Turkey, a joint statement was issued. Both presidents condemned Israel’s war against Gaza and called for an immediate end to the attacks and for the lifting […]

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Wednesday Moscow has not yet recognized the Islamic Emirate government in Afghanistan due to its violation of commitments, especially of human rights. Speaking at a press conference at the UN, Lavrov said the IEA government consists of “all Taliban (IEA)” but does not include other ethnic and religious groups such as Hazaras, Tajiks, […]

In a new book, historian Hafsa Kanjwal charts India’s decades-long consolidation of power in the occupied region. In July 2019, short months after India’s Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a second term in office, 10,000 Indian soldiers arrived in Kashmir—the Muslim-majority region that India has occupied since 1947. The deployment of additional troops was accompanied by the suspension […]

The military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, skirmishes in the Middle East, and other complex situations in the world inevitably affect the geopolitical transformation on the Eurasian continent. Russia’s exchange of mutual restrictions and sanctions with a number of Western countries has led to logistical disruptions that are very painful for the entire Eurasian region. At the same time, armed […]

Iran and Pakistan have agreed to resume full diplomatic relations after the settlement of a squabble over the recent reciprocal attacks on the border areas. The foreign ministries of Iran and Pakistan issued a joint statement on Monday, signaling thaw in the recently strained relations between the two Muslim neighbors. According to the statement, the two countries have agreed, upon […]

Orchestrating their first act of violence in the current year, on January 10, 2024, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead their former comrade Nelson Bhengra near his house in West Singhbhum District, accusing him of being a ‘police informer’. Bhengra, a resident of Samtha village in Jeraikela, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Saranda Forest Division, was […]

The United States has led the international economic order for the last seventy-eight years, with only the Soviet Union posing a serious challenge. However, China is starting to pose a severe threat to the United States by trying to replace the US dollar as the world reserve currency. According to the International Monetary Fund, the Chinese yuan is the third-largest […]

If Foreign Minister Abdollahian can at least convince his hosts to seriously explore creating a joint security mechanism as the first step towards restoring mutual trust with a view towards eventually benefiting from the North-South Transport Corridor, then his trip could help alleviate the broader regional security dilemma. Pakistan announced on Monday that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian will […]

India’s entry into the ranks of the world’s surviving theocracies — Iran, Afghanistan, the Vatican City — arrived bathetically. When the history of the nation’s descent from secularism to Hindu nationalism is written, it might end in Ayodhya. Just after noon yesterday, the Ram Temple was consecrated, a stone’s throw from the ruins of Babur’s Mosque, which was demolished three […]