Yearly Archives: 2025

Trump Talk Of Imminent Deal Sharpens Focus On Ukraine Diplomacy – Analysis

Ukrainian authorities reported dozens of Russian missile and drone attacks on April 21, a day after US President Donald Trump voiced hope that an agreement would be reached between the two countries this week. Strikes were reported in Kyiv and other Ukrainian towns and cities. A man was reportedly injured …

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Pakistan: Brutality Fuels Insurgency In Balochistan – Analysis

On April 17, 2025, the dead body of ‘forcibly disappeared’ Baloch youth, Sher Khan Nazar, a resident of Pasni, was recovered in the Turbat District of Balochistan. The victim had been forcibly disappeared from the Jusak area of Turbat on April 15. On April 16, 2025, the tortured body of …

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India: End Of The Road For Naxalism – Analysis

On April 15, 2025, two wanted cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), carrying a collective bounty of INR 1.3 million, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the forest of the Kilam-Bargum villages of Kondagaon District in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. The killed Maoists …

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Shattered Hegemony: Rivalry Between US And China In New Era Of Politics Of Force – Analysis

IntroductionFor decades, the international system was characterised by the hegemonic position of the US, consolidated after World War II and strengthened after the disintegration of the Soviet Union in 1991. However, China’s re-emergence as a key player in the world’s economic, political and military dynamics has started to challenge US …

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Jordan Drops the Hammer on the Muslim Brotherhood

“The Muslim Brotherhood and all its activities are banned.” With that declaration, Jordanian Interior Minister Mazen al-Farayya broke with decades of restraint toward the influential Islamist movement. The April 23 announcement came just days after authorities arrested 16 operatives accused of building rockets and drones, stockpiling weapons, and recruiting terrorists …

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Jordan outlaws the Muslim Brotherhood ‘and its ideology’

Jordan has announced a complete ban on the Muslim Brotherhood, saying it would close the group’s offices and punish any discussion of it Jordan outlawed the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s most vocal opposition group, on Wednesday and confiscated its assets, Interior Minister Mazen Fraya announced. The ban comes eight days …

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