South East Asia

Tensions over anti-Pakistan TTP terrorist group, expulsion of Afghan refugees will have implications for U.S. interests. On November 8, in an unprecedented press conference, Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul-Haq Kakar offered a blistering critique of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. He announced that the Taliban leadership was supporting the …

Uzbekistan, Afghanistan and Pakistan estimate the cost of construction of the Trans-Afghan railway at almost $7 billion, Kun.uz News Agency reported on Thursday. Recently, the head of the Ministry of Transport, Ilkhom Mahkamov, held negotiations in Pakistan with local industry departments and large transport and logistics companies NLC-Logistics and TCS, …

If China is not firing a single bullet, that does not mean China is not fighting. See the ports and military bases in Africa, where China docked its military warships and built huge bases even without firing a bullet. China, under the disguise of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which …

In the global conflict with the Moscow-Beijing-Tehran axis, the American superpower needs to walk and chew gum. As Hasan Nasrallah, the chief of Hezbollah, escalates his threats of a broader war and continues the shelling of Israel’s north, Jerusalem, as well as Washington, needs to face an increasingly toxic and …

The ongoing violence between Israel and Hamas has underlined the challenges facing an ambitious initiative to build a new trade route from India through the Middle East to Europe, according to analysts. Announced at the Group of 20 summit held in India last month, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor, or …

The U.S. remains laser-focused on deterring conflict in the Indo-Pacific as China doubles down on its efforts to boost its military power and engage in increasingly provocative behavior, a senior Pentagon official said Monday. Ely S. Ratner, assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs, said as China continues to …

The South China Sea has become a problematic arena, with rising tensions between several states, mainly China and its neighbours. The conflict over this strategically important territory has evolved into a complicated and multifaceted issue. In this essay, we will look at the origins of the South China Sea conflict, …

The idea of ‘AUKUS Plus’ has re-emerged after the UK Foreign Affairs Committee issued a 2023 report saying the United Kingdom should extend cooperation ‘to partners such as Japan and South Korea’ as part of AUKUS ‘Strand B’ — or ‘Pillar Two’. This strand focuses on military technology cooperation with …

India’s engagement in the Middle Eastern Quad in the form of I2U2 partnership strategically situates it as a key international player in the complexities of Middle Eastern conflicts. The repercussions of this positioning have become apparent in the form of India potentially facing isolation, particularly in the realms of politics …

The 3rd BRI Forum firmly established China’s footprint in international politics for the next decade. The Forum was organised on October 17–18, 2023, in the bustling city of Beijing, reflecting Chinese prowess in the 21st century. Under the slogan “Together for common development and prosperity”, the forum was organised to …