Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
Ignoring the painful lessons and betrayals of history, the present defiant challenges being mounted to its dominance by China, and a future in which Islamabad is more likely to sit in China’s camp than that of the United States (US), Washington, it would appear, is convinced of the wisdom of reigniting its tumultuous, but for the past few years near-frozen, relationship with Pakistan.
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa: Crumbling Ceasefire
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
The 11-days that India’s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar allocated for his recent visit to the United States (US) to attend the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and numerous other multilateral and bilateral events were a sign of the increasing confidence and assertiveness that India is now displaying on the international stage.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
On September 15, 2022, a tripartite agreement was signed between the Union Government, Assam Government and representatives of eight Adivasi groups.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
On September 9, 2022, Security Forces (SFs) arrested four cadres of the Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC/TPC), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), during a search operation in the Bundu area under Keredari Police Station limits in Hazaribagh District. The arrested cadres were identified as Sanjay Karmali, Pankaj Karmali, Suraj Kumar and Prabhat Kumar Ram. Police recovered three pistols, 18 bullets, two bikes and five mobiles from these cadres.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: IS-KP Advances
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
On August 30, 2022, one Frontier Constabulary (FC) trooper was killed and another critically injured in an explosion in the Yusuf Abad area of Bajaur District. Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) later claimed responsibility for the incident.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Pakistan plunges into deeper political turmoil as former PM Imran Khan faces terrorism charges
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
Shortly after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif spoke vociferously of the imperative of achieving “permanent peace” with India, the political turmoil that descended upon and engulfed the Pakistani political space this past week has yet again served to demonstrate just how tenuous the prospect of realizing such peace actually is.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:54 pm
India and Pakistan both celebrated their independence from British colonial rule in 1947 this week – the former on 15 August and the latter a day earlier on 14 August.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
On August 8, 2022, four soldiers were killed in a suicide blast targeting a military convoy in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). Two days later, on August 10, Ittehad Musallah Islami Mujahideen (IMAM)’s spokesperson Abu Basheer Waziristani claimed responsibility for the attack.
Pakistan: Protests by families of disappeared met with intimidation, harassment and violence
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
Pakistani authorities must end their outrageous crackdown on peaceful protests by families seeking justice for the enforced disappearance of their loved ones, Amnesty International said today in a new briefing detailing the state’s violation of the right to peaceful protest.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a United States (US) drone strike in Kabul on 31 July, and his killing marks the biggest blow to the terrorist group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a United States (US) drone strike in Kabul on 31 July, and his killing marks the biggest blow to the terrorist group since its founder Osama bin Laden was killed in 2011.
Balochistan: 'Death Squads' under Attack
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Will China ever ask Myanmar to stop repressive campaigns against its own people?
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
On July 25, Myanmar’s ruling military announced executing four democracy activists for their involvement in helping a civilian resistance movement that has been unsparing in its fight against the military since it removed a democratically elected government in a coup last year.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
The targeted killing of Ripudaman Singh Malik once again exposes the ugly underbelly of Canada’s networks of crime and Khalistani terrorism, which have flourished under the benign neglect – indeed, the apparent complicity – of the country’s political leadership.
Understanding Taiwan under the shadow of Chinese aggression
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
The world is dealing with the side-effects of an on-going war in Ukraine. In a situation like this-it's crucial to keep an eye on yet another conflict that could erupt anytime, China’s intent on Taiwan and the US’ stake in it.
How China's one child policy has led to plunge in birth rate
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:55 pm
For years, experts have been writing about — and warning about — China's one-child policy and its terrible long-term implications on the country's population and society.
The desolation of Sikh populace in Afghanistan
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:56 pm
On June 18, 2022, Islamic State (IS) militants opened fire outside the fortified doors leading to the compound housing in a Sikh gurdwara in Kabul, as well as in the homes of members of the community.
WHA : Taiwan matters for health of the world
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:56 pm
Once again Taiwan expressed regret, disappointment and dissatisfaction at not being invited to the 75th World Health Assembly (WHA) in Geneva, despite widespread international support to invite the democratic Taiwan.
Chhattisgarh: Bijapur: Violent Upsurge
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:56 pm
On May 4, 2022, the dead body of one person was recovered from the Modakpal Police Station limits in Bijapur District. In the evening of May 3, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted two persons – Satyam Pulse and Bhima – from Guddipal village under the Usoor Block (administrative division) and later, after holding a 'Jan Adalat' (People's/Kangaroo Court organized by the Maoists), stabbed Satyam Pulse to death. Bhima, however, was released.
Jammu and Kashmir: Bigotry and Terror
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:56 pm
On June 4, 2022, two non-local labourers were injured when militants lobbed a grenade at Aglar Zainapora in Shopian District. The religious identities of the injured are not available.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:56 pm
On May 13, 2022, at least two persons were killed and 24 were injured in four poll-related incidents of violence in different parts of the country. Some of the prominent incidents of the day included
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:58 pm
The political crisis started in the Island nation on October 26, 2018, by President Sirisena abruptly ousting Prime Minister Wickremesinghe and replacing him with Rajapaksa, is expected to continue for quite some time… Sri Lanka: Fueling Uncertainty, November 12, 2018.
Chhattisgarh: Bastar Division: Declining Ferocity
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:58 pm
On May 4, 2022, a District Reserve Guards (DRG) head constable identified as Salik Ram Markam (37) was killed during an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Tulargufa Forest area in Mungeri region under Chhotedonger Police Station limits in Narayanpur District.
China trapped Sri Lanka into Debt
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:58 pm
After having entrapped Sri Lanka into a situation of debt, China is today offering more loans and aid, as so-called grants to the island nation.
Prisoners inside China's detention camps are constantly subjected to violence
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:58 pm
Xinjiang: Ovalbek Turdakun was held captive as a prisoner in one of China's renowned detention facilities for ten months in 2018.
Balochistan: CPEC's Achilles heel
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:58 pm
On April 26, 2022, at least five persons including three Chinese nationals, their Pakistani driver and a security guard, were killed when a women suicide bomber blew herself up near a van transporting Chinese nationals from Karachi University (KU) hostel to the Confucius Institute in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh. The three deceased Chinese nationals were identified as Confucius Institute Director Huang Guiping, and staffers Ding Mupeng and Chen Sa.
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:58 pm
Research Associate, Institute for Conflict Management
Sep 15, 2024, at 12:58 pm
A historical event in Pakistan’s political trajectory was witnessed in the wee hours of 10 April, when after much dramatic fuss and needless political wrangling and feet dragging by the then Prime Minister Imran Khan, the no-trust vote against him was finally held and yielded a narrow Opposition victory.