Letter from the Editors
1 year, 10 months ago

Letter from the Editors

The Diplomat  

February 24, 2023, will mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine. The Putin-Xi relationship – a “bromance,” some may pithily claim – is of key interest, as are Russia’s relations with other powers in Asia, such as Pakistan. In light of that, Korolev writes, “China-Russia strategic alignment is likely to stay, and Russia’s war in Ukraine is unlikely to cause it to unravel.” Next we turn to the Islamic State Khorasan Province, perhaps the most successful Islamic State franchise and one at the cutting edge of global jihad. From the war in Ukraine to rising tensions between the United States and China, great power conflict generates prime conditions for the terrorist outfit’s transnational vision to find new footholds the world over. In 2022, the political fervor ebbed in Thailand, but with the possibility of rigged elections later this year, the “vicious cycle” of Thai politics may soon enter a new phase.

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Moscow will support Islamabad’s bid to join BRICS, says Russian deputy prime minister
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Moscow will support Islamabad’s bid to join BRICS, says Russian deputy prime minister

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Moscow will support Islamabad’s bid to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies, the Russian deputy prime minister said on Wednesday while visiting the Pakistani capital. “Of course, we would be supportive” of Pakistan’s request to join the BRICS alliance, Alexei Overchuk said in a televised news conference, standing next to his counterpart Ishaq Dar, who is also …

Were Imran's allegations correct? 'Secret documents' reveal US tailored his ouster for his pro-Russia stance
1 year, 5 months ago

Were Imran's allegations correct? 'Secret documents' reveal US tailored his ouster for his pro-Russia stance

India TV News  

In a major revelation, a media report claimed that the United States was the key player in ousting the former Prime Minister and now jailed leader Imran Khan as he was pro-Russia. Citing "classified documents", the report said the plan was set up on March 7, 2022, when two US State Department officials including Assistant Secretary of State for the …

Did US ask for Imran Khan’s removal as Pakistan PM after he visited Russia?
1 year, 5 months ago

Did US ask for Imran Khan’s removal as Pakistan PM after he visited Russia?

Al Jazeera  

The Intercept report cites an alleged ‘cypher’ that shows a top US official told a Pakistani diplomat ‘all will be forgiven’ if Khan is sacked. Islamabad, Pakistan – A United States-based news outlet has published what it claims to be the details of a diplomatic “cypher” – or a secret cable – that suggests the US administration wanted to remove …

Pakistan interior minister says ex-PM Imran Khan might be arrested for leaking confidential documents to US
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan interior minister says ex-PM Imran Khan might be arrested for leaking confidential documents to US

India TV News  

The woes of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan are only increasing as Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Thursday warned that he might be arrested if he fails to cooperate with the investigation into the leaking of national secrets. Sanaullah in the press conference lent credence to the confessional statement by Khan's ex-principal secretary Azam Khan accusing the 70-year-old cricketer-turned-politician …

Pakistan performs a fine balancing act, again
1 year, 5 months ago

Pakistan performs a fine balancing act, again

Live Mint  

Several media reports of late have said that Pakistan has been supplying weapons to Ukraine for that country’s resistance against the Russian invasion. That visit – the first by a Pakistani Prime Minister in over two decades – was itself the result of a steady uptick in ties with Russia in recent years, even as the Americans were still using …

Pakistan wanted 'cheap Russian crude oil like India…': Imran Khan’s praise
1 year, 9 months ago

Pakistan wanted 'cheap Russian crude oil like India…': Imran Khan’s praise

Hindustan Times  

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan once again praised India's foreign policy saying that Islamabad "wanted to get cheap Russian crude oil just like India" but was not able to do so as his government collapsed. “We wanted to get cheap Russian crude oil just like India but that could not happen as unfortunately, my government fell due to a …

One year of Russia-Ukraine war: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine has redrawn the world map
1 year, 10 months ago

One year of Russia-Ukraine war: How Russia's invasion of Ukraine has redrawn the world map

Firstpost  

Paris: Beyond Ukraine’s borders, Russia’s invasion of its neighbour has upended parts of the world order, including the forming of new blocs not seen since the Cold War. “We’ve shifted into a disordered multi-polar world where everything is a weapon: energy, data, infrastructure, migration,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in December. AP “China isn’t distancing itself, but rather …

DC Edit | Ukraine war to rage on for now
1 year, 10 months ago

DC Edit | Ukraine war to rage on for now

Deccan Chronicle  

It was brave of the President of the United States to fly into a war zone just to pass more emphatically the message that the United States, and with it the West, stood by Ukraine, a country ravaged by an unjust war. Many of the Russian President Vladimir Putin’s original objectives in ordering the invasion that began on February 24, …

'Tradition of diplomacy' will help Russia solve Ukraine conflict: Pakistan Foreign Minister
1 year, 11 months ago

'Tradition of diplomacy' will help Russia solve Ukraine conflict: Pakistan Foreign Minister

The Hindu  

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Monday hoped that Russia's "strong tradition of diplomacy" would help Moscow achieve a peaceful resolution to the raging conflict in Ukraine, and highlighted the economic consequences of the war faced by developing countries like Pakistan. Developing countries like Pakistan are facing the negative consequences of the conflict in terms of economic impact,” Mr. …

Ukraine conflict casts shadow on Russia as it enters 2023
2 years ago

Ukraine conflict casts shadow on Russia as it enters 2023

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy Kremlin. An exiled Russian news outlet unearthed a video of Volodymyr Zelenskyy, now the Ukrainian president despised by the Kremlin, telling jokes on a Russian state television station’s New Year’s show just a decade ago. …

How Imran Khan’s dangerous brinkmanship pitches Pakistan into constitutional crisis
2 years, 9 months ago

How Imran Khan’s dangerous brinkmanship pitches Pakistan into constitutional crisis

Firstpost  

Faced with the prospect of an adverse vote of confidence in Parliament that could have led to a humiliating denouement for his government, Prime Minister Imran Khan of Pakistan engineered the dissolution of the National Assembly by calling for fresh elections. However, PML-N leader Shehbaz Sharif’s contention is that the PTI government led by Imran Khan has committed “high treason” …

A Powerful Country Supporting India Is Angry With Pak Over Russia Visit: PM Khan
2 years, 9 months ago

A Powerful Country Supporting India Is Angry With Pak Over Russia Visit: PM Khan

The Quint  

Khan, who was addressing the Islamabad Security Dialogue, said an independent foreign policy was crucial for the country and blamed the country's dependency syndrome on other powerful nations for Pakistan not reaching its peak potential. "A country without an independent foreign policy remains unable to secure the interests of its people," he said. On Thursday, Khan had summoned the acting …

Imran Khan says a 'powerful country' supporting India is angry with Pakistan for his Russia visit
2 years, 9 months ago

Imran Khan says a 'powerful country' supporting India is angry with Pakistan for his Russia visit

India Today  

Ahead of Sunday's no-trust motion against him, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said a "powerful country", which is supporting India, is angry with Pakistan because of his recent visit to Russia to meet President Vladimir Putin. Referring to the US, Khan said a "powerful country" had expressed displeasure over his recent visit to Russia, the official APP news agency …

Plot afoot to assassinate Pakistan's Imran Khan, claims information minister
2 years, 9 months ago

Plot afoot to assassinate Pakistan's Imran Khan, claims information minister

Firstpost  

His statement comes a week after similar claims were made by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Faisal Vawda who had said that a conspiracy was being hatched to assassinate the prime minister over his refusal to ‘sell the country’ Islamabad: Pakistan’s information minister Fawad Chaudhry on Friday claimed that a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Imran Khan has been reported by the …

Imran Khan says a 'powerful country' that supports India is angry with Pak for his Russia visit
2 years, 9 months ago

Imran Khan says a 'powerful country' that supports India is angry with Pak for his Russia visit

India TV News  

Highlights PM Imran Khan said a "powerful country", referring to US, supporting India, is angry with Pak. Khan, ahead of no confidence vote, emphasised that an independent foreign policy was crucial for Pak "On the other hand, it is supporting its ally India which imports oil from Russia,” he rued. Ahead of Sunday's no-trust motion against him, Prime Minister Imran …

On foreign power against him, Imran Khan names US in TV address | Top quotes
2 years, 9 months ago

On foreign power against him, Imran Khan names US in TV address | Top quotes

Hindustan Times  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said he would not resign ahead of the trust vote in the National Assembly on Sunday, stating that he had never accepted defeat in life and was known for playing till the last ball in cricket. Stating that Pakistan had reached a "defining moment" in its history, the Prime Minister further said a …

US says no official, agency sent any letter to Pakistan on Imran Khan: Report
2 years, 9 months ago

US says no official, agency sent any letter to Pakistan on Imran Khan: Report

Hindustan Times  

The United States has dismissed allegations that it is trying to topple the Imran Khan government as it does not approve of Imran Khan's latest Moscow visit after Russian president Vladimir Putin sanctioned a special military operation on Ukraine. Without naming any foreign government, it was informed that a senior official of that foreign government told a Pakistani envoy that …

'Threat Letter from Foreign Hand' Referred to by Imran Khan Was An Internal Communication - News18
2 years, 9 months ago

'Threat Letter from Foreign Hand' Referred to by Imran Khan Was An Internal Communication - News18

News 18  

Embattled Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan had recently spoken of a threat letter that he had cited as evidence of an international conspiracy to unseat him. The letter may have been written by Pakistan’s then US ambassador to the ministry of foreign affairs, said the sources. Earlier CNN-News18 also reported that Pakistan’s foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had written an …

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | March 27, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | March 27, 2022

The Hindu  

At least five people are wounded in two barrages of strikes that damage infrastructure including a fuel storage facility in a rare attack by Russia on the western Ukrainian city of Lviv. Meanwhile, U.S. President Joe Biden calls his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin a “butcher” who “cannot remain in power” after meeting top Ukrainian ministers for the first time since …

Pakistan’s Khan urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war
2 years, 9 months ago

Pakistan’s Khan urges Islamic nations to mediate in Ukraine war

Al Jazeera  

Pakistani leader asks Muslim-majority nations to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, appealing also to China to join the effort. Pakistan’s prime minister has urged foreign ministers from Muslim-majority nations to help end Russia’s war in Ukraine, appealing also to China’s top diplomat to join the effort. However, Wang’s attendance at the OIC conference underscored China’s increasing influence among OIC …

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | March 17, 2022
2 years, 9 months ago

Russia-Ukraine crisis updates | March 17, 2022

The Hindu  

Kremlin, on Thursday, rejected the U.N.’s top court’s ruling that ordered Russia to immediately suspend military operations in Kyiv. “Dear Mr Scholz, tear down this Wall,” he implored German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, evoking US President Ronald Reagan’s Cold War appeal in Berlin.-AFP Ukraine Putin should be recognised as war criminal, Ukrainian defence minister tells EU Ukrainian defence minister Oleksii Reznikov …

Imran Khan slams West's pressure over Ukraine, asks: ‘Did you write to India?’
2 years, 10 months ago

Imran Khan slams West's pressure over Ukraine, asks: ‘Did you write to India?’

Hindustan Times  

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan slammed the Islamabad-based Western envoys for pressuring Pakistan to condemn Russia's aggression against Ukraine in the United Nationals General Assembly voting from which India, Pakistan, the UAE abstained. Addressing a public rally, Imran Khan said Pakistan is not the West's slave in reply to the joint letter issued by the heads of 22 diplomatic missions …

Why was Pakistan’s PM in Russia amid the Ukraine invasion?
2 years, 10 months ago

Why was Pakistan’s PM in Russia amid the Ukraine invasion?

Al Jazeera  

Prime Minister Imran Khan had little to gain and much to lose from backing out of his planned visit to Moscow. In other words, while Prime Minister Khan had much to lose from backing out of his planned visit to Moscow due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, he also had little to gain. Prime Minister Khan’s decision to go forward …

Pakistan stays on sidelines as UN debates Ukraine crisis: report
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan stays on sidelines as UN debates Ukraine crisis: report

The Hindu  

Pakistan allowed its turn to pass as the UN General Assembly continued to debate a resolution demanding immediate withdrawal of Russian troops from Ukraine, according to a media report on March 2. The 193-member UN General Assembly convened the rare and unprecedented emergency special session on Russia’s aggression against Ukraine on Monday after the 15-nation Security Council voted on Sunday …

Pakistani PM Khan meets Putin amid Ukraine invasion
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistani PM Khan meets Putin amid Ukraine invasion

Al Jazeera  

Imran Khan expresses ‘regret’ that the conflict was not averted as Russia launches a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Islamabad, Pakistan – Russian President Vladimir Putin has met Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan in Moscow, as Russian forces continued their invasion of Ukraine, with the latter expressing “regret” that a military conflict was not averted, according to a Pakistani statement. On …

Responsibility of all nations to voice concern over Russia's actions in Ukraine: US on Pak PM's Moscow visit
2 years, 10 months ago

Responsibility of all nations to voice concern over Russia's actions in Ukraine: US on Pak PM's Moscow visit

India Today  

Asked about Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's current visit to Moscow amid the Ukraine-Russia stand-off, US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said on Wednesday that it is the responsibility of all nations to voice concern over Russia's actions in Ukraine. Further, he stated that the US had communicated its position on "Russia's further renewed invasion of Ukraine" to Pakistan. …

Imran Khan leaves for Russia on maiden two-day visit for bilateral talks amid border crisis with Ukraine
2 years, 10 months ago

Imran Khan leaves for Russia on maiden two-day visit for bilateral talks amid border crisis with Ukraine

Firstpost  

Islamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday left for Russia on a two-day visit - the first by a Pakistani premier in over two decades during which he will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin to reset the bilateral ties and expand cooperation in the energy sector. Khan’s visit to Moscow will take place hours after US President Joe Biden …

Pakistani PM to visit Russia’s Putin as fears of war loom
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistani PM to visit Russia’s Putin as fears of war loom

Associated Press  

ISLAMABAD — Pakistan’s prime minister will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin this week, authorities said Tuesday, as the prospect of a Russian invasion of Ukraine seemed imminent. A statement from Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry said Prime Minister Imran Khan and a high-level delegation will arrive in Russia on Wednesday for a two-day official visit. “Pakistan and Russia enjoy friendly relations …

K.C. Singh | Ukraine crisis poses a big challenge for India, world
2 years, 10 months ago

K.C. Singh | Ukraine crisis poses a big challenge for India, world

Deccan Chronicle  

The standoff over Ukraine refuses to drift away with Russia deploying over 150,000 troops on the periphery of the targeted state. In his February 2007 speech at the Munich Security Conference, Mr Putin, referring to Nato’s expansion, had asked: “What happened to the assurances our Western partners made after the dissolution of the Warsaw Pact?” He quoted the 1990 speech …

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's first visit to Russia from Feb 23
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's first visit to Russia from Feb 23

India Today  

Prime Minister Imran Khan will travel to Russia on Wednesday on a two-day visit - the first by a Pakistani premier in over two decades during which he will hold talks with President Vladimir Putin and review the bilateral ties including energy cooperation besides exchanging views on major regional and international issues. Prime Minister Khan will pay an official visit …

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Russia on Feb 23-24: Reports
2 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to visit Russia on Feb 23-24: Reports

India TV News  

Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit Russia on February 23-24, the official Russian media has reported, signaling the first visit by a Pakistani premier to Moscow in 23 years. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed that preparations for the visit of Prime Minister Khan were underway, the state-run TASS news agency reported on Sunday. Pakistan and Russia are expected to …

Imran Khan visits Iran to act as 'facilitator' between Tehran and Riyadh amid rising tensions in the Gulf
5 years, 2 months ago

Imran Khan visits Iran to act as 'facilitator' between Tehran and Riyadh amid rising tensions in the Gulf

Firstpost  

Imran Khan visited Iran on Sunday on a mission to act as a ‘facilitator’ between Tehran and Riyadh and try to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf. Tehran, Iran: Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan visited Iran on Sunday on a mission to act as a “facilitator” between Tehran and Riyadh and try to defuse rising tensions in the Gulf. Emphasising …

Don't know about Chinese muslims, busy with Kashmir issue: Imran Khan
5 years, 3 months ago

Don't know about Chinese muslims, busy with Kashmir issue: Imran Khan

India TV News  

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan keeps hitting headlines with his controversial statements. In an interview with Al Jazeera, Pakistan prime minister attmpted a global outreach on Islamabad's stand over Kashmir issue after India's decision to abrogate special status to Jammu and Kashmir, given by Article 370 of Indian constitution. When Imran Khan was asked that if he ever raised the …

For all Trump’s Islamophobia, Khan has scored a diplomatic win
5 years, 5 months ago

For all Trump’s Islamophobia, Khan has scored a diplomatic win

Deccan Chronicle  

Afew days before Prime Minister Imran Khan arrived in Washington D.C., American news networks were focused on four women. It must have been an odd thing for Prime Minister Imran Khan to step into a United States whose president was having such a visibly Islamophobic moment. It was interesting, then, to see whether Prime Minister Khan would represent a ‘Muslim’ …

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