https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/China-s-bullying-of-tiny-Bhutan-risks-South-Asian-stability China has failed to settle the frontier with its very small neighbor Bhutan. China has been in talks with Bhutan since 1984, but has failed continually to take care of their border issue. China has encroached on their border numerous times over the years, and Bhutan has an extremely small territory and a small population of 778,000. The aggression… Read more »
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3157627/why-china-russia-should-keep-close-eye-upgraded-turkic-council?module=perpetual_scroll&pgtype=article&campaign=3157627 The Turkic Council has changed its name to Organisation of Turkic States (OTS). The newly renamed council says that it wants to boost trade, as well as security cooperations nationally and internationally. Turkey’s role in this could limit China and Russia’s dependence for Central Asia. Beijing and Moscow would be most affected, as they are the major cities in… Read more »
India has claimed to have lost its leverage and influence in Taliban-run Afghanistan. India will have to rely on other countries in the region to give positive influence to the new regime in Kabul. India hosted a regional security conference in Afghanistan recently, where the Taliban rule has caused issues with India’s national interests. The Taliban rule also sparks fear… Read more »
https://www.rferl.org/a/taliban-central-south-asia-trade/31371926.html Central Asia has long been the crossroad for trade in Eurasia. Trade routes through Afghanistan that would connect Central Asia to Pakistan and Indian ports on the Arabian Sea are important and need not be forgotten. The major factor is Afghanistan’s instability at the moment with new Taliban Leadership. The trade routes through Afghanistan are not safe and wanted… Read more »
China has financed the construction of an outpost for a Tajikistan special forces team. The post is located in the Pamir Mountains which is in the eastern Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. The outpost has been built amid the new tensions between the Dushanbe Government and the newly ruling Taliban Government in Afghanistan. The Tajikistan President has refused to recognize the new… Read more »
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi spoke on the Kashmir issue at a meeting in Kazakhstan, stating peace in South Asia is not possible without resolve from India. Pakistan and India have had territorial issues for decades. The Kashmir territory has been a debate between the two nations, with troops from both countries pushing into the territory on numerous occasions…. Read more »
