Out of the four articles I chose, the most interesting one was the article called “India wants to contain tensions with Pakistan, focus on economy.” I feel this article is very interesting since it kind of goes with our past lesson on how many nations will act based on the self interest of their nation and not on the interest… Read more »
NEW DELHI: Several Pakistan senators have expressed grave fears that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor+ (CPEC) could turn into another rapacious East India Company if the country’s interests aren’t actively protected , Dawn reported. What the senators were specifically worried about is the perception that local financing is being used for CPEC-related projects, instead of monies from the Chinese or from… Read more »
India wants to limit tensions with Pakistan after what it said was a successful cross-border strike on militants sheltered there, according to two top officials, who sought to allay fears of a broader conflict between the nuclear-armed nations. One of the officials, who are both part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government shaping a new, more robust strategy toward Pakistan,… Read more »
The man poised to become Uzbekistan’s next president will have to share power with two other senior officials because rival clans have been unable to agree on an outright leader, sources familiar with the behind-the-scenes maneuvering told Reuters. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, 59, became interim president last month after the death of Islam Karimov, who had ruled the Central Asian state with… Read more »
IWPR and the OSCE partnered last month to host a conference exploring the media’s role in countering extremism in Kyrgyzstan. Some 100 officials, media professionals, university lecturers and students from across the country took part in the September 28 event. Kyrgyzstan’s state policy on religious affairs for 2014 to 2020 calls for broader cooperation between the media, civil society and… Read more »
Out of the four articles I chose, the most interesting one was the article on the Taleban possibly threatening Turkmenistan to join in on combating terrorism. Due to the fact that Turkmenistan borders Afghanistan it is understandable that Turkmen could possibly be overcome by the terrorist group. So far it has done a great job at staying neutral in the… Read more »
Pakistan on Friday “completely rejected” India’s claim to have sent troops across its disputed border in Kashmir to kill suspected militants, as India evacuated villages near the frontier amid concerns about a military escalation. In a rare public announcement of such a raid, India said it had carried out “surgical strikes” on Thursday, sending special forces to kill men preparing… Read more »
Opposition politicians and activists in Tajikistan have accused the government of orchestrating lynch mob-style attacks on their families as part of a broader crackdown on dissent by President Imomali Rakhmon. The Dushanbe government has denied directing the attacks and said it would investigate them. Tajik authorities last year outlawed the opposition group, the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan (IRPT), and… Read more »
Security challenges emanating from neighbouring Afghanistan may lead Turkmenistan to cooperate more closely with other regional allies, according to a leading Central Asia expert. Fabio Indeo, a specialist in Central Asian geopolitics and a research fellow at the Centre for Energy Governance and Security at Hanyang University in Seoul, spoke to IWPR about Turkmenistan’s perspective on regional security. The most… Read more »
When Kyrgyzstan entered the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) last August, it was supposed to usher in a new era of economic cooperation. Membership of the bloc, which includes Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Kazakstan, brings free movement of goods, services and labour, largely without taxation and customs duties. But Kyrgyzstan’s integration has not been straightforward, particularly when it comes to trade… Read more »