The hostile border between Pakistan and Afghanistan has been closed after the attack on a Sufi shrine in Pakistan. Although the Pakistani government has some doubt about a large ISIS present within their borders, many of their local militant groups have expressed support for ISIS. This comes just a few weeks after United States President Donald Trump issued his own… Read more »
As the United States has undergone a tumultuous administration change, one of the most highly anticipated topics was how the new administration under Donald Trump would react to the nuclear deal. As of now, it’s gone rather poorly, with Trump taking to Twitter to threaten Iran after they tested a weapon. While the United States took it as defiance to… Read more »
WASHINGTON: The United States and India on Monday signed a defence agreement that will have a direct impact on both Pakistan and China. The Logistics Exchange Memorandum of Agreement (LEMOA) allows the two allies to use each other’s military facilities for checking China’s growing influence in Asia and in the fight against terrorists. Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar — in… Read more »
Chinese State Commissioner for Counter Terrorism and Security Cheng Guoping met Tariq Fatemi, special assistant to the prime minister on foreign affairs, at the Foreign Office on Monday, a press statement from the foreign ministry said. Guoping is on a three-day visit to Pakistan. During the meeting, Fatemi assured Guoping of Pakistan’s support for China on all core issues, adding… Read more »
Perhaps one of the least talked about persecuted people are the Rohingya Muslims, a minority Muslim group that resides in Myanmar and Bangladesh. The government of Myanmar has been refusing to recognize this group as citizens of the country, causing many of them to flee to Bangladesh or other Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and the Philippines…. Read more »
The US and Iran has had a rocky relationship from around 1953 – when the CIA orchestrated a coup to overthrow Iran’s prime minister – till now and most likely will continue. Recently, Iran conducted missile tests. This, obviously, sparked outrage and weariness among surrounding states and most importantly the United States. My guess is that it was a test. Donald… Read more »
The ongoing insurgency in the Balochistan Region of Pakistan has led to sickening numbers of deaths among Baloch separatists and protesters of both the Pakistani and Iranian governments. The Balochs are rising against the powers of the state in order to gain greater autonomy, increased royalties from natural resources and provincial revenue, and to become an independent nation-state. The Pakistani… Read more »
Given the severity of the recent bombings, it is clear that NATO and the U. S. made the right decision to deploy soldiers and marines to Afghanistan in the days leading up to this attack. Since the Taliban stated that they have been planning this attack for a while, it is clear Afghanistan must step up its security and intelligence… Read more »
With 90% abandonment rate, females babies are dying throughout Rajasthan, India just because they are female. They die because they are left outside in to be exposed to the elements and wild animals. Some babies are rescued but two alternatives exist – death due being so ill or placement in adoption centers. What is at the heart of the female… Read more »
The November 3rd fight where the United States and Afghan troops carried out a ground and air assault against the Taliban, is still a relevant topic because now the investigation has come out with the exact numbers of Taliban lives killed and the even more pressing number: how many innocent lives were killed. The big controversy to this topic is whether or not… Read more »