The security conundrum could also impact the situation surrounding Taiwan, argues Wolfgang Petermann, a US Army official currently assigned to the Defence Intelligence Agency.
A commentator attributed the supposed surge in demand for Chinese arms to three factors: Pakistan’s self-declared May 2025 victory, rising geopolitical uncertainty, and China’s price advantage.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
Islamabad’s embrace of crypto seems as political as it is economic, drawing in top military brass & the intelligence chief, even as Pakistan's banks warn of risks.
If India boycotts Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and possibly even Russia will take its place. The harsh reality of geopolitics is that openings are short-lived.
India’s External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar was speaking at the launch of a commemorative stamp issued by India Post on the 80th anniversary of the United Nations.
Speaking at event organised by think tank, China’s envoy in India also defended Belt and Road Initiative and said all countries ‘are welcome’ to participate in the $1tn infra project.
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.
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