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TopicPakistan-US ties

Topic: Pakistan-US ties

How a 35-Year-old crypto bro helped Pakistan win over Trump world

Pakistan’s adept use of crypto diplomacy has buttressed a burgeoning friendship between Trump and Munir.

Pakistan Army Chief Munir speaks to Trump, steps up mediation to end US-Iran war—FT report

British newspaper reports that Munir spoke with Trump Sunday, as Pakistan, along with Türkiye & Egypt, emerges as key nations attempting to mediate an end to the ongoing conflict.

Pakistanis say Munir’s Nobel pitch for Trump isn’t helping. US has put visa ban on Pakistan

The irony that this order came the same day that Pakistan’s top rung signed an MoU on crypto with Trump’s company is not lost on many.

Ashamed Pakistanis aren’t hesitating over Sharif’s flattery of Trump: ‘Bootlicker, puppet’

Pakistanis are now debating which is worse: 'Shehbaz Sharif's constant and needless flattery of Donald Trump' or the 'embarrassment of being a Pakistani with zero self-respect'.

New great game afoot in Central Asia. Pakistan, Trump & promise of critical minerals, Balochistan port

Islamabad’s latest attempts to woo Trump are through the offer of critical minerals and now a $1.2 billion port project roughly 100 km from the Chinese-built port of Gwadar.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.

Pakistan is getting new friends. Conflicts with India will only grow

Pakistan is likely to enjoy closeness with the US, China and Saudi Arabia. This is different from its relative isolation of recent years.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Snake oil sales spike after ‘crude’ shock & UK radars detects everything but accountability

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More rhetoric than reality? What are ‘massive’ Pakistani oil reserves Trump has promised to develop

Remains to be seen whether US promise is more rhetoric than reality, Pakistani economist Javed Hassan tells ThePrint. He says Trump’s posts suggest desperation to get India deal. 

On Camera

Amitav Ghosh wants to fight climate change with faith, not reason

In Amitav Ghosh’s 'Ghost-Eye', rationality is debated and then edged out. And instead of questioning faith, it privileges it.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.