If Pakistan wants to be Bangladesh's friend
January 24 ,2021
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By: Altaf Parvez
On the eve of Bangladesh's 50th anniversary of independence, the issue of Bangladesh-Pakistan relations has arisen again. Both countrie...
Imran Khan to leverage Pakistan’s wartime help to Sri Lank...
January 22 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Imran Khan
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is to visit Sri Lanka soon. The Hindu quotes a source in the Sri Lankan Foreig...
India’s Hindu nationalists see Nepal’s political chaos as...
January 20 ,2021
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By: Sonia Sarkar
Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, the last king of Nepal, during his 71st birthday in July 2017 at his residence in Kathmandu
In...
Pakistan: Public posts require psychological filtering
January 18 ,2021
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By: Ikram Sehgal
Do public offices require psychological filtering? is a question which was asked even before Donald Trump was elected President of the...
Indian and Nepalese foreign ministers discussed “border ma...
January 16 ,2021
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By: Colombo Correspondent
India and Nepal appear to have a struck a balance on the boundary dispute in an effort to avoid friction at a time when the two countri...
India to play it cool on border issue during talks with Ne...
January 15 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
When the Nepalese Foreign Minister, Pradeep Gyawali, raises the controversial and divisive border issue at the Nepal-India Joint Commis...
Why Afghanistan-Taliban peace talks have not reached break...
January 13 ,2021
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By: Osama Bin Javaid
It has been almost a week since negotiators arrived back in Doha to resume a second round of peace talks between the Afghan government...
As Nepal faces political turmoil, China and India are scra...
January 11 ,2021
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By: Kinling Lo
Protesters affiliated with a faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party burn an effigy of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in Kathmand...
India gets fresh insights from foreign minister Jaishankar...
January 9 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Indian foreign miinister S. Jaishankar met a wide range of Sri Lankan leaders during his sojourn in Colombo from January 5 to 7
In...
To counter China, Indian foreign minister seeks greater ec...
January 7 ,2021
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By: P.K. Balachandran
With Sri Lanka drifting towards China to get funds for infrastructural development, India is anxious to demonstrate that it also can co...
In 2021, Pakistanis need to shed complacency
January 4 ,2021
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By: Ikram Sehgal
The year 2020 demanded the utmost from all individuals and governments across the world. Pakistan has acquitted itself well, much bette...
China closely watching political developments in Nepal
December 30 ,2020
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By: Cheng Xizhong
On December 20, the Nepalese government held an emergency cabinet meeting. At that meeting, a recommendation on dissolving parliament m...
Oli’s action pushes Nepal into turmoil again
December 23 ,2020
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By: Yubaraj Ghimire
Pushpa Kamal Dahal (L) and KP Sharma Oli
With the stroke of a pen, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, endorsed Prime Minister K P Oli...
India's hegemonism is the root cause of problems in South...
December 19 ,2020
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By: Cheng Xizhong
On December 16, Pakistani President Dr. Arif Alvi said India is trying to exercise hegemony in South Asia. In his keynote add...
US officially withdraws $480 million MCC grant to Sri Lank...
December 18 ,2020
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By: P.K. Balachandran
On December 15, the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) board decided to discontinue the proposed Rs. 89 billion (approximately US$...
Bangladesh on the onward march
December 16 ,2020
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By: Azzam Khan
Rahamatullah is a rickshaw puller in Dhaka. He lives with his wife and two children in Korail, a slum in the capital city. He also supp...
China attaches great importance to relations with Banglade...
December 14 ,2020
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By: Cheng Xizhong
China's Defense Minister General Wei Fenghe. Photo: Reuters
In the context of the extremely severe pandemic, Chinese State Council...
Seychelles in crosshairs of India's maritime security axis
December 12 ,2020
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By: Marwaan Macan-Markar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs island and archipelago nations to come on board with India for maritime security in the vast India...
Significance of Chinese Defense Minister’s visit to Nepal,...
December 8 ,2020
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By: Cheng Xizhong
From November 29 to December 1, General Wei Fenghe, Chinese State Councilor and Defense Minister, visited Nepal and Pakistan. In China`...
BJP Juggernaut eyes the South
December 6 ,2020
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By: P.K. Balachandran
Amit Shah worshiping at the controversial Bhagyalaxmi temple adjacent to the Charminar in Hyderabad.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (B...
India and China compete over Indian Ocean debt-relief dipl...
December 4 ,2020
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By: Marwaan Macan-Markar
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. India and China see a chance to deepen their geopolitica...
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2020 was a year of multiple challenges for Sri Lanka
It is just a little over a year since Gotabaya Rajapaksa took over as Executive President of Sri Lanka with ambitious plans for his country. A former military man and...
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Myanmar's foreign policy is set to undergo a significant shakeup in the coming year as the government readjusts to the changing international environment in a post-election, post-Covid and...
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