The SCO and Afghanistan: View from Uzbekistan
By IAR Desk The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) will be holding its 20th summit on
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Taliban name new Afghan government amid protests in Kabul
Sarajuddin Haqqani, son of the founder of the Haqqani network, designated as a terrorist organization by the United States, will be the new interior minister,
An elegy for Pranab Mukherjee from Bangladesh
He was an unfeigned admirer of Bangladesh.
Indian envoy meets Taliban representative
Hours after the historic exit of US forces from Afghanistan, India and the Taliban opened direct talks in Doha.
Last U.S. troops depart Afghanistan after massive airlift ending America’s longest war
As the U.S. troops departed, they destroyed more than 70 aircraft, dozens of armored vehicles and disabled air defenses that had thwarted an attempted Islamic State rocket attack on the eve of the U.S. departure.
Why do Russia and ally Tajikistan hold divurgent positions regarding the Taliban?
Tajiks are quite disappointed by a “neutral”, seemingly not supportive (and being apparently “pro-Taliban”) Russia’s present position in the traditional Pashtu-Tajik tensions
Kabul attacks pull familiar adversary Islamic State back into U.S. sights
Independent U.N. experts had already told the Security Council in a report published last month that ISIS-Khorasan had expanded its presence to several provinces, including Kabul, and that fighters had formed sleeper cells.
Malabar 21 naval exercises begin
Representing the Indian Navy is Shivalik-class multi-role stealth frigate INS Shivalik (F 47), and Kamorta-class anti-submarine warfare corvette INS Kadmatt (P 29).
China passes law for third child support
China had ended the one child policy in 2016, when it allowed all couples to have a second child
In search of solutions to apparently insoluble international problems
The High-Level Open Debate on Enhancing Maritime Security: A Case for International Cooperation, held online by the UN Security Council on the 9th of August, should become an important step towards finding constructive compromise solutions to pressing international security problem