“For any prospects of peace in Afghanistan the intra-Afghan dialogue is a must”
With Taliban getting stronger, radicalisation of Pakistan, existence of al Qaeda, Haqqani network and Daesh, I see a large caliphate in the making in the Af-Pak region.
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Human Rights Council opens in Geneva with warnings of climate crisis
The Human Rights Council opened in Geneva on Monday with a warning from the UN’s top rights official that, with forest fires raging in the Amazon, “we are burning up our future, literally”.
A new security paradigm in the Gulf region
It is clear to analysts and observers of the region that after decades of depending and outsourcing its security concerns to its Western allies – primarily the US – the Gulf countries are having a rethink and coming into their own as far as international diplomacy and the security architecture of the region is concerned.
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UN Security Council Holds Closed-Door Meeting On Kashmir
The outcome of the UNSC meeting had no formal pronouncement as the consultations are informal in nature.
China For “Closed Consultations” At UN Security Council On Jammu & Kashmir: Official
“China asked for closed consultations on the Security Council agenda item ‘India Pakistan Question’. The request was in reference to the Pakistani letter to Security Council President,” the diplomat said.
India scoring diplomatically over Pakistan
Reading between the lines of these bland statements made it clear that states were politely refusing to take sides in the matter. And Pakistan had little say.
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India’s abrogation of Kashmir’s special status: The view from Muzaffarabad
Whatever India is accused of, is also committed by Pakistan. In many respects the Pakistanis have usually taken the lead in dismemberment of J&K and adopted legerdemain as the tactic, paving the way for India to emulate it.
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Case for separate Ladakh and rethinking India-China relations
The Union Territory (UT) status for Ladakh is a masterstroke in India’s long-term home and foreign policy. A counter strategy that India should be thinking now is to offer China an alternative transport, energy, trade and communication corridor originating from a port in Gujarat running across Northern India to connect Kashgar through Indus valley in Ladakh.
Beautiful and Disputed Kashmir
The concept of autonomy was accepted universally at the beginning of the 20th century; however it does not correspond or respond to the current ideas about political nations or equality. If the doing away of Kashmir’s autonomy pans out well, then it would behove Russia and China to take note of it.
Pakistan strikes a more conciliatory note, India urges review of decision to downgrade ties
Regretting the steps taken by Pakistan India urged Pakistan to “to review them so that normal channels for diplomatic communications are preserved.”