New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) The ongoing crisis in West Asia has triggered a wider geopolitical debate over Pakistan’s role in the region. according to a report analysts and observers increasingly questioned what they describe as a “dual” or “double policy” approach in Islamabad’s foreign engagements.The debate gained traction after remarks by the External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, who reportedly referred to Pakistan as a “broker” in the crisis, drawing sharp reactions and renewed scrutiny of I…
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Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) A future agreement between the US and Iran will fail, not because diplomacy is inherently flawed, but due to structural contradictions embedded in the geopolitical architecture surrounding it, especially the continued reliance on Pakistan as a strategic intermediary, a report has stated. “The recent suggestion that Pakistan could host or mediate US–Iran negotiations is not merely surprising; it is strategically concerning. It reflects a persistent tendency in US fore…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday flagged what he described as another “Congress ka Kala Adhyay (dark chapter of Congress)” dating back to 1957, alleging that India had effectively become a “colony of two superpowers” — the United States and Russia — during that period. Referring to the formation of Kerala’s first elected Communist government on April 5, 1957, under the leadership of EMS Namboodiripad, Dubey accused Congress leaders Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi o…
Washington, March 6 (IANS) US President Donald Trump hinted at possible developments in Washington’s policy toward Cuba, saying progress was underway and suggesting changes could follow after the United States concludes its current priorities abroad.Speaking at the White House during an event honouring Major League Soccer champions Inter Miami, Trump briefly referred to Cuba while praising Secretary of State Marco Rubio and discussing broader foreign policy initiatives.“Marco, you’ve been do…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Finland President Alexander Stubb on Thursday highlighted India and Global South’s growing role in shaping a cooperative, fair and representative multilateral world order. In his address at the Raisina Dialogue in New Delhi, Stubb stated that the world is changing much like how it did after the World War I, World War II and the Cold War. He noted that the era of western dominated world is over. “My thesis is very simple. I believe that the Global South will decide what …
New Delhi, March 4 (IANS) In a social media post amid the global fallout from the US-Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya has drawn a historical parallel to underscore the need for diplomatic restraint. Malviya, who heads the BJP’s National Information and Technology Department and co-incharges West Bengal operations, shared a quote from India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru regarding the execution …
Washington, Feb 25 (IANS) The United States is using democracy promotion as a strategic instrument of national security, lawmakers and Trump Administration officials said, describing the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) as a frontline tool for advancing American interests abroad.Top lawmakers during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill examined how support for democratic institutions overseas aligns with broader foreign policy priorities and geopolitical competition with authoritarian powe…
Islamabad, Feb 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that Pakistan’s involvement in Afghanistan’s decades of conflict was driven by political legitimacy and securing support from global powers instead of religious motives, local media reported. In his recent remarks at the National Assembly, Asif stated that Pakistan’s involvement in wars related to Afghanistan, starting during the Cold War and continuing after September 11, 2001 attack was a strategic choice to get backing…
Washington, Feb 12 (IANS) Lawmakers urged the State Department to back the repeal of the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik amendment for Central Asian nations, arguing that the outdated provision hampers US investment and undercuts strategic competition with Russia and China. During a House subcommittee hearing on South and Central Asia, Democratic Rep. Ami Bera pressed Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Paul Kapur to support legislative efforts to remove the trade restric…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi could have flipped through a few pages of a historical account purporting to recount the Congress and Nehru-Gandhi legacy in collaborating with Western agencies before criticising the government for selling the country over the trade and tariff agreement with the United States. “As one of (US President Richard M.) Nixon’s ambassadors to India, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, pointed out, (then Indian Prime Minister Indira) Ga…