New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) While the Donald Trump administration has announced plans for funding mining projects in the resource-rich but restive Balochistan province of Pakistan, the US cannot ignore the fact that security will be a major issue if it has to go through with the investment in the strife-torn region.“The potential of minerals in Pakistan can be immense, yet mineral wealth does not drift. It needs roads, electric power, usury, environmental permits and above all some semblance of…
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Washington, March 9 (IANS) Former US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that the Trump administration’s war with Iran risks drifting without a clear strategic objective, even as American military operations demonstrate significant tactical success.Speaking on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria GPS, Sullivan said the US military’s operational performance had been “remarkable” but questioned the clarity of the war’s ultimate goals.“On the encouraging side, the US military is just simply …
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) With its demographic scale, expanding industrial base and ambition to assert a stronger global role, India offers the European Union (EU) both economic opportunity and geopolitical relevance, a new report has said.The article in EU Reporter says that one of the clearest indicators of this shift is the acceleration of EU–India relations. According to it, the resumption of negotiations for a long-delayed free trade agreement, expanding cooperation on supply chains, digi…
New Delhi, March 6 (IANS) Former Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) chief Vikram Sood on Friday said India is adopting a prudent and balanced approach to the evolving crisis in West Asia, noting that regional conflicts can only be resolved by the countries directly involved.Speaking to IANS, Sood said external powers should avoid interfering unnecessarily in regional issues.“I think we are playing a very smart game here. We cannot solve the issues of West Asia — only the people of the region…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) Policymakers and businesses in Asia must remain agile and financially strong as the world faces more frequent and unpredictable shocks, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, said on Thursday.Speaking at a conference in Bangkok, Georgieva said the global economy is entering a period of constant uncertainty where countries need to be ready for new challenges that can emerge at any time.She stressed that governments should focus on str…
Brussels, Feb 28 (IANS) The European Union on Saturday expressed serious concerns over the latest developments in Iran, while reaffirming its steadfast commitment to safeguarding regional security and stability. The EU stated that it remains in close contact with the partners in the region. “Ensuring nuclear safety and preventing any actions that could further escalate tensions or undermine the global non-proliferation regime is of critical importance. The European Union has adopted extensive …
Jerusalem, Feb 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi stands out as one of the few world leaders to have received the highest civilian honours from both Israel and the State of Palestine, reflecting India’s balanced and principled approach to West Asian diplomacy. In a landmark moment for India-Israel relations, Israel’s Parliament, the Knesset, on Wednesday conferred the ‘Speaker of the Knesset Medal’ on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, making him the first-ever recipient of this prestigious a…
New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The decision by India and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to formally restart negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) after nearly fifteen years represents a significant geoeconomic inflection point between India and the Gulf states, as the relationship is no longer only energy-driven with the focus on geoeconomic realignments having assumed greater importance, according to a report.The revival of these negotiations is not merely a trade event — it is a strategi…
New Delhi, Feb 15 (IANS) The spate of violence and bloody confrontation between the Baloch insurgents and the Pakistani military in recent times has brought the region into the global spotlight, highlighting the scale and intensity of human rights abuses in the region, as the rebels, refusing to give in to the military’s pressure and directives, have squared off against it often.While Pakistan government sees a ‘foreign hand’ in inciting rebellion in the region, the locals blame it on the …
Kabul, Feb 13 (IANS) Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif’s recent statement that his country acted as a “hired force” in Afghanistan is one of the most direct admission of a policy failure. His remarks expose Pakistan’s internal reckoning with its Afghan policy and indicate a renewed effort to shift responsibility for Islamabad’s security crisis onto Kabul, a report mentioned. In his recent remarks in Pakistan’s National Assembly after the Islamabad suicide attack, Asif condemned terrorism an…