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Pakistan to emulate Iran model to contain Afghan refugees
ANI
07 Jul 2021, 02:56 GMT+10
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): Pakistan may emulate the Iran model to contain refugees coming from Afghanistan by closing the border as the US, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) troops withdrawal progresses amid the rise in violence by the Taliban.
As the troops withdrawal enters its final phase and the Taliban make more territorial gains, an influx of refugees into Pakistan seems inevitable, reported Dawn.
Islamabad appears not in favour of opening its border and instead is ready to look into the Iranian model if the situation demands it.
Putin’s Penchant for Drawing and Crossing ‘Red Lines’
(Source: AP)
The summit in Geneva between Presidents Joseph Biden of the United States and Vladimir Putin of Russia was supposed to stabilize bilateral relations by demarcating areas and issues each side deemed so important that any hostile incursion would encounter a strong response. In the present-day situation of intense confrontation which differs from the old Cold War pattern because of its fast mutation and fluidity this pragmatic recognition of “red lines” appears to make perfect sense. Yet growing evidence suggests the presumably achieved mutual understanding left many gaps in and overlaps between the roughly outlined spheres of acute concerns. As a result, the total volume of uncertainty inherent to the evolving confrontation has actually increased. Russia keeps probing Western resolve for upholding established rules because Putin believes playing by these “unfair” rules means a defeat for his maturing aut
Выступая за создание единой системы коллективной безопасности, в марте 1954 года
СССР подавал заявку на вступление в Организацию Североатлантического договора (НАТО), которая была отклонена альянсом из соображений безопасности. К тому времени Франция, Великобритания и США уже рассматривали Советский Союз как угрозу собственной доминирующей роли.
В результате СССР объединился с семью социалистическими европейскими странами, подписав в 1955 году Варшаве договор об учреждении военно-политического блока.
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