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Facing China s systemic challenge to the U.S.-led liberal international order, President Biden is right to double down on the so-called Quad partnership.
As Japan s
Kyodo news outlet accurately reported on Sunday, Biden wants to organize a video summit with the leaders of Australia, India, and Japan. While such a summit would be more symbolic than policy-focused, it would send an important early signal that the Biden administration intends to build upon this important new alliance structure. The signal will be an especially valuable boost to Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In recent months, Australia has suffered an escalating Chinese trade war. Beijing s economic campaign is designed to persuade Morrison that he should abandon his support for U.S. security policies in the Asia-Pacific or face economic gloom. Similarly, India has suffered People s Libera
NEW YORK – In his agenda-setting foreign policy speech, U.S. President Joe Biden made China the principal adversary of America, but failed to make any mention of the Indo-Pacific region
Kashmiris may join Pakistan or be independent, says Imran
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February 6, 2021
KOTLI: Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday told Kashmiris that Pakistan will grant them both the people of Azad Kashmir and Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJ&K) the right to be part of Pakistan or be a free state, if they so wish.
The premier also made a conditional offer for a dialogue on the Kashmir dispute to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His offer came during a public gathering in Kotli, near the Line of Control (LoC), as the nation observed the Kashmir Solidarity Day. Addressing India, he said: Today, I say to you again. Come resolve this Kashmir dispute with us. And for that, the first thing you must do is to restore Article 370. And then speak to us. And then, as per the United Nations resolution, give the Kashmiris their due right.”
While expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir, Prime Minister Imran Khan in his Kotli rally on Friday fired a broadside at the opposition parties while reiterating his revolves not to give the opposition any NRO or reprieve.