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‘India is falling in pitfalls of extremism, polarisation’
Islamabad
December 17, 2020
Islamabad : The ideology of Hindutva has totally captured the Indian society as it is becoming increasingly exploitative. Today, India is falling in the pitfalls of extremism and polarization.
This was stated by President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Dr Arif Alvi while addressing the seminar ‘Understanding Hindutva Mindset and Indian Hegemonic Aspirations’ organised by India Study Centre, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI) on Wednesday. Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Senator Shibli Faraz joined the discussion as guest of honor.
The seminar comprised of two sessions titled, “Mapping Hindutva Mindset” and “Hindutva: Rise of Saffron Terrorism in South Asia.” The two sessions were chaired by Ambassador Jalil Abbas Jilani and Air Marshal (r) Javaid Ahmed HI(M), VC Air University respectively. Other speakers included Dr. Khurram Iqbal from Nationa
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Editor s note: Hamzah Rifaat Hussain is a former visiting fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington and currently serves as an assistant researcher at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI) in Pakistan. The article reflects the author s opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.
As domestic pressure ramps up on the Trump administration after disputing the results of the US Election of 2020, reports have emerged of an American funded project aimed at tracking and publishing water levels on Chinese dams along the transnational Mekong River (Lancang River in China). The project titled Mekong Dam Monitor and is partly funded by the State Department will be utilizing satellites to monitor activities taking place on dams present along the river, which is a lifeline for Southeast Asian states such as Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand as well a
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In a discussion with Islamabad Policy Research Institute (IPRI), Asif Durrani, former Pakistan ambassador to Afghanistan, called on the Taliban to respect the demands of Afghans and to declare a lasting ceasefire.
According to Durrani, the Afghan peace talks are now entering an important phase and internal and external spoilers’ efforts to undermine the negotiations should be neutralized.
“A ceasefire should be announced by the Taliban, they should agree on a ceasefire… when you talk about intra-Afghan dialogue, the Taliban’s logic is that they will agree to a ceasefire once a peace agreement has been successfully negotiated; I do not think this is logical,” said Durrani.
The minimum strategic value of US sanctions on Turkey By Hannan Hussain | CGTN | Updated: 2020-12-14 15:16
Editor s note: Hannan Hussain is a foreign affairs commentator and author. He is a Fulbright recipient at the University of Maryland (US) and a former assistant researcher at the Islamabad Policy Research Institute. The article reflects the author s opinions, and not necessarily the views of CGTN.
The United States is set to impose new sanctions on Turkey for its acquisition of Russian-manufactured S-400 air defense systems last year. The move stems from Washington s deep-seated and largely overplayed skepticism of Turkish defense transactions with Moscow, now backed by a sweeping defense bill that cleared the US Senate on December 11. The $740 billion bill increases the likelihood of Trump caving into Congressional pressure to hold Ankara to account – a posture of unilateral dictation grounded in CAATSA, the Countering America s Adversari