South East Asia

Pakistan, Afghanistan, And China Forge Unbreakable Alliance For Regional Unity And Progress – OpEd

From 19 to 21 May 2025, Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar undertook a three-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. The visit took place amid rising regional tensions between the two South Asian nuclear-armed neighbours, India and Pakistan. Following Operation Sindoor, the situation between the two countries has escalated, prompting increased diplomatic and strategic support for Pakistan from Beijing. China continues to emphasize the importance of fostering regional stability through diplomatic engagement.

Timeline: U.S.-China Relations

The United States and China have one of the world’s most important and complex bilateral relationships. Since 1949, the countries have experienced periods of both tension and cooperation over issues including trade, climate change, and Taiwan.

When Bin Laden set up a base in London

Thirty years on, questions remain as to why the UK authorities allowed the Al-Qaeda terrorist leader to run an office in the British capital for four years.

Thirty years ago this month, Al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden established an office in a house in Kilburn, west London.

War, Power, and Hegemony: The U.S. Strategy in Ukraine

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has resulted in nearly $300 billion in expenditures, over 150,000 lives lost, and the displacement of more than 10 million people, as reported by The Washington Post. While the war is framed around a simple ‘YES’ or ‘NO’ to Ukraine’s NATO membership, a deeper analysis suggests that the conflict is a strategic battle over maintaining global hegemon status and somewhere for mineral resources, particularly between the United States and Russia. It is also to undermine the silent rise of China’s threat against USA’s unipolar hegemony by stopping the subsequent bandwagoning of countries in Asia and Africa.

Al-Qaeda

Highlights:

Established In: 1988

Established By: Osama bin Laden and Abdullah Azzam

Also Known As: Al-Qaida, The Base, The Foundation, The Database

Country Of Origin: Afghanistan

Taliban

Highlights:

Established In: 1994;

Established By: Mohammed Omar;

Also Known As: Taleban;

Country Of Origin: Afghanistan;

Leaders: Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, Mullah Muhammad Rasul;

Key Members: Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada, Mullah Muhammad Rasul;

Operational Area: Afghanistan, Pakistan;

Number Of Members: 60,000;

Involved In: Human trafficking, Massacres against civilians, Drug Traficking, Rapping, Executions;

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Les États-Unis en faillite ? La recherche de terres rares que l’Ukraine n’a pas, la menace sur les BRICS et la «pêche» au Canada, du flan

Les États-Unis ont transmis à l’Ukraine un nouveau projet «amélioré» de l’accord sur les terres rares entre les deux parties, après que Volodymyr Zelensky ait irrité le président Donald Trump pour avoir rejeté la première offre. C’est ce qu’a rapporté le portail Axios, qui cite un responsable américain, un responsable ukrainien et trois autres sources familières de l’affaire.