CIA Director William Burns reportedly held a secret meeting in Afghanistan Monday (23/08/21) with the Taliban’s de facto leader, Abdul Ghani Baradar – the highest-level diplomatic encounter since the militant group toppled the government in Kabul.
The United States and its NATO allies are withdrawing their forces from Afghanistan. The news is full of reports of how the Americans are leaving Afghanistan and taking their people with them. The media is also focusing on how Afghanistan is falling into a state of insecurity, as the Taliban take control again 20 years […]
Aljazeera reported that, “The idea that the coronavirus pandemic originated accidentally via Chinese laboratory workers has surfaced again”, following a documentary by Danish TV on the 12th of August, 2021in which Peter Ben Embarek, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) team tasked with investigating the origins of the coronavirus disease, proposed the hypothesis […]
On Tuesday, August 3, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, over a phone conversation with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, reiterated the United States’ strong and enduring commitment to Afghanistan. The statement of the US State Department declared that both sides in addition to condemning the Taliban attacks (as a result of which the people’s life […]
Headlines: US Wants Pakistan to Keep Afghan Border Open for DPs The Wheel Risks Turning Full Circle in Afghanistan When the Chips are Down: Biden’s Semiconductor War
Today, a CNN headline read: “’They’re not going to f*****g succeed’: Top generals feared Trump would attempt a coup after election,” which is a stunning quote from a new book about former president Trump that is due to be released next week. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Mark Milley, was so fearful of […]
Question: On 17 July 2021, a high profile round of negotiations was announced in Qatar between two high-level delegations, seven representatives from the Taliban and a seven-member [Afghan] government delegation, to discuss critical outstanding issues between them, after the US President announced on 8 July 2021 that the withdrawal of his forces from Afghanistan would […]
Headlines: Turkey Inaugurates Bloc from Balkans to Chinese Border Japan to Defending Taiwan with the US Syria: US Stealing Grain and Oil & Building Up Military Bases Turkey Inaugurates Bloc From Balkans to Chinese Border Turkey recently hosted and led several military exercises with the word Anatolian (Anadolu) as part of their code names, two […]
A lot has been written about the decline of the West over the years but the topic has not been taken too seriously and in some cases even dismissed by eminent Western scholars like Robert Kagan in his book, “The world America made”. [1] However, the present Covid-19 crisis has added renewed impetus to the […]
Amongst the styles used by the United States is to strike its hostile or competitor nation with military force, to subdue or subjugate it. In addition, the US resorts to political and economic means within the so-called containment policy. America ignited the Vietnam War to strike at China and prevent it from controlling South East […]
13th June 2021: “Indirect talks between Tehran and Washington on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear deal resumed in Vienna on Saturday as the European Union said negotiations were “intense” and Germany called for rapid progress…The U.S. delegation to the talks, known as the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), is based […]
Question: On Wednesday 16/6/2021 the first summit between US President Biden and Russian President Putin was held in Geneva. What is the significance of this summit? And what is its objective? Were positive results achieved from the meeting of the two presidents in Geneva, that is, are US-Russian relations heading towards improvement after years of […]
The first meeting between Europe and the US took place recently at the NATO Summit in Brussels. After Donald Trump criticised Europe for not pulling their weight in the Transatlantic alliance relations reached rock bottom between the allies. With Joe Biden now the new US president he has been keen to present a new front […]
The “New Trump scandal shows the depth of his assault on America’s democratic foundations,” according to CNN on the 11th June following explosive new revelations about Trump era targeting of his political opponents with the Department of Justice announcement that it initiated a review into “the Department’s compliance with applicable DOJ policies and procedures, and […]
Sticking to their old tradition of lying to the Ummah, the foreign minister, the foreign ministry and other government officials threw dust in the eyes of Muslims, emphatically ruling out a US military base. However a New York Times report exposed their deception, asserting that Pakistan is still in negotiations with the United States at […]
US President Joe Biden wants to clean America’s bad image at home and abroad after taking over from Trump. However, that means addressing the evil legacy of crimes that occurred before Trump came to office and that will continue to blacken America’s internal harmony after Biden leaves. Last week, Biden marked the 100th anniversary of […]
Prior to his first face-to-face meeting with US President Biden, President Erdoğan held a meeting with the executives of US large companies. Reuters news agency reported that the top executives of about 20 companies, including Boeing, Amazon, Microsoft, Kellogg, PepsiCo, Cisco, Procter & Gamble and Johnson & Johnson, participated in the meeting. (DW)
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday said several states floating separate tenders to procure Covid-19 vaccines from abroad is detrimental for India’s image in the world. Pitching for centralised procurement of vaccines from abroad, the chief minister said, “Indian states left to compete/fight with each other in the international market. UP fighting Maha, Maha […]
Headlines: • US Pullout from Afghanistan a Test for Pakistan, Other Neighbours • We are not Special’: How Triumphalism Led India to Covid-19 Disaster • U.S., Russia, China Poke Each Other at U.N. Security Council • Biden Supports Ongoing Oppression and Eviction of Palestinians • Yemen, Afghanistan
Nigerian President Muhammad Buhari has urged the US to relocate US Africa Command to Africa from its headquarters in Germany. In a virtual meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 27, 2021 said U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), should be relocated to Africa itself. “Considering the growing security challenges in West and Central […]
Massive $6 trillion Biden Spending Bills in First 100 Days Point to Fatal Flaws in Western Capitalist Economies Restricted by the narrowest of majorities for his party in the US Senate, President Joe Biden has resorted to focusing his immediate domestic agenda largely on spending, with Senate rules make finance bills easier to pass. President […]
Headlines: Biden Announces Withdrawal from Afghanistan by 9/11 Iran, Pakistan, Nigeria US Warns China against Aggressive Moves in Contested South China Sea India, Pakistan Foreign Ministers in UAE Uncertainty Surrounds US Pullout from Afghanistan
Question: A national unity government was formed in Libya, and it appears that the two parties to the conflict in Libya agree on it. Is this consensus real or not? How did this happen after an armed conflict that lasted for ten years, during which each side was trying to eliminate the other? What is […]
Details: Biden Commissions Study to Rebalance the US Supreme Court Egypt-Sudan-Ethiopia, Jordan, Turkey Biden Commissions Study to Rebalance the US Supreme Court
Question: The new US administration headed by Biden began attacking China and Russia, and at the same time it began to strengthen partnerships and revive old alliances with some countries. What is America’s policy towards these two countries in particular, and what are its goals? Is this administration different from the previous one?
Inflationary Fears over Biden’s $1.9 Trillion Stimulus Bill The American Congress is consumed with US President Biden’s early key legislative initiative to provide a $1.9 trillion financial stimulus to the American population in the form of direct payments to American citizens and allocations for cities and state governments, schools and selected programmes, as well as […]
Headlines: What’s Behind Biden’s Snub of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Pakistan’s IMF Agreement Blinken to Hold Virtual Quad Meeting with Australia, India, Japan What’s Behind Biden’s Snub of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman
The last year has made one thing very clear- Capitalism and Democracy are delusions, which have failed the world. The Capitalist system, which values profit over its citizens’ well-being has created a situation where the healthcare systems, among other things, were unable to care for the population. Unemployment increased, the inequality between the classes rose, […]
Headlines: • COVID-19: Vaccine Nationalism, High Prices and Supply Chain Issues Slowing Worldwide Coronavirus Inoculation • No Change in US Policy on Kashmir, says US State Department • US-China Competition: A Bipolar Technology Order • After Two Hour China Phone Call, Biden says China will ‘Eat our Lunch’ • US Military in the Middle East, […]
Bombshell reports claims Trump avoided taxes for years, US president paid just $750 federal income taxes in 2016, the year he won elections. (Dawn Newspaper) Comment: It is not that just third world countries like Pakistan that have corrupt politicians even the established democracies offer humongous sites of corruption. The US is a lot more […]
