by Anil Giri in The Kathmandu Post, Nov 12, 2023After six years of dismal progress on projects under the Belt and Road Initiative in Nepal, the Chinese seem to have taken also a regional approach south of the Himalayas to extend Xi Jinping’s flagship connectivity arm. This was apparent in the way the Tibet regional secretary of the Communist Party of China held meetings in Kathmandu and Pokhara. Wang Junzheng, the CPC secretary for Xizang…
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By Imran Danish in TOLOnews, Feb 13, 2023 at 8:58 PMThe Russian special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, said that Moscow has proposed the creation of a new regional approach for Afghanistan. In an interview with THE WEEK magazine, Kabulov said that this format will be like the “G5” format in which the countries of India, Pakistan, Iran, China and Russia will participate. “In order to build a so-called regional approach, we want to build…
The rape of a young woman at gunpoint at the Fatima Jinnah Park in F-9, Islamabad, shook the nation. Public backlash forced the government to re-evaluate its approach towards security and has brought the police force under fire for failing to protect citizens—particularly women. Fortunately, the case has made its way to the National Assembly which has stressed the need for justice and demanded a comprehensive review of the security situation of Islamabad but what…