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Global Village Space | Pakistan on Wednesday expressed “disappointment” over US blocking of a proposal by the UN Security Council’s sanction committee to proscribe an Indian national. Pakistan wanted the UNSC to list four Indians as terrorists. “We are disappointed that Pakistan’s proposal to...

Global Village Space | That they go together is by now amongst those Chinese words of wisdom, which have so often been quoted that they have lost their sheen. A 21st-century iteration of the “Great Game” in Kashmir allows an opportunity to solve the issue with Pakistan, China and India all...

Global Village Space | A Turkish-US business council is projecting Turkey as a trading alternative to China with the help of influential US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, a close associate of President Donald J. Trump. Turkey aims to replace China’s position as a prominent trading partner of...

Global Village Space | Europe’s headaches just got worse. Its efforts to contain wars on its doorstep in Libya and Syria have failed at a moment that Europe is struggling to control a pandemic and reverse its economic fallout. Proxy wars that pit the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt...

Global Village Space | Indian and Chinese soldiers recently had another scuffle at the disputed Ladakh border, when Indian troops crossed over into Chinese territory. Due to this, around twenty Indian soldiers, as well as some Chinese soldiers, died at Galwan Valley. In an interview with Najma...

Global Village Space | We have always missed opportune moments to resolve the Kashmir dispute. In the 1962 India/China war, we should have attacked or at least moved our troops on LOC to force India into a solution. Many such opportunities came our way to solve the Kashmir issue but we failed to...

Global Village Space | A second wave of the coronavirus pandemic is raising its ugly head. It is putting Middle East leaders at a crossroads as they struggle to contain the disease and tackle its economic fallout. The question is whether they are getting the message: neither containing and...

Global Village Space | Modi is not wrong in heralding the spectre of Akhund Bharat, currently resting in the Reich of Hindutva. He is not wrong in fancying a land of pure enchantment where everything -even every artefact of nature – is turned Hindu. The aspiration for such glory emanates from...

Global Village Space | Moscow knows other nations are hastily designing their own hypersonic weapons – but by the time they are acquired, the Russian military will have learned how to shield the country from them, President Vladimir Putin has said. The likes of the US and China have their own...

Global Village Space | Nuclear powers continue to modernise their arsenals, researchers said Monday, warning that tensions were rising, deeming that the nuclear arms control outlook “bleak“. This compounds the nuclear spectrum of problems that are faced by the world, even as it struggles to free...

Global Village Space | A surprise development took place earlier this week after Pakistani Chief Of Army Staff (COAS) Bajwa visited the Afghan capital of Kabul for talks with its leadership as part of his country’s efforts to facilitate the ongoing peace process in the neighboring state...

Global Village Space | The Hindu savastika is a caste symbol of peace and happiness. Adolf Hitler used the same sign, slightly modified, to espouse the superiority of the Aryan race. Like the Hindu fundamentalist outfit Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) that rules over India today, the Nazi...

Global Village Space | The existing fleet of Hercules planes is more than 50 years old and breakdowns have hampered some high-profile missions. New Zealand’s military said on Friday that it would buy five Super Hercules transport planes from United States manufacturer Lockheed Martin for $1bn...

Global Village Space | The great game in Libya has begun surging with the United States shedding its strategic ambivalence and resorting to a proactive role. Earlier this week, the Pentagon marked a dramatic escalation by accusing Moscow of bolstering Kremlin-linked mercenaries who are allegedly...

Global Village Space | Recently, Indian news reported that Pakistan is using its ties in Turkey, Qatar to provide funds to Zakir Naik. An Indian analyst in India’s ZEE news publication said, “Zakir Naik was given hospitality by Malaysia at Pakistan’s behest. Now, Pakistan is engaged to arrange...

Global Village Space | The ongoing India-China standoff in the Ladakh region has again exposed India’s military and strategic weaknesses. This is despite United States – and its western allies – attempting to strengthen Indian capabilities over the past two decades. Goal of the western support...

Global Village Space | Mass poverty and pandemics are both facts of life that involve millions of people at the same time. The paramount requirement is to balance life with livelihood but not be stupid giving undue weightage to one over the other. Relief measures have to cater to millions of...

Global Village Space | China has reportedly started delivering VT4 Main Battle Tanks (MBT) to Pakistan. In 2019, the Pakistan Army Armoured Corps selected the Chinese VT4 tank also known as MBT-3000 to strengthen its armoured divisions. In 10th International IDEAS defense exhibition in...

Global Village Space | Due to Kashmir and multiple other issues, the two rivals from birth, Pakistan and India can go to war. Despite facing oversized enemy, the Pakistani army is prepared to initiate quick-small local offensives, before the Indian army can occupy favorable terrain. The...

Global Village Space | One of the nine known states known to have nuclear weapons, Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal and doctrine are continually evolving. Pakistan aims to create a nuclear triad of its own, making its nuclear arsenal resilient and capable of devastating retaliatory strikes. Due to...