Afghanistan – Page 29 – Asia Times

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Ajay Singh Bisht. Photo: AFP/ Sanjay Kanojia

Afghanistan, India, South Asia, World

BJP’s poll strategy: cows, the River Ganga and communal riots

by Aditya Sinha October 18, 2017

Representational image: iStock

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Afghanistan’s tryst with China begins – in Washington

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 18, 2017October 18, 2017

Artillery belonging to the Iraqi Security Forces reaches Kirkuk, Iraq, on October 17, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Alaa Al-Marjani

Afghanistan, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Kirkuk redux was a bloodless offensive. Here’s why

by Pepe Escobar October 17, 2017February 18, 2020

A missile is launched from a warship on the high seas. 3D Illustration: iPhoto

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Pax Americana may be over, but US remains first among equals

by Leon Hadar October 17, 2017

The China and Australia puzzle. Photo: iStock

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, China, Iran, Middle East, New Zealand, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Oceania, Philippines, South Asia, South Korea, World

Australia set to cross Rubicon on China relations

by Giovanni Di Lieto October 16, 2017October 16, 2017

Representational image: Flickr Commons

Afghanistan, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

The moment of truth is coming for Trump’s Iran strategy

by M.K. Bhadrakumar October 16, 2017

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a summit in Sochi, Russia, in October 2017. Photo: Reuters / Maxim Shemetov

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Russia emerging as new player in Middle East balance of power

by David P. Goldman October 16, 2017February 18, 2020

Rohingya Muslim refugees hold a banner and placards during a protest in New Delhi against a crackdown on Rohingyas in Myanmar, in December 2016. Photo: Reuters/Adnan Abidi

Afghanistan, AT Finance, India, Myanmar, South Asia, World

Refugees in India often have to fend for themselves

by Jessica Field October 15, 2017February 18, 2020

President Trump speaks before signing a memorandum on addressing China's laws, policies, practices, and actions related to intellectual property, innovation, and technology in August. Photo: AFP/Chris Kleponi

Afghanistan, China, India, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, World

China may be Trump’s best hope to ‘make America great again’

by Ken Moak October 13, 2017October 13, 2017

Former Afghan president Hamid Karzai speaks during an interview in Kabul in May. Photo: AFP/ Anadolu Agency

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Karzai warns Afghans and neighbors to resist ‘US agenda’

by Ruchi Kumar October 12, 2017February 18, 2020

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a joint press conference with Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic, on October 10, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Marko Djurica

Afghanistan, Iran, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Erdogan steps up US row with boycott of outgoing ambassador

by Agence France-Presse October 11, 2017February 18, 2020

Photo: KCNA via Reuters

Afghanistan, Iraq, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea

N. Korea accuses US of May assassination try against Kim

by Asia Unhedged October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia's King Salman attend a welcoming ceremony ahead of their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow on October 5, 2017. Photo: Sputnik via Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The House of Saud bows to the House of Putin

by Pepe Escobar October 9, 2017February 18, 2020

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in June. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

New upbeat phase for US-India relations

by Sabena Siddiqui October 5, 2017October 5, 2017

A file image of violence in Kashmir's Handwara. The Indian state has now to offer something tangible to satisfy most aspirations in Kashmir. (Image via PTI)

Afghanistan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Kashmir was always an integral part of India

by Mohan Guruswamy October 4, 2017October 4, 2017

A view from outside Pakistan's Supreme Court building in Islamabad. Photo: AFP / Aamir Queshi

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria

The growing ‘tug-of-war’ between Pakistan’s spy agencies

by F.M. Shakil October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

US Secretary of Defense James Mattis speaks at the 16th IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 3, 2017. Photo: Edgar Su / Reuters

Afghanistan, Pakistan, South Asia

Mattis says US will try to work with Pakistan ‘one more time’

by Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali October 4, 2017February 18, 2020

Over India’s strong opposition, Russia delivered four Mi-35M assault helicopters to Pakistan this year. Moscow lifted its embargo on arms sales to Pakistan in 2014 and is currently engaged in a delicate diplomatic balancing act between the two rival south Asian countries.Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Vitaly V. Kuzmin.

Afghanistan, Bangladesh, China, European Union, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Pakistan-Russia relationship depends on a crafty balancing act

by Ume Farwa October 2, 2017October 2, 2017

Thailand's Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha attends the Dialogue of Emerging Market and Developing Countries in Xiamen in southeastern China's Fujian Province Sept. 5, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mark Schiefelbein

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, India, Iraq, Laos, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, Vietnam, World

White House meet legitimates Thailand’s strongman rule

by Richard S Ehrlich October 1, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle sporting the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, on September 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

‘Free Kurdistan’ inevitable, and war may be unavoidable

by Bilal Khan September 29, 2017

Members of Pakistan's Frontier Corps patrolling border. Photo: Reuters/Fayaz Aziz

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

America’s ‘new’ Afghanistan policy no more than a facelift

by Junaid Ashraf September 28, 2017

People gather at a building destroyed by Saudi-led air strikes in the northwestern city of Amran, Yemen, on September 8, 2016. Photo: Reuters / Khaled Abdullah

Afghanistan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

South Korea may be next victim of US lust for battle

by Ehsan Sehgal September 27, 2017

A cadet of the Pakistan Navy participates in a ceremony to celebrate the country's 70th Independence Day at the mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in Karachi on August 14, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Akhtar Soomro

Afghanistan, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan held back by its obsession with security

by Hammal Kashani September 26, 2017

Rohingya refugees scuffle as they wait to receive aid in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh September 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Cathal McNaughton

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Bangladesh holds the key to Rohingya insurgency

by Bertil Lintner September 25, 2017February 18, 2020

A boy rides a bicycle with the flag of Kurdistan in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq on Sept. 24, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

Afghanistan, AT Finance, China, European Union, France, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

The inconvenient Kurds

by Spengler September 25, 2017

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi. Photo: Economic Times

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

United Nations: India calls Pakistan ‘Terroristan’

by Asia Times staff September 22, 2017February 18, 2020

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to extend her reign as Bangladesh's longest-serving leader. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Japan, Middle East, Myanmar, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Why we shouldn’t hold our breath for ‘Digital Bangladesh’

by Jon Connars September 22, 2017

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

‘Halal jihad’, Pakistan and the blood borders

by Bilal Khan September 21, 2017September 21, 2017

A large plume of smoke is seen on the Myanmar side of the border from Teknaf, Bangladesh, September 15, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Mohammad Ponir Hossain

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, Thailand, World

The truth behind Myanmar’s Rohingya insurgency

by Bertil Lintner September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

Paul Delaroche, Napoléon à Fontainebleau, 1840. With other global powers increasingly at odds with US foreign policy under Donald Trump, the nation's hegemony on the world stage may soon face its own crisis point. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, France, India, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Unmasked: Trump Doctrine vows carnage for new axis of evil

by Pepe Escobar September 20, 2017February 18, 2020

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