Modi Criticizes Global Governance
News Desk
March 2, 2023
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Criticizes Global Governance of institutions for failing to address the world’s biggest challenges.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Criticizes Global Governance of institutions for failing to address the world’s biggest challenges.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Central Asian leaders on Tuesday as Washington pursued deeper engagement with the region’s former Soviet republics in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Mohammad Asif visited Kabul to resolve the recent closure of the Torkham border crossing by the Taliban
Japan and China hold high-level defense talks after four years, discussing security and plans to launch ả communications hotline this spring.
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi Visits Russia amid US-Ukraine tensions and deepening partnership between China and Russia.
Taliban shuts Torkham borders with Pakistan over alleged breach of commitments, while the exact nature of the alleged breach remains unclear.
The US warns China against supplying lethal weapons to Russia for the Ukraine war stating it would be a “serious problem” and a “red line”.
For all the lip service paid to ‘world peace, the Western governments, in particular, must reflect on whether subjecting Afghanistan to a diplomatic vacuum would win them any favors in the long run.
In contrast to its hawkish foreign policy in the 1990s which earned the Taliban the ire of the International community, this time, they sound more dovish in their foreign policy approach which is well illustrated in the organization’s dealing with major powers and with those neighboring countries with whom the Taliban were at odds in the 1990s.
Taliban-Qatar security cooperation – the deal could have been sealed with any other country, but the Taliban opted for Qatar, the country with whom the Taliban had historical relations, and also enjoy a neutral status while being the United States front-state to deal with the Taliban – signals Taliban’s pragmatism on the foreign policy front.