Geopolitical situation in South Asia Archives - Politact https://politact.com/tag/geopolitical-situation-in-south-asia/ Futurist Advisory Firm - Developing multidimensional strategic insights 2 increasingly asymmetric global political, security, and economic realities Tue, 19 Jul 2016 08:46:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://politact.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/politact_icon2_400x400-1-100x100.jpg Geopolitical situation in South Asia Archives - Politact https://politact.com/tag/geopolitical-situation-in-south-asia/ 32 32 Pakistan Boycotts Afghanistan Meeting After Deadly US Attack https://politact.com/pakistan-boycotts-afghanistan-meeting-after-deadly-us-attack/ https://politact.com/pakistan-boycotts-afghanistan-meeting-after-deadly-us-attack/#respond Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:56:23 +0000 http://localhost/politact1/pakistan-boycotts-afghanistan-meeting-after-deadly-us-attack/ Context Pakistan has told the US it wouldn’t attend a summit on Afghanistan scheduled for later this month in Brussels, infuriated by a US drone attack that left over 40 people dead and drew rare criticism from the chief of the country’s powerful army. Pakistan was also missing from the trilater strategic talks on Afghanistan, […]

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APPakistan has told the US it wouldn’t attend a summit on Afghanistan scheduled for later this month in Brussels, infuriated by a US drone attack that left over 40 people dead and drew rare criticism from the chief of the country’s powerful army. Pakistan was also missing from the trilater strategic talks on Afghanistan, held in Washington from February 23-25.

Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir on Friday lodged a protest with American ambassador Cameron Muntor who was summoned to Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry one day after the missile strike in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan. On the other hand, General Petraeus demanded today that Pakistan launch the North Waziristan operation soon.

PoliTact is closely monitoring the future direction of the volatile US-Pakistan relations.

 

 

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]]> https://politact.com/pakistan-boycotts-afghanistan-meeting-after-deadly-us-attack/feed/ 0 The Bombing in Russia and the Consequences for AfPak https://politact.com/the-bombing-in-russia-and-the-consequences-for-afpak/ https://politact.com/the-bombing-in-russia-and-the-consequences-for-afpak/#respond Tue, 25 Jan 2011 00:00:00 +0000 http://localhost/politact1/the-bombing-in-russia-and-the-consequences-for-afpak/ Context The very day the 6th meeting of the Pakistan-Russian Consultative Group on Strategic Stability was taking place in Islamabad, an explosion occurred at Moscow’s Domodedovo international airport killing 35 people. The agenda items for the discussion included arms control, international and regional security, nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and […]

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The very day the 6th meeting of the Pakistan-Russian Consultative Group on Strategic Stability was taking place in Islamabad, an explosion occurred at Moscow’s Domodedovo international airport killing 35 people. The agenda items for the discussion included arms control, international and regional security, nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation. Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Pakistan Foreign Secretary Munawar Saeed Bhatti attended the talks. Pakistan would be hoping that the bombing is not linkages to FATA and the extremists there. Most of the reports from Russia indicate the suicide bomber belonged to the troublesome North Caucasus region. However, if links are found with Al Qaeda, the pressure could grow up on Pakistan to act in North Waziristan.

 

On the other hand, Afghan President Hamiz Karzai also visited Russia from Jan 20 to 21. President Medvedev assured him that the country would help Afghanistan in the economic and energy sectors especially. Russia is already providing a vital supply route for coalition forces in Afghanistan. The bombing could also be meant to warn Russia against making a return to Afghanistan.

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