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Will Talks in Afghanistan Succeed by Asif Haroon Raja
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Asif_Haroon_Raja
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8/May/2015
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Afghanistan has traditionally remained friendly to India and hostile to Pakistan since 1947. The only time it was friendly with Pakistan and unfriendly with India was during the five-year rule of Taliban from 1996 till 2001. However, no government in Kabul had created a situation along the western border to prevent Pakistan from shifting its three infantry divisions from Peshawar, Kohat and Quetta
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Evolving situation in Yemen by Asif Haroon raja
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Posted By:
Asif_Haroon_Raja
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22/Apr/2015
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Sectarian and tribal divides in Yemen had sharpened during the long rule of President Gen Ali Abdullah Saleh. Arab spring followed by entry of Al-Qaeda made the internal situation in Yemen chaotic. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) led Gulf States prevailed upon reluctant Saleh to make way for his Vice President Mansour Al-Hadi in 2012. Hadi got elected on February 21, 2012 election and received 99.2%
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Surging Chaos in Yemen (Part 2) by Asif Haroon Raja
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Posted By:
Asif_Haroon_Raja
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10/Apr/2015
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Conflict between the Houthis under Abdul Malik al-Houthi and the elected government of Abd-Rabbuh Mansour al-Hadi, now in exile, is seen as part of a regional power struggle between Shia-ruled Iran and Sunni-ruled Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), which shares a long porous border with Yemen. The sectarian problem certainly looms in the background somewhere but is not the main factor. The ongoing war
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Surging chaos in Yemen (Part 1) by Asif Haroon Raja
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Posted By:
Asif_Haroon_Raja
On:
9/Apr/2015
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Harking back into the history of Yemen which stretches back to 3000 years, it will be worthwhile to know certain essential details about the country. It lies at the tip of Arabian Peninsula and it borders Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) to the north and Oman to the east. Yemen is strategically important because it sits on the Bab al-Mandab strait, a narrow waterway 40 km wide linking the Red Sea wit
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New Cold War Gathering Steam by Asif Haroon Raja
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Posted By:
Asif_Haroon_Raja
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6/Apr/2015
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16 hours long marathon talks were held in Belarus between the delegates of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France on February 15, 2015. A road map to peace in Ukraine’s war was finally secured. Hopefully, it will put an end to the escalating bloodshed in the region. The fruits of the talks are however yet to be seen on ground as the fighting between Kiev government forces and Russian backed Ukrainian
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