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A sixth eye

On 20 November 2024, Japan hosted a gathering of senior enlisted members from the Five Eyes intelligence partnership in Tokyo.

Haiti & the Envoy

Washington’s special envoy to Haiti has resigned in protest against the Biden administration’s policy of deporting thousands of migrants back to the Carribean nation from a camp on the US-Mexican border.

Pakistan’s dilemma in dealing with the US

The discussions to be held between the Pakistani and the US establishment on the sidelines of the ongoing UN session would give some indication of how the two sides coordinate their activities in the Afghan context.

Blue-water Gambit

The entire Chinese juggernaut or economic ‘miracle‘ (that finances the patent expansionist ambition) is predicated on the seamless to-and-fro of its wares, supplies and energy requirements. For this, ensuring that no enemy power can enforce a ‘choke‘ or stranglehold on its trade / seafaring routes, is imperative. Guaranteeing such sovereign power-assertion triggers justifiable fears of encroachment and usurpation of the traditional spheres of influence of other countries.