Martin Jacques There is something more than a little ironic about President Biden’s Summit for Democracy this week. The intention is blindingly obvious: to rally the troops in favour of Western-style democracy and draw a line in the sand between “democracy” (ie, the West) and “autocracy” (ie, China and Russia). In this Biden faces two […]
Read MoreHu Xijin I saw that some people are not confident about China’s holding high the banner of whole-process people’s democracy, but still believe US democracy is the real democracy. The fundamental reason is that past US achievements have helped cover up its ugliness, making the US-led Western countries dominate the definition of democracy and profoundly […]
Read MoreAndrew Hammond US President Joe Biden has made “revitalizing democracy the world over” a key goal of his administration, but it has taken almost a year since his inauguration to fulfil the key pledge of holding a summit of democracies that takes place this week. To be sure, it has been a busy 2021 for […]
Read MoreSinem Cengiz After almost a decade of tense ties, Ankara last month received two high-level Gulf officials: First, Bahraini Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al-Zayani, and then Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, the crown prince of Abu Dhabi and de facto ruler of the UAE. The latter’s visit received great attention in the media, which […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Prime Minister Imran Khan this week said Pakistan’s macroeconomic indicators were stable and expressed confidence that by the end of the fiscal year, the economy would grow at a higher rate compared with previous year. He expressed these views while chairing a meeting of the Macro Economic Advisory Group. Imran Khan said the increase […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China and Russia pledged this week to strengthen bilateral energy cooperation to jointly uphold energy security as part of efforts to promote their comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for the new era. President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin made the pledge in congratulatory messages delivered to the third China-Russia Energy Business […]
Read MorePeshawar: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the people will hold Prime Minister Imran Khan accountable. Addressing the PPP’s 54th foundation day event, Bilawal Bhutto said this “complete failure of a government” is ruling the country and “toying with Pakistan’s future and its people”. “After three years, every Pakistani […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (PILDAT) this week urged the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) to consider low voter turnout in youth observed during the general elections held since 1988. Citing estimated data on youth voter turnout collected by Gallup Pakistan over the past eight General Elections since 1988, PILDAT said that […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Senior Leader and Former Interior Minister Senator A. Rehman Malik this week felicitated workers across the world on the occasion of the party’s 54th founding day anniversary. He said this is the day to pay rich tributes to former Prime Minister Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and founding members of PPP […]
Read MoreLondon: The United Kingdom’s government has announced plans for its own talks on the Channel crisis with European ministers this week as it was frozen out of a crisis meeting in France. Government ministers from Belgium, France, Germany, and the Netherlands will meet in Calais on Sunday with officials from the European Union and EU […]
Read MoreHermione Kitson Milan: Italy is working to strengthen its sporting and cultural ties with China ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics next year and the winter games of Milan-Cortina in 2026. The Italian Alps are striking and unique but are mostly enjoyed by European neighbors. Ski master Valerio Malfatto is working to change that, by […]
Read MoreChris Doyle It is a fair bet that Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron will be scrubbing each other off their respective Christmas card lists this year. With both in full-on clash mode, every other day brings yet another Punch and Judy-style spat. The Entente Cordiale has been peppered with insults and accusations hurled across the […]
Read MoreMultan: Former Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition in Senate, Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani this week said that no one could deny the sacrifices rendered by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) for the country and democracy. In a message on the 54th founding day of the PPP, he paid homage to former Prime Ministers, Zulfikar […]
Read MoreNewswire Beijing: China-US relations should not be dominated by a Cold War mentality, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said this week. He said the continuation of the Ping Pong Diplomacy serves as a reminder to the United States that there shall be no drawing of ideological lines or clique confrontation. China and the US […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Lashing out at the “incompetency” of those running the country, Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chief Bilawal Bhutto Zardari said this week that the federal government must go to provide relief to the common man. Expressing serious concerns over the ongoing gas crisis across Pakistan, Bilawal Bhutto said that Prime Minister Imran Khan was continuously […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is planning to create an atmosphere of confrontation for WW-III in South Asia as he has already created various stimuli to facilitate those who are waiting for this great opportunity. […]
Read MoreDing Gang On the morning of November 16, Beijing time, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden held a video meeting. The press briefings released by the two countries after the meeting showed a positive tone in general. Biden used a word in the meeting called “guardrails”. The word is widely used in […]
Read MoreHu Xijin Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton this week replied to my warning to his threat toward China. He said, “They’re words of a bully, not an international player.” I would like to respond to him again: The US, which Australia is preparing to follow when a war breaks out in the Taiwan Straits, is […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: A delegation led by Gregory Weldon Meeks, Chairman House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC), USA and Amerish Babulal Bera, Members HFAC (Chairman of the Subcommittee on Asia Pacific, Central Asia and Non-proliferation) called on General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of Army Staff (COAS this week. During the meetings, matters of mutual interest, current security […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Chinese President Xi Jinping this week stressed that a sound and steady China-US relationship was required for advancing the two countries’ respective development and for safeguarding a peaceful and stable international environment. In a virtual meeting from Beijing with US President Joe Biden, President Xi emphasized on finding effective responses to global challenges […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week said that the ‘one sided’ electoral reforms were unacceptable. Criticising the government’s “one-sided” electoral reforms, Bilawal said that if the government continued in the manner it was proceeding in, then the opposition would not accept the results of the next election. Bilawal Bhutto said […]
Read MoreMoscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin told French counterpart Emmanuel Macron this week that “provocative” US-led exercises in the Black Sea were “increasing tensions” between Moscow and NATO, the Kremlin said. Both leaders expressed “dissatisfaction” with what Moscow called a “worsening” situation in eastern Ukraine, the Kremlin statement said. Putin “drew attention to the provocative nature […]
Read MoreSenator Rehman Malik Pakistan is going through a bad patch of its history due to our inadequate economic policies which have created non-bearable heavy foreign and local loans leaving the country in a dangerous crisis. I was watching political developments in the country since last week, especially the slogans and speeches by the white-collar politicians […]
Read MoreKyle Mizokami Tokyo: The United States Marine Corps and Japan’s Maritime Self Defense Force made history last month with an epic flight that relaunched Japan’s carrier aviation program. The flight involving the Japanese aircraft carrier Izumo and American F-35B fighter jets marked the first time Japan has operated an aircraft carrier since 1945. Japan was […]
Read MoreClaire Anderson Prince Charles, 72, is first in line to the throne when the Queen dies but has been facing calls to let Prince William take over as head of state. The Prince of Wales is the oldest heir apparent in British history. Royal expert Jonathan Sacerdoti has said there is “no strong argument” for […]
Read MoreDing Duo On November 14, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with diplomatic envoys of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries in Beijing. Noting that next year marks the 20th anniversary of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), Wang Yi expressed hope that the […]
Read MoreKerry Boyd Anderson Partisan political identities have long played a major role in US politics, but partisanship has increased in recent years. Identifying with one political party or ideology has come to define much of American life, even outside the traditional realm of politics. Partisanship often now defines how Americans view themselves, their communities and […]
Read MoreBeijing: Chinese President Xi Jinping this week urged the Asia-Pacific region to face up to the responsibility of the times, be in the driver’s seat, and strive hard to meet the goal of building an Asia-Pacific community with a shared future. Xi made the remarks while delivering a keynote speech at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation […]
Read MoreNewswire Moscow: Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on the European Union countries to avoid double standards in addressing the migration crisis at Belarus’ border with Poland and Lithuania. “It is necessary to avoid double standards in this situation and use a common approach in what concerns the European Union nations’ position,” he told a […]
Read MoreIslamabad: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week started meetings with the economic experts of the country. In this regard, Economic expert Dr. Hafeez Pasha called on the Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari at Zardari House Islamabad on Tuesday. Issues of economic situation of the country were discussed in the meeting. Dr. Pasha […]
Read MoreChina Economic Net Quetta: Federal Minister for Planning and Development Asad Umar this week assured Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo that the development of the Balochistan province was among the top priorities of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In a meeting with Bizenjo at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, Umar underscored that both the […]
Read MoreHolly Evans The Royal Family are currently facing a “constitutional headache” due to the absence of Prince Harry as a working royal, as he can no longer carry out his duty as Counsellor of State. Under the current royal constitution, four members of the family are entitled to be ‘Counsellors of State’, meaning that they […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has written a letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan urging to file a petition in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the FATF’s discrimination and continued victimization of Pakistan. He stated that some inimical countries are using […]
Read MoreBeijing: President Xi Jinping this week presented China’s top science award to aircraft designer Gu Songfen and nuclear expert Wang Dazhong for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation. Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, awarded the medals and certificates at […]
Read MoreNewswire Larkana: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari this week vowed to oust the federal government with the public support. He reiterated his firm resolve to continue with the ongoing wave of mass protests against the federal government of the Pakistan Tehrik-e Insaf (PTI) against unprecedented inflation in the country that has “deprived […]
Read MoreGwadar Pro Islamabad: The Communist Party of China (CPC) is built on merit and enjoys massive public support, a Pakistani minister said. Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib appreciated the CPC system, saying it included more than 22 million young party members below 35 years of age. “It (CPC) offers an opportunity […]
Read MoreTokyo: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s coalition has secured a comfortable majority in the parliamentary election. Defying some predictions, Kishida’s Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) claimed 259 seats in the 465-member lower house, a result that gives the party an absolute stable majority and control over parliamentary committees. The LDP’s junior coalition partner Komeito won 32 […]
Read MoreNewswire Islamabad: Former Interior Minister and Chairman Institute of Research and Reforms (IRR) Senator A. Rehman Malik has said that the nation is fed up with ‘New Pakistan’ and demands and prays to get back their ‘Old Pakistan’ that can enable them to refurbish the country for the coming generations. He said that the New […]
Read MoreHu Xijin With regard to several acute issues about the Taiwan Straits, I would like to make some comments. First, has the mainland’s military deterrence against the island worked? Of course it worked. Both the US and the island of Taiwan are nervous about the prospect of a military attack from the Chinese mainland taking […]
Read MoreMohamed Chebaro In normal times, inspections by the French and British of each other’s vessels, fishing or otherwise, is usually a routine activity that is in the interest of both countries. These are historic allies and neighbors who are linked by geography and a shared ethos that values democracy, respect for the rule of law, […]
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