- 23 April, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecuritySaudi Arabia
Amid persistent economic challenges, Pakistan’s growing dependence on Saudi, other Gulf nations
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Quite similar to balancing on a seesaw, Pakistan is also dangling between maintaining its relationship with both Saudi Arabia, and Iran amid regional security concerns…
THE INDIAN ARMED FORCES IN MALDIVES: STORM IN A TEACUP
Nations deploy personnel from their armed forces in different neighbouring countries mostly for security and good will, that is if the politico-diplomatic relationship is cordial or something even better. Receiving…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
G20 In Srinagar : Threats And Opportunities
With two days left for the G20 Tourism Working Group Meeting in Srinagar on May 22-24, 2023, national and international focus on this unusual event is becoming rife. There are…
By Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (Retd)
Charm Offensive in Xi Jinping 3.0 Era: A Concern For Global Players
Backdrop When Joshua Kurlantzick coined the term ‘charm offensive’ for China in 2007, it simply referred to China’s use of soft power to improve its global status and image, as…
By Maj Gen (Dr) S B Asthana (Retd)
What is MBS Upto?
If there’s one country that has really surprised the world with its diplomatic maneuvers, it is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(KSA). The undeclared declared leader of the Islamic world, KSA…
Growing Influence of China in West Asia
Does it signal the end of the US hegemony and the dawn of a new multi-polar order? The political scientists are of the opinion that China under Xi Jinping has…
Defence Secretary & Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Defence for Strategic Affairs discuss ways to enhance bilateral defence cooperation
Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of Defence for Strategic Affairs Mr Ahmed A Aseeri called on Defence Secretary Dr Ajay Kumar in New Delhi on June 30, 2022. They discussed ways…
Saudis feel ‘let down’ by U.S. over Houthi security threats, says senior royal
DUBAI (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia feels "let down" by the United States in tackling security threats to the kingdom and wider region by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthi movement, a senior member…
Cash-strapped Pakistan gets USD 8 billion in financial support from Saudi Arabia
Islamabad, May 1 (PTI) Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide Pakistan with a "sizeable package" of around USD 8 billion to help the cash-starved country bolster dwindling forex reserves and…
Turkey, Saudi to revive great economic potential, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey and Saudi Arabia have a common will to "reactivate a great economic potential" between the two countries, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, after his…
Erdogan arrives in Saudi Arabia for visit to revive ties
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Jeddah on Thursday, his office said, making his first trip to Saudi Arabia since 2017 after intense efforts by the regional…
Hobbled by Economy, Erdogan Heads to Saudi to Mend Ties
By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Jonathan Spicer ANKARA (Reuters) - Three and a half years after accusing Saudi Arabia's leadership of murder and running a sham trial over the killing of…
By PTI and Chanakya Forum
