Another win for Russian diplomacy: Taliban accept the invitation to attend talks in Moscow

News Analysis | The confirmation came from the Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov who also expressed high hopes from the summit which will be commenced...

Russia-Turkey alliance surviving Idlib test — for now

AFP | Russia and Turkey are in intense negotiations to ensure the rebel-held province of Idlib does not become a breaking point in their alliance...

Fifty years ago, Soviet tanks crush the Prague Spring

AFP | In August 1968 Soviet tanks rolled into communist Czechoslovakia to crush a burgeoning democratic reform movement known as the Prague Spring. Here is...

Turkey’s financial crisis raises questions about China’s debt-driven development model

 James M. Dorsey | Financial injections by Qatar and possibly China may resolve Turkey’s immediate economic crisis, aggravated by a politics-driven trade war with the...

Pentagon’s report about China: Some valid points but exaggeration mostly

News Analysis | Pentagon has released its "Annual Report on Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China" which is the U.S military’s...

No place to hide: exiled Chinese Uighurs feel state’s long reach

AFP | Sitting on the terrace of a Paris cafe, a young Chinese woman glances nervously at her mobile phone as a message from a...

China’s growing footprint in Nepal alarms India

News Analysis | Nepal has traditionally been a key ally for India stretching the cooperation between the two countries in the overlapping domain of economy...

Chinese e-commerce giant to begin services in Pakistan this year

News Analysis | Alipay, the online payment platform owned by the Chinese tech giant Ant Financial and e-commerce leader Alibaba, is set to begin its...

China to send negotiator to US for trade talks this month

AFP | China will send a top negotiator to the United States in late August to resume trade talks, the commerce ministry said Thursday, the...

US defense chief woos Brazil as Chinese influence grows

AFP | US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis urged closer strategic ties with Brazil on Tuesday in what appeared to be part of a concerted pushback...

Russia to train Pakistani military officers after the U.S. cuts the funds

News Analysis | A few days back, it was reported that U.S military institutions are finding it hard to keep the reserved 66 slots for...

China denies internment of 1 mn Uighurs

AFP | China vehemently denied Monday allegations that one million of its mostly Muslim Uighur minority are being held in internment camps, insisting all ethnic...
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