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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS Ø  Pakistan rejects its ‘biased and arbitrary’ placement by US on religious freedom watch list https://www.dawn.com/news/1804209/pakistan-rejects-its-biased-and-arbitrary-placement-by-us-on-religious-freedom-watch-list Ø  U.S. and China...

Afghanistan 1. Afghanistan Humanitarian Needs in 2024 Require $3.06 Billion: OCHA https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-186893 2. 19,000 People Including 800 Women Imprisoned in Afghan Jails: Officials https://tolonews.com/index.php/afghanistan-186892 3. Taliban-appointed prime minister meets with a top...

​1.     South Korea, US conduct week-long firing drills near North Korea border https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-us-conduct-week-long-firing-drills-near-north-korea-border-2024-01-04/  North Korea's Kim calls for boosting missile launch vehicle production -KCNA https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/north-koreas-kim-calls-boosting-missile-launch-vehicle-production-kcna-2024-01-04/  N. Korea...

  Articles   Gwadar: China’s Future Gateway to the Middle East Ishtiaq Ahmad Sino-U.S. Strategic Competition in the Asia-Pacific: Omnidirectional Hedging of Traditional Middle Powers Maheera Munir and Aiysha Safdar Media...

1. Modi trip to Indian islands prompts Maldives row https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/08/india-maldives-tensions-deepen-amid-tourism-row 2. Fierce Gunfight Between Security Forces And Insurgents In Manipur's Moreh https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/video-fierce-gunfight-between-security-forces-and-insurgents-in-manipur-moreh-4822750 3. India to import 10,000 MW of hydroelectricity from...

CHINA 1. China hands over 160 electric buses to Pakistan https://www.nation.com.pk/07-Jan-2024/china-hands-over-160-electric-buses-to-pakistan 2. Tesla China-Made EV Wholesale Sales Surged In December 2023 https://insideevs.com/news/703458/tesla-china-ev-wholesale-sales-december2023/ 3. China, Indonesia Getting Closer as More Beneficial Commitments Built https://en.tempo.co/read/1816506/china-indonesia-getting-closer-as-more-beneficial-commitments-built 4. BRICS:...

 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS Ø  Pakistan looks to build on ‘momentum’ in bilateral ties with US https://www.dawn.com/news/1802665 Ø  The Year Policymakers Woke Up to...

Afghanistan 1. Work on 500 Projects Continues Across Afghanistan: Deputy PM https://tolonews.com/ 2. Pakistan’s Maullana Fazlur Rehman 'May Visit Afghanistan Next Week' https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-186783 3. IEA delegation arrives in Islamabad for talks https://pajhwok.com/2024/01/03/iea-delegation-arrives-in-islamabad-for-talks/ 4. UAE delegation...

Islamabad, New Delhi share prisoner and nuclear site lists https://www.dawn.com/news/1802539 The nuclear year in review: A renewed interest in nuclear weapons—for and against https://thebulletin.org/2023/12/the-nuclear-year-in-review-a-renewed-interest-in-nuclear-weapons-for-and-against/ North...

  1. BJP win in India’s 2024 general election ‘almost an inevitability’ https://amp.theguardian.com/world/2023/dec/31/bjp-modi-india-general-election-2024 2. India, Pakistan exchange lists of nuclear installations, prisoners https://www.samaa.tv/208737137-india-pakistan-exchange-lists-of-nuclear-installations-prisoners 3. Pakistan committed to peaceful ties with all, even...