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CHINA 1. China central bank boosts liquidity support with roll over of medium-term loans https://www.fxempire.com/news/article/china-central-bank-ramps-up-liquidity-injection-when-rolling-over-medium-term-policy-loans-1339058 2. China willing to work with Russian military to have close communications —defense minister https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/topstories/world/867138/china-willing-to-work-with-russian-military-to-have-close-communications-defense-minister/story/ 3. China...

THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS Ø  US Congressman Sherman writes to Blinken about ‘political victimisation’ in Pakistan https://www.dawn.com/news/1747256 Ø  Pakistan is making a...

Afghanistan 1. Taliban ban on women has forced UN into ‘appalling choice’ https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/11/taliban-ban-on-women-has-forced-un-into-appalling-choice 2. Afghanistan Ranked 4th in World Crime Index for 2023 https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-182907 3. UN food agency: $800m urgently needed for...

1.International system crucial to countering threat of weapons diversion, Security Council hears https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/04/1135482 2.India and Pakistan Must Negotiate Nuclear Responsibilities https://southasianvoices.org/india-and-pakistan-must-negotiate-nuclear-responsibilities/ 3.Nuclear Technology and Human Security in Pakistan https://southasianvoices.org/nuclear-technology-and-human-security-in-pakistan/ 4.Iran...

India 1. India stalls trade talks with Britain over Sikh separatist group: report https://www.dawn.com/news/1746922/india-stalls-trade-talks-with-britain-over-sikh-separatist-group-report 2. Ukraine’s deputy foreign minister visits India https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/4/10/ukraines-deputy-foreign-minister-visits-india 3. If Pakistan High Court can Scrap Sedition Law, So...

CHINA 1. China Ditches US Dollars in New Brazil Agreement, Settles 1st LNG Trade in Yuan https://www.theepochtimes.com/china-ditches-us-dollars-in-new-brazil-agreement-settles-first-lng-trade-in-yuan_5159577.html 2. China’s new world order is taking shape https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/04/10/china-diplomacy-new-world-order-macron/ 3. US will have access to...

                 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS Ø  Rethinking US-Pakistan Relations in the Age of Great Power Competition https://www.usip.org/publications/2023/03/rethinking-us-pakistan-relations-age- great-power-competition Ø  US-Pakistan Counterterrorism Dialogue and...

Afghanistan 1. Over 400 Afghan families receive China-donated aid, UNICEF assistance https://english.news.cn/20230404/90e990fb750441a48add332e4d0724a9/c.html 2. UN says its female staffers banned from working in Afghanistan https://www.dw.com/en/un-says-afghan-women-staff-banned-from-work-by-taliban/a-65231332 3. Militant Groups Behind Illegal Drug Trade in...

1.India records highest ever defence export during FY 2022-23 at approx Rs 16,000 crore https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/defence/india-records-highest-ever-defence-export-during-fy-2022-23-at-approx-rs-16000-crore/videoshow/99173664.cms?from=mdr 2.India and Romania sign agreement for ‘practical cooperation between armed forces’ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-romania-sign-agreement-practical-cooperation-between-armed-forces-8526674/ 3.North...

India 1. Navjot Sidhu Out Of Jail, Has A "Rahul Gandhi Revolution" Message For BJP https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/navjot-sidhu-walks-out-after-10-months-in-jail-over-a-road-rage-case-3912118 2. India’s Rahul Gandhi appeals defamation conviction https://www.dawn.com/news/1745693 3. AFSPA: Areas under draconian law reduced in...