Home CSP News & Views CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (2nd-8th October, 2021) CSP News & Views CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (2nd-8th October, 2021) By ISSI Web Administrator - October 8, 2021 1042 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS 1. Get the Generals Out of Pakistani-U.S. Relations https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/30/pakistan-us-afghanistan-relations-withdrawal/2. U.S.-Pakistan relations are at a crossroads https://www.npr.org/2021/10/07/1043938029/u-s-pakistan-relations-are-at-a-crossroads 3. US diplomat to hold key talks on Afghan issue https://www.dawn.com/news/1650380/us-diplomat-to-hold-key-talks-on-afghan-issue 4. How Pakistan Sees Afghanistan https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/afghanistan/2021-10-07/how-pakistan-sees-afghanistan 5. Pakistan must not become party to US-China tensions, trade war: NA panel https://www.brecorder.com/news/40125053/pakistan-must-not-become-party-to-us-china-tensions-trade-war-na-panel 6. A flood of drugs from Afghanistan may become a bigger threat than terrorism https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/10/05/afghanistan-drugs-could-become-bigger-danger-than-terrorism/ 7. US digging deep into Pakistan’s dual https://asiatimes.com/2021/10/us-digging-deep-into-pakistans-dual-afghan-role/ 8. Captured, Killed or Compromised: C.I.A. Admits to Losing Dozens of Informants https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/us/politics/cia-informants-killed-captured.html 9. For Sale Now: U.S.-Supplied Weapons in Afghan Gun Shops https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/world/asia/us-weapons-afghanistan.html 10. Pakistan at the UNGA https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/898140-pakistan-at-the-unga 11. UN Welcomes Turkey’s Ratifications of Paris Agreement https://www.aa.com.tr/en/environment/un-welcomes-turkeys-ratification-of-paris-agreement/2384970 12. Warning Humankind Facing ‘Last Chance’ to Turn Tide, Secretary-General Urges Decisive Action for Building Green, Sustainable World, at European Union Investment Summit https://www.un.org/press/en/2021/sgsm20956.doc.htm RUSSIA & EUROPE 1. French media exposé leaves India red-faced, once againhttps://tribune.com.pk/story/2322995/french-media-expose-leaves-india-red-faced-once-again 2. Nadra certificated to be accepted in UKhttps://www.dawn.com/news/1649814/nadra-certificates-to-be-accepted-in-uk 3. Changes needed in EU’s Afghan plan on rights monitoring: Pakistanhttps://www.dawn.com/news/1649619/changes-needed-in-eus-afghan-plan-on-rights-monitoring-pakistan 4. Pandora Papers: Secret wealth and dealings of world leaders exposedhttps://www.bbc.com/news/world-58780465 5. Delegation of British MPs meets PM Imran Khanhttps://arynews.tv/delegation-of-british-mps-meets-pm-imran-khan/ 6. Pakistan’s Fourth Biennial Review under the EU GSP-Plus Incentivehttps://mettisglobal.news/pakistans-fourth-biennial-review-under-the-eu-gsp-plus-incentive/ 7. EU prevails at UN HR body over Rapporteur for Afghanistanhttps://www.dawn.com/news/1650782 8. Russia behind 58pc of detected state-backed hacks, says Microsofthttps://www.dawn.com/news/1650779 9. EU ‘extremely concerned’ about migrant push backshttps://www.dawn.com/news/1650776 POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS 1. SBP Weekly Data Reporthttp://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp 2. Pakistan’s growth expected to ease to 3.4pc: WB https://www.dawn.com/news/1650773/pakistans-growth-expected-to-ease-to-34pc-wb 3. IMF urges govts to make fiscal plans https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323811/imf-urges-govts-to-make-fiscal-plans 4. Talks to revive $6bn IMF package begin ht https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/10/03/talks-to-revive-6bn-imf-package-begin-today/ 5. Pakistan Stock Exchange loses the Midas touch in July-Sept https://www.dawn.com/news/1649445/pakistan-stock-exchange-loses-the-midas-touch-in-july-sept 6. Import of 550,000 tons of wheat given the nod https://tribune.com.pk/story/2322770/import-of-550000-tons-of-wheat-given-the-nod 7. Trade gap balloons by over 100pc in 1QFY22 https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/10/05/trade-gap-balloons-by-over-100pc-in-1qfy22/ 8. China’s MCC interested to revive steel mill https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323422/chinas-mcc-interested-to-revive-steel-mill 9. Govt to conduct ‘de-jour’ census in Dec 2022 https://www.geo.tv/latest/374614-govt-to-conduct-de-jour-census-in-dec-2022 10. Exports grew by 27.4% in September: Razak Dawood https://www.geo.tv/latest/373989-exports-grew-274-in-september-razak-dawood 11. GSP-Plus biennial review: EU monitoring mission to visit Pakistan in November https://www.geo.tv/latest/374347-gsp-plus-biennial-review-eu-monitoring-mission-to-visit-pakistan-in-november 12. Investment in textile sector https://www.dawn.com/news/1650767/investment-in-textile-sector 13. Currency decline https://www.dawn.com/news/1649647/currency-decline 14. IMF sees global GDP slightly below 6% in 2021 https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323426/imf-sees-global-gdp-slightly-below-6-in-2021 15. Higher cotton output may lead to 5% growth https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323424/higher-cotton-output-may-lead-to-5-growth 16. SBP takes measures to curb ‘undesirable’ dollar flight from Pakistan to Afghanistan https://www.geo.tv/latest/374375-sbp-takes-measures-to-curb-undesirable-dollar-flight-from-pakistan-to-afghanistan 17. Oil climbs on switch from gas and few signs of an easing supply crunch https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-climbs-switch-gas-few-signs-an-easing-supply-crunch-2021-10-08/ 18. Dutch firms keen to invest in renewable energy projects https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2021/10/05/dutch-firms-keen-to-invest-in-renewable-energy-projects/ 19. World food prices hit 10-year peak https://tribune.com.pk/story/2323713/world-food-prices-hit-10-year-peak 20. Higher wheat output target fixed amid water woes https://www.dawn.com/news/1650772/higher-wheat-output-target-fixed-amid-water-woes 21. UN report warns of global water crisis amid climate change https://www.dawn.com/news/1650376 22. World Bank acknowledges Pakistan’s efforts to tackle climate change https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/622974-World-Bank-acknowledges-Pakistan-efforts-to-tackle-climate-change 23. Water crisis confronts both Pakistan and India, says UN report https://www.dawn.com/news/1650596 24. 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