CSP WEEKLY UPDATES (June 14-20, 2025)

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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  Trump, COAS Munir talk counterterrorism and trade in ‘cordial’ meeting: ISPR

https://www.dawn.com/news/1918093/trump-coas-munir-talk-counterterrorism-and-trade-in-cordial-meeting-ispr

Ø  Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of Pakistan, Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, met with President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, at the White House.

https://ispr.gov.pk/press-release-detail?id=7323

Ø  Pakistan’s strongman courts the US while drawing closer to China

https://www.ft.com/content/fcee3a62-10b7-4b77-9f1b-a6fef17d1e31

Ø  Pakistan Army Chief Discusses Israel-Iran Conflict With Trump

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-06-18/pakistan-army-chief-discusses-israel-iran-conflict-with-trump

Ø  Trump and India’s Modi split over U.S. role in Pakistan ceasefire

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/18/modi-trump-india-pakistan-ceasefire.html

Ø  The Many Ways U.S. Involvement in the War on Iran Could Go Badly

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/18/us-war-middle-east-iran-israel/

Ø  Trump Weighs Direct U.S. Military Involvement Against Iran

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/18/iran-israel-strikes-trump-us-military-fordow-khamenei/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921

Ø  Will Modi’s Trip to Canada Boost Bilateral Relations?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/06/11/india-canada-modi-carney-g7-trip-sikh-separatism/

Ø  The United States Should Stay Out of the Israel-Iran War

https://carnegieendowment.org/emissary/2025/06/israel-attack-iran-strike-us-response?lang=en

Ø  New CNAS Report on Next Phase of Quad Cooperation in Indo-Pacific

https://www.cnas.org/press/press-release/new-cnas-report-on-next-phase-of-quad-cooperation-in-indo-pacific

Ø  Pakistan denounces Israeli attack on Iran at UNSC

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2550799/pakistan-denounces-israeli-attack-on-iran-at-unsc

Ø  At UN, Pakistan calls Gaza situation not just catastrophic but ‘collapse of humanity’

https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2025/06/18/at-un-pakistan-calls-gaza-situation-not-just-catastrophic-but-collapse-of-humanity/

Ø  Pakistan stands in ‘resolute solidarity’ with Iran at UN Security Council

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1321136-pakistan-stands-in-resolute-solidarity-with-iran-at-un-security-council

Ø  Guterres renews call for Israel-Iran ceasefire

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164571

Ø  UN rights office ‘horrified’ by deadly violence at Gaza food distribution sites

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164551

Ø  Israel-Iran crisis: UN chief urges calm after overnight strikes

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164351

Ø  UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164381

Ø  Yemen at breaking point as UN envoy urges action to end suffering

https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164321

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Spain rejects NATO’s 5% defence spending hike as ‘counterproductive’

https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/6/19/spain-rejects-natos-5-defence-spending-hike-as-counterproductive

Ø  Ukraine’s ‘Spiderweb’ drone assault forces Russia to shelter, move aircraft

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/18/ukraines-spiderweb-drone-assault-forces-russia-to-shelter-move-aircraft

Ø  How will Russia respond to the Israel-Iran conflict?

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/17/how-will-russia-respond-to-the-israel-iran-conflict

Ø  Macron visits Greenland in solidarity amid Trump designs on Arctic island

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/15/macron-visits-greenland-in-solidarity-amid-trump-designs-on-arctic-island

Ø  UK announces national inquiry into ‘grooming gangs’ after pressure

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/6/14/uk-announces-national-inquiry-into-grooming-gangs-after-pressure

Ø  Israel-Iran air war enters second week as Europe pushes diplomacy

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-iran-air-war-enters-second-week-europe-pushes-diplomacy-2025-06-20/

Ø  Finance minister says Russian economy cooling down

https://tass.com/economy/1976133

Ø  Russia intends to withdraw from agreement on military-technical cooperation with Germany

https://tass.com/politics/1976299

Ø  Indonesia inks strategic partnership with Russia

https://www.dw.com/en/indonesia-inks-strategic-partnership-with-russia/a-72978138

Ø  China and Russia condemn Israeli strikes on Iran, urge de-escalation

https://www.geo.tv/latest/610032-putin-and-xi-condemn-israel-over-its-iran-strikes-in-phone-call-kremlin-says

Ø  Russia warns US against ‘military intervention’

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551771/russia-warns-us-against-military-intervention

Ø  Govt pursues Russian investment in mining

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551733/govt-pursues-russian-investment-in-mining

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp

Ø  Budget: will it power tech economy or stall its promise?

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551038/budget-will-it-power-tech-economy-or-stall-its-promise

Ø  Digitalisation: avenues, hurdles

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551037/digitalisation-avenues-hurdles

Ø  Govt to import sugar after exports

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551727/govt-to-import-sugar-after-exports

Ø  WB approves $700m Reko Diq loan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2550745/wb-approves-700m-reko-diq-loan

Ø  Aurangzeb pledges tax, energy and SOE reforms

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551390/aurangzeb-pledges-tax-energy-and-soe-reforms

Ø  Budget Special: Unpacking a paradoxical fiscal plan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1917432/budget-special-unpacking-a-paradoxical-fiscal-plan

Ø  Digging deeper development holes to nowhere

https://www.dawn.com/news/1917433/digging-deeper-development-holes-to-nowhere

Ø  SBP keeps policy rate steady at 11pc

https://www.dawn.com/news/1917622/sbp-keeps-policy-rate-steady-at-11pc

Ø  ADB-backed pact signed for $1bn with ME banks

https://www.dawn.com/news/1918071/adb-backed-pact-signed-for-1bn-with-me-banks

Ø  Recycling budget revenues

https://www.geo.tv/latest/609933-recycling-budget-revenues

Ø  Brent futures down nearly $2 after U.S. delays decision on direct Iran involvement

https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/oil-set-rise-third-week-escalating-israel-iran-conflict-2025-06-20/

Ø  Riparian governance

https://www.dawn.com/news/1918336/riparian-governance

Ø  False promises and avoiding agricultural necessities

https://www.dawn.com/news/1917431/false-promises-and-avoiding-agricultural-necessities

Ø  Bits, gaps, and the farmers’ perspective

https://www.dawn.com/news/1917429/bits-gaps-and-the-farmers-perspective

Ø  Govt launches National Electric Vehicle Policy

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551729/govt-launches-national-electric-vehicle-policy

Ø  Agri-budget fails to match damage

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551553/agri-budget-fails-to-match-damage

Ø  Shortage of water – myth or reality

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551034/shortage-of-water-myth-or-reality

Ø  Wheels of change: How climate-smart mobile training is reaching farmers in Pakistan

https://wwf.panda.org/?14204391/Wheels-of-change-How-climate-smart-mobile-training-is-reaching-farmers-in-Pakistan

Ø  Warning signs on climate flashing bright red, top scientists warn

https://www.dawn.com/news/1918301/warning-signs-on-climate-flashing-bright-red-top-scientists-warn

Ø  Climate change could cut crop yields up to a quarter

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2551589/climate-change-could-cut-crop-yields-up-to-a-quarter

Ø  Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe, report says

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/19/climate-misinformation-turning-crisis-into-catastrophe-ipie-report

Ø  Climate economy survey

https://www.dawn.com/news/1918056

Ø  Three years left to limit warming to 1.5C, leading scientists warn

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4l927dj5zo