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THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS |
| Ø Decoding the ever-evolving relationship of US and Pakistan — friends today, foes tomorrow?
https://www.dawn.com/news/1808226 Ø US-Pakistan ‘Green Alliance’ to improve climate, smart agriculture: Consul General Kristin Hawkins Ø Plan for Gaza’s Future Highlights the Challenges That Lie Ahead https://www.usip.org/publications/2024/02/plan-gazas-future-highlights-challenges-lie-ahead Ø Why sending a US Navy hospital ship to Gaza would be very difficult but ‘not impossible’ Ø The State of the US-India Relationship https://www.cnas.org/publications/podcast/the-state-of-the-us-india-relationship Ø Gaza: Starvation claims more young lives as UN advocates for new aid routes https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147342 Ø UN envoy calls again for removal of restrictions on Afghan women https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147302 Ø Allow more aid into Gaza now, pleads UN health agency chief https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147292 Ø Afghanistan’s economy has ‘basically collapsed’: UNDP https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147387 Ø 5 ways to accelerate women’s economic empowerment |
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RUSSIA & EUROPE |
| Ø Strikes cripple air and rail travel across Germany
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/7/strikes-cripple-air-and-rail-travel-across-germany Ø Russia, China plan nuclear power plant on moon Ø Developing China-Russia relations strategic choice based on interests — foreign minister https://tass.com/world/1756779 Ø Biden says he is determined not to use US troops in Ukraine https://tass.com/world/1757197 Ø EU proposes major defence boost as it eyes Russia and Trump https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/3/5/eu-commission-proposes-major-defence-boost Ø A traditional Russian ally snubbed Moscow’s latest fighter jets for competitors from Pakistan and Turkey Ø Sweden formally joins Nato military alliance https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68506223 Ø Pornhub and other adult sites sue EU over landmark digital content law Ø Iran and Russia Enter A New Level of Military Cooperation https://www.stimson.org/2024/iran-and-russia-enter-a-new-level-of-military-cooperation/ |
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POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS |
| Ø SBP Weekly Data Report http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.asp |
Ø Washington tells Islamabad to engage IMF, bring economic reforms
https://www.dawn.com/news/1819882/washington-tells-islamabad-to-engage-imf-bring-economic-reforms
Ø External debt rises $1.2bn in six months
https://www.dawn.com/news/1819728/external-debt-rises-12bn-in-six-months
Ø WTO talks end with no major win only $9.2b in foreign loans
https://www.dawn.com/news/1818687/wto-talks-end-with-no-major-win
Ø IMF wants Pakistan to do more
Ø Moody’s upgrades Pakistan’s banking sector outlook from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’
Ø Analysing WTO conference
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2458262/analysing-wto-conference
Ø Oil prices up as world’s top consumers boost demand
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-prices-up-worlds-top-consumers-boost-demand-2024-03-08/
Ø Agri-revolution via China’s expertise
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2458265/agri-revolution-via-chinas-expertise
Ø Agriculture’s deep-rooted challenges
https://www.dawn.com/news/1819015/agricultures-deep-rooted-challenges
Ø Oceans break high-temperature record in warmest February marked globally
Ø Pakistan’s Climate Crusade: Igniting Urgency in Global Action
https://arynews.tv/pakistan-climate-crusade-igniting-urgency-in-global-action/
Ø Climate change hits rural women hardest
https://www.pressenza.com/2024/03/climate-change-hits-rural-women-hardest/
Ø Achieving gender equality
https://www.dawn.com/news/1819958/achieving-gender-equality
