THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  Pakistan, US reaffirm commitment to address common terrorism threat

https://www.dawn.com/news/1740907/pakistan-us-reaffirm-commitment-to-address-common-terrorism-threat

Ø  Pakistan, US to work jointly against global, regional threats

https://www.dawn.com/news/1741026

Ø  US hints at reviving post-9/11 era anti-terror initiatives with Pakistan

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2404829/us-hints-at-reviving-post-911-era-anti-terror-initiatives-with-pakistan

Ø  The World Must Stand With Afghanistan’s Women

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/03/08/world-must-press-taliban-on-rights-for-afghanistan-s-women-and-girls/1789d54c-bd9f-11ed-9350-7c5fccd598ad_story.html

Ø  How Commerce Can Save the Climate

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/world/how-commerce-can-save-the-climate-green-free-trade-agreement

Ø  America Is Again Failing Afghanistan’s Women—and Itself

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/08/united-states-afghanistan-taliban-women/

Ø  Is America’s China Policy Too Hawkish?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/08/us-china-economic-competition-policy/?tpcc=recirc_latest062921

Ø  The Cult of Modi

https://foreignpolicy.com/2022/11/04/modi-india-personality-cult-democracy/

Ø  Consequences of the War in Ukraine: The Economic Fallout

https://www.rand.org/blog/2023/03/consequences-of-the-war-in-ukraine-the-economic-fallout.html

Ø  Envoy ‘deeply disturbed’ by mounting violence between Israelis and Palestinians

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134357

Ø  Afghanistan now ‘most repressive country’ for women, Security Council hears

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134352

Ø  UN continues to support Pakistan flood response

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134302

Ø  The case for climate reparations in the United States

https://www.brookings.edu/essay/the-case-for-climate-reparations-in-the-united-states/

Ø  Bilawal lands in New York for women in Islam moot

https://www.dawn.com/news/1740997

Ø  Women in Islam: The Rights and Identity of Women in the Islamic World

https://media.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15puyk5h2

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Russia says Nord Stream correspondence with Germany, Denmark, Sweden to be published soon

https://tass.com/world/1586801

Ø  Russia takes east Bakhmut as Ukraine builds up forces

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/3/9/russia-takes-east-bakhmut-as-ukraine-builds-up-forces

Ø  Ukraine increasing troop presence near Artyomovsk, says retired militia officer

https://tass.com/politics/1586829

Ø  Russian, Egyptian presidents discuss agricultural supplies, joint projects — Kremlin

https://tass.com/russia/1586755

Ø  Ukraine still not interested in negotiating conflict settlement — Russia’s top diplomat

https://tass.com/politics/1586625

Ø  Russia, Saudi Arabia agree to keep coordinating steps as part of OPEC+, Lavrov says

https://tass.com/economy/1586545

Ø  Continental Drift? India-Russia Ties After One Year of War in Ukraine

https://www.stimson.org/2023/continental-drift-india-russia-ties-after-one-year-of-war-in-ukraine/

Ø  The U.S. wants Europe to stand up to China. Europe says: Not so fast.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/03/08/us-europe-china-00086204

Ø  UNICEF warns of deepening inequalities in Europe and Central Asia

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/03/1134392

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

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

Ø  Has IMF failed Pakistan?

https://www.dawn.com/news/1741391

Ø  Total debt jumps by Rs4tr in a month

https://www.dawn.com/news/1741011/total-debt-jumps-by-rs4tr-in-a-month

Ø  Adding $80 billion to the GDP

https://www.geo.tv/latest/474726-adding-80-billion-to-the-gdp

Ø  No date given for staff-level agreement with IMF

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2405145/no-date-given-for-staff-level-agreement-with-imf

Ø  Can devolution be a substitute for privatisation?

https://www.dawn.com/news/1740653/can-devolution-be-a-substitute-for-privatisation

Ø  Seven deadly sins of Pakistan’s economic managers

https://www.geo.tv/latest/474139-seven-deadly-sins-of-pakistans-economic-managers

Ø  Pakistan has to give assurance on financing balance of payments gap: IMF

https://www.dawn.com/news/1740820/pakistan-has-to-give-assurance-on-financing-balance-of-payments-gap-imf

Ø  Pakistan’s textile exports see massive decline of 28% in Feb

https://www.geo.tv/latest/474724-mired-in-economic-woes-pakistans-textile-exports-see-a-massive-decline-of-28-in-feb

Ø  Does international financing truly benefit Pakistan?

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2404589/does-international-financing-truly-benefit-pakistan

Ø  ‘China asked to roll over $2bn deposits’, Pakistan informs IMF

https://www.geo.tv/latest/474727-china-asked-to-roll-over-2bn-deposits-pakistan-informs-imf

Ø  Pakistan improves risk score on global AML index

https://www.dawn.com/news/1740817/pakistan-improves-risk-score-on-global-aml-index

Ø  Importance of e-commerce for Pakistan’s growth

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2404587/importance-of-e-commerce-for-pakistans-growth

Ø  Litigation looms as Iran claims $18b for IP pipeline

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2404718/litigation-looms-as-iran-claims-18b-for-ip-pipeline

Ø  Oil prices slip 1% to two-week low on recession worries

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-near-flat-us-crude-stock-draw-contends-with-economic-concerns-2023-03-09/

Ø  Trade and climate adaptation

https://www.dawn.com/news/1741210/trade-and-climate-adaptation

Ø  The only way out of the energy mess

https://www.dawn.com/news/1740697/the-only-way-out-of-the-energy-mess

Ø  Wheat rust’s threat to food security

https://www.dawn.com/news/1740690/wheat-rusts-threat-to-food-security

Ø  Health workforce jeopardy

https://www.dawn.com/news/1741394

Ø  Green Climate Fund team in Pakistan to discuss cooperation

https://www.dawn.com/news/1741286/green-climate-fund-team-in-pakistan-to-discuss-cooperation