THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA & THE UNITED NATIONS

Ø  ‘India brands Canada a safe haven for terrorists and ‘anti-India activities’

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/india-external-affairs-reaction-1.6974417

Ø  U.S. presses India to help with Canadian investigation into slaying of Sikh leader

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-canada-reduces-diplomatic-staff-in-india-citing-threats-to-safety/

Ø  What are the ‘Five Eyes’? As Canada accuses India, what you need to know about the intelligence alliance

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/five-eyes-canada-india-1.6972210

Ø  Biden Is Caught Between Allies as Canada Accuses India of Assassination

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/20/us/politics/biden-canada-india.html

Ø  What to Make of Pakistan’s Renewal of CISMOA With the US

https://thediplomat.com/2023/09/what-to-make-of-pakistans-renewal-of-cismoa-with-the-us/

Ø  The Road Not Taken: Pakistan’s Confused Relationship With The United States

https://thefridaytimes.com/21-Sep-2023/the-road-not-taken-pakistan-s-confused-relationship-with-the-united-states

Ø  U.S. Helped Pakistan Get IMF Bailout With Secret Arms Deal for Ukraine, Leaked Documents Reveal

https://theintercept.com/2023/09/17/pakistan-ukraine-arms-imf/

Ø  Canada row wake-up call on India: PM

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2437096/pm-kakar-says-canada-row-wake-up-call-on-india

Ø  The United States in Gwadar: Testing China’s Dominance in Pakistan

https://www.isas.nus.edu.sg/papers/the-united-states-in-gwadar-testing-chinas-dominance-in-pakistan/

Ø  U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission Promotes Climate Action in Karachi Visit

https://pk.usembassy.gov/u-s-deputy-chief-of-mission-promotes-climate-action-in-karachi-visit/

Ø  Pakistan ready to work with US for prosperous future: PM Kakar

https://arynews.tv/pakistan-ready-to-work-with-us-for-prosperous-future-pm-kakar/

Ø  US reaffirms pledge to boost Pakistan’s trade competitiveness

https://www.dawn.com/news/1776515/us-reaffirms-pledge-to-boost-pakistans-trade-competitiveness

Ø  PM for adequate financing, actions in key areas to meet SDGs

https://www.nation.com.pk/20-Sep-2023/pm-for-adequate-financing-actions-in-key-areas-to-meet-sdgs

Ø  ‘Reform or rupture’ says Guterres, calling for multilateralism to be remade for the 21st century

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140947

Ø  Peace, stability – a key prerequisite for economic prosperity of Pakistan, region: PM Kakar

https://www.app.com.pk/global/peace-stability-a-key-prerequisite-for-economic-prosperity-of-pakistan-region-pm-kakar/

Ø  PM encourages world’s leading mining firm to invest in Pakistan

https://www.app.com.pk/global/pm-encourages-worlds-leading-mining-firm-to-invest-in-pakistan/

Ø  Caretaker Prime Minister meets UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres

https://pid.gov.pk/site/press_detail/23493

Ø  PM apprises UN chief on India’s human rights violations in IIOJK

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2437035/pm-apprises-un-chief-on-indias-human-rights-violations-in-iiojk

Ø  PM Kakar urges UN chief to fulfill climate finance commitments

https://arynews.tv/pm-kakar-urges-un-chief-to-fulfill-climate-finance-commitments/

Ø  ‘No nonsense’ Climate Ambition Summit: What you need to know

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140887

Ø  Funding woes continue to plague UN Palestine refugee agency

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141247

Ø  UN 2023 SDG Summit

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2023/05/un-2023-sdg-summit/

Ø  Responding to cascading global crises, SDG Summit launches new phase of accelerated action on the Sustainable Development Goals

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2023/09/press-release-responding-to-cascading-global-crises-sdg-summit-launches-new-phase-of-accelerated-action-on-the-sustainable-development-goals/

Ø  High Level Dialogue On Financing For Development

https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/blog/2023/09/press-release-with-trillions-needed-to-achieve-sustainable-development-goals-world-leaders-gather-to-set-out-bold-solutions-to-urgently-scale-up-investments/

Ø  At sideline engagements at UNGA, Pakistani PM makes case for investments, improved business climate

https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2378221/pakistan

Ø  Annual cost for reaching the SDGs? More than $5 trillion

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1140997

Ø  UN sets out bold solutions to rescue SDG finance

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141117

Ø  Summit of the Future ‘unique opportunity’ to rebuild trust: Guterres

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141187

Ø  UN sets out bold solutions to rescue SDG finance

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141117

Ø  The Summit of the Future in 2024

https://www.un.org/sites/un2.un.org/files/our-common-agenda-summit-of-the-future-what-would-it-deliver.pdf

RUSSIA & EUROPE

Ø  Ukraine, European Allies Clash Over Food Import Bans https://www.voanews.com/a/ukraine-european-allies-clash-over-food-import-bans-/7276221.html

Ø  Azerbaijan launches operation against Nagorno-Karabakh and demands surrender

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66851975

Ø  Ukraine sues EU neighbours over food imports ban

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66849185

Ø  Russia committed to moratorium on nuclear tests — senior Russian diplomat
https://tass.com/politics/1679227

Ø  Analysis: Is Turkey’s bid for EU membership over?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/20/analysis-is-turkeys-bid-for-eu-membership-over

Ø  Nationalist, populist, far-right parties eye rising support across Europe

https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2023/9/20/nationalist-populist-far-right-parties-eye-rising-support-across-europe

Ø  Human rights in Russia: ‘Significant deterioration’
https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/09/1141212

Ø  China sends top envoy Wang Yi to Russia for security talks

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-66840138

Ø  S Korea’s Yoon tells UN that Russia helping N Korea would be ‘provocation’

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/20/s-koreas-yoon-tells-un-that-russia-helping-n-korea-would-be-provocation

Ø  Ukrainians aghast as Poland stops sending weapons to fight Russia

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/ukrainians-aghast-as-poland-stops-sending-weapons-to-fight-russia

Ø  Ukraine strikes Russian ships, state-of-the-art aerial defences in Crimea

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/9/21/ukraine-strikes-russian-ships-state-of-the-art-aerial-defences-in-crimea

POLITICAL ECONOMY & NON-TRADITIONAL THREATS

Ø  SBP Weekly Data Report
http://www.sbp.org.pk/ecodata/index2.aspØ  Govt vows to break nexus of cartels

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2437105/govt-vows-to-break-nexus-of-cartels

Ø  Elections, reforms to boost confidence in Pakistan’s economy: ADB

https://www.geo.tv/latest/510773-elections-reforms-to-boost-confidence-in-pakistans-economy-adb

Ø  Repositioning Pakistan

https://www.dawn.com/news/1776467/repositioning-pakistan

Ø  Pakistan to face highest inflation

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2436975/pakistan-to-face-highest-inflation

Ø  Our trysts with IMF

https://www.dawn.com/news/1777260/our-trysts-with-imf

Ø  Financial globalisation and WAPDA

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2436403/financial-globalisation-and-wapda

Ø  Barrier to foreign investment

https://www.dawn.com/news/1777261/barrier-to-foreign-investment

Ø  $100b investment: pivotal essentials

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2436406/100b-investment-pivotal-essentials

Ø  SIFC expectations and reality check

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2436407/sifc-expectations-and-reality-check

Ø  Oil prices ease ahead of US Fed rate decision

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2436977/oil-prices-ease-ahead-of-us-fed-rate-decision

Ø  Integrated planning to help resolve energy crisis

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2436985/integrated-planning-to-help-resolve-energy-crisis

Ø  Climate action leadership

https://www.dawn.com/news/1777010/climate-action-leadership

Ø  Water: The liquid lifeline facing climate crisis

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2436405/water-the-liquid-lifeline-facing-climate-crisis

Ø  It is high time Pakistan learns from its climate-induced challenges: Sherry Rehman

https://thefridaytimes.com/21-Sep-2023/it-is-high-time-pakistan-learns-from-its-climate-induced-challenges-sherry-rehman

Ø  Can India and Pakistan’s Historic Water Pact Endure?

https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/21/india-pakistan-indus-waters-treaty-dispute-climate-change-flood-drought/

Ø  The West’s climate crisis is bad news for the Global South too

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/9/20/the-wests-climate-crisis-is-bad-news-for-the-global-south-too

Ø  China opposes ‘not realistic’ global fossil fuel phase-out

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/09/21/china-opposes-not-realistic-global-fossil-fuel-phase-out/