Afghan Taliban on look out for Mansour’s successor
After the killing of Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the extremist group has been struggling to find a successor to the slain chief. Mullah Yakoub, the Taliban founder’s son, and Sirajuddin Haqqani, a major rival of the US forces, were the two frontrunners inititally for the job. Things changed after Mansour was killed on […]
With 12 pacts spanning defence, culture & Chabahar, India-Iran ties on upswing
Pledging to combat terrorism and radicalism along with bolstering economic partnership, India and Iran inked 12 pacts including a pact on developing the Chabahar port that is of critical strategic importance to India.
How to resolve disputes through international law
As you may recall, at the Inaugural meeting of 54th Annual Session of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) held in Beijing in spring of last year, Premier Li Keqiang of China announced that the Chinese government would set up a China-AALCO exchange and research programme on international law. This planted seeds for cooperation […]