Deependra Singh Hooda

Yue told reporters, “Some of the members also emphasised the need to unfreeze the overseas assets of $7 billion to Afghanistan - the need to lift the unilateral sanction[s] by the United States.”5 The outcome of the Doha conference underscores the complexities of international diplomacy concerning Afghanistan. [...] Internal Security The thirty-third report of the United Nations Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (Da’esh) and Al- Qaida was released on January 29.6 The report highlights the intricate and evolving landscape of terrorist networks within Afghanistan, their relationships with each other, and the ongoing threat they pose to regional and pote. [...] Islamabad will seek to negotiate an Extended Fund Facility with the IMF, the official said, asking not to be identified as the discussions are private.17 The new government faces the daunting task of balancing austerity measures with the need to support economic growth and protect the vulnerable segments of the population. [...] The official statement of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs stated that the discussions built on the previous rounds, seeking complete disengagement in the remaining areas along the LAC in Eastern Ladakh as an essential basis for the restoration of peace and tranquillity in the India-China border areas. [...] With the raising of the 18 Corps, the Army will now have a total of seven corps dedicated to guarding the borders with China, up from the earlier five.20 The restructuring of the Indian Army is part of an ongoing process to strengthen its deployment on the northern borders through a mix of new raisings and redeployment of forces from the western borders.