UNTRADITIONAL SECURITYSEPTEMBER 16, 2021
577Contestation over the Himalayan water: China’s Damming of Yarlung Tsangpo and its Implications
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 16, 2021
578The Taliban’s Ministry of Higher Education has stated that courses considered
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NUCLEAR ISSUESSEPTEMBER 15, 2021
579Iran on Tuesday named Ali Bagheri Kani, a hardline senior diplomat
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NUCLEAR ISSUESSEPTEMBER 14, 2021
580The government aims to increase nuclear energy production three times from the current level
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NUCLEAR ISSUESSEPTEMBER 13, 2021
581Last week, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists released its periodic report on the state of Pakistan’s
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NUCLEAR ISSUESSEPTEMBER 12, 2021
582Failing that, they pounced on Fahima Rahmati’s home, where they abused her and her family and threatened them
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NUCLEAR ISSUESSEPTEMBER 11, 2021
583In news that should worry India, Pakistan continues to expand its nuclear arsenal with more warheads
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 11, 2021
584Women are being beaten up by the Taliban in front of the Kardan University in Kabul
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BOOK & POLICY REVIEWSEPTEMBER 11, 2021
585Taliban undermining hard earned rights of Afghan women
Women rights in Afghanistan have evolved throughout history even though Afghanistan’s 1964 Constitution granted equality to Afghan women, yet these rights were smashed away by temporary rulers especially the Taliban’s during the Afghan Civil war. Under the Taliban regime women had little or no freedom in terms of civil liberties. However, the situation improved in the late 2001 when the Taliban regime was thrown away from the Islamist Republic of Afghanistan. The 2004 constitution of Afghanistan which again reiterated women’s rights as it was in 1964. Though women’s rights in Afghanistan were not comparable to the international standards of Human Rights yet things were improving. But the Taliban 2.0 happened in 2021 and the uncertainty cantering the lives of women in Afghanistan wreaked havoc in the psyche of Afghan women To bring the challenges of Afghan women to the forefront and in the eyes of the international community, a Delhi based think tank, Red Lantern Analytica, on Friday invited eminent Afghan origin experts to discuss on the topic titled, “Role of International Media in Safeguarding Women’s rights under Taliban”. Nargis Nehan, the Former Minister, Mines and petroleum, Afghanistan, Zarifa Ghafari, Afghanistan’s former Mayor and Human Rights Activist, Heather Barr, Associate Director, Women’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch, Roya Musawi, Former Spokesperson of International Committee of Red Cross Afghanistan, Habiba Ashna, International Affairs Expert, Yalda Sarwar, Afghan Canadian Journalist, poet and community organiser. Nehan, who has been quoted as the “Iron Woman of Kabul by Bloomberg” pointed out that such kind of seminars would help understand what it was, that the international community had failed to do so, that this kind of a situation has arrived in Afghanistan. According to Nargis, the victory of the Taliban wasn’t inevitable, rather it had been imposed by others. There was a belief that since the Afghans were disappointed with Ashraf Ghani’s government, they had supported the Taliban. But this was not the case. The support was acquainted with the fear of death. yet the fact that the former president would run away leaving his countrymen at the mercy of the Talibans was absolutely unpredictable, according to Nehan. Ghafari, Afghanistan’s former Mayor and Human Rights Activist recalled that women in Afghanistan have been part of reconstruction, not war. And yet women are the ones who have to pay the highest price in the process. Barr claimed that the international community must press for the Taliban to stop abusing women. She mentioned that the international media coverage is not fair, and is diluted. She also emphasised on the role that the media has played in bringing the stories from Afghanistan in front of the world. Musawi remarked that the media in the West have spread the Taliban propaganda and have focused disproportionately on them, to the detriment of the protests of the population. They present a partial and simplistic view of the crisis of Afghanistan. According to Musawi, the situation in Afghanistan is one of armed conflict where the parties in conflict, especially the Talibans have no respect for international humanitarian law. This is well exhibited in their latest demonstration of violence in the country, especially against women and children. Ashna, an Afghan activist and researcher on Afghan politics remarked that the role of a government is not to guarantee individuals access to paradise. In this regard, what exists in Afghanistan now is far from democracy, rather its actual mulácracy that has now despised fundamental human rights. Sarwar elaborated how she had many times been targeted by fundamentalist groups and specific media outlets. She claimed that all Afghans had been battling extremely difficult situations.
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NUCLEAR ISSUESSEPTEMBER 10, 2021
586Japanese researchers are taking the help of snakes to monitor the radiation
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NUCLEAR ISSUESSEPTEMBER 9, 2021
587The President of the UN General Assembly, Volkan Bozkir
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 8, 2021
588Taliban is emerging as a reality, They had an image of anti-human rights during their first rule.
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 7, 2021
589Taliban have imposed a new dress code for women attending universities
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 6, 2021
590Taliban’s extremist interpretation of sharia law
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 4, 2021
591Taliban’s extremist interpretation of sharia law
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 3, 2021
592With the U.S. military withdrawal from Afghanistan complete
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NUCLEAR ISSUESSEPTEMBER 2, 2021
593Tracker, 02 Sep 2021 (Nuclear Issues)
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BOOK & POLICY REVIEWSEPTEMBER 2, 2021
594Book Discussion on “The Indus Basin Uninterrupted” was held By Red Lantern Analytica
Red Lantern Analytica has organized a virtual book discussion on the book Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha’s “Indus Basin Uninterrupted”- A History of Territory and Politics from Alexander to Nehru on 01st September evening. The author Dr. Sinha is a distinguished fellow of Manohar Parrikar – IDSA, New Delhi. He had earlier work immensely in the area of the hydro polity. The other distinguished speaker was Dr. J Jagannathan, Senior Assistant Professor, Department of National Security Studies at the Central University of Jammu. He is an avid observer of International Security and Public Affairs with a focus on south Asia Security and Strategic issues. It was attended by young scholars from different universities and also officials, they had actively participated in the conversation with Panelists. Pintu Mahla, Researcher (Central University of Jammu) was moderator of the online discussion. Dr. Uttam Sinha said that his book is archived research of various diaries/travelogues etc from last 4000 years up to 1960 – When Indian & Pakistan signed Indus Water Treaty (IWT). He said that his book is the book is personification /humanisation of the Indus. He shared the importance of Inheritance of Irrigation/Water management from our past. Dr. J Jagannathan appreciated the book and called it a scholarly work and first of its kind in knowing India-Pak Trans boundaries. He elaborately underlined the chapters of the book and the importance of Indus Water Treaty. He applauded author’s work as non-judgemental & devoid of any prejudice. Dr. Uttam Kumar Sinha gave very good insights about the coercive diplomacy of China as a powerful upper riparian. He said that China controls most of the rivers flowing from Tibet. It makes China, geographically, a powerful upper riparian country. Further, he said that China can manipulate rivers as a bargaining chip or as a coercive diplomacy. They often did that from time to time. Chinese are coercive on the rivers. Dr. J. Jagannathan added that CPEC is an example of incursion or coercive policy of China. He also mentioned that Himalayas are going to be a future challenge for India. Abhishek Ranjan, Director RLA gave vote of thanks and greeted the distinguished speakers and the participants for enriched discuss on the topic. Red Lantern Analytica is an international affairs observer group based in New Delhi.
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 2, 2021
595Tracker, 02 Sep, 2021 (Afghanistan)
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AFGHANISTANSEPTEMBER 1, 2021
596The humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan will not end as evacuation flights wind down,
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MEDIA COVERAGEAUGUST 25, 2021
597China, Taliban connection can pose a great threat to international security: Expert
Source: zeenews.india.com Michael Johns said that Talibans can never change. Their intention of spreading Global Jihad and the brutalities they perpetrate to achieve this remains the same. And in this process, they are being offered sophisticated guidance from Pakistan’s ISI and patronized by CCP China. New Delhi: China’s Belt and Road initiative has two plans to be executed. One is to facilitate travel between Kabul and Pakistan, that would be the part of the broader transportation, and the other is to concentrate on mineral rich Afghanistan and its key resources. The Communist nation is slowly moving in and trying to broaden its influence as it did in Latin America. In Afghanistan, it is trying to draw the support of a small group with extremist ideology and backed by another problematic regime of South Asia, Pakistan. Michael Johns, the co-founder of the US Tea Party movement, in a interview with Red Lantern Analytica pointed out that India has a very significant role to play in the region. About the relationship between India and the United States, given the CCP’s aggression, including against India, it really hold a significance. “The relationship between the CCP and the Talibans is a developed relationship but is currently underrated. The role of China in the Taliban issue is the one that deserves a great degree of scrutiny. This connection between the CCP and the Taliban can pose a great threat to international security,” said Michael Johns. Michael Johns, a leading US foreign policy expert, has served previously as a White House presidential speechwriter to President George HW Bush, and as a senior aide in the US Senate and to former New Jersey Governor and 9/11 Commission chairman Thomas Kean. Michael Johns further said that Talibans can never change. Their intention of spreading Global Jihad and the brutalities they perpetrate to achieve this remains the same. And in this process they are being offered sophisticated guidance from Pakistan’s ISI and patronized by CCP China. “The fact that 9/11 was orchestrated by Osama Bin Laden is true, but it was much abetted directly or indirectly by the Taliban regime during that time, who offered them safe haven. The Taliban’s emergence was really the one that was developed out of Pakistan’s involvement, with a desire to see such a government in Kabul that might not be very interesting to the major world powers. Thus, no government except CCP China is recognizing the Taliban and no one should,” he opined. On asking how does the US, being a close ally to the UK, explain the UK’s decision to recognize the Talibans, pointing out the extreme brutality that this group has unleashed, Michael said this group should never be recognized. He, however, remarked that Boris Johnson said they may need to speak with the Taliban but no UK diplomatic recognition of them has been extended (at least not yet). On being asked about China’s long term goals in the process, John said that when China came out with its identity it was actually on an aggressive plan to surpass the United States, and develop its monopoly in various sectors. It was the plan and the policy of the Xi-Jinping government to always control Central Asia, he added.
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MEDIA COVERAGEAUGUST 24, 2021
598Taliban controlled Afghanistan and a profit making ground for China
Source: latestnews.fresherslive.com New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Taliban, who ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, once again took over the war-torn nation on August 15 with the capture of Kabul after weeks-long blitz. With the rise of the Taliban, a hardline Islamist militant movement, a grave threat is looming over Afghanistan and also the entire South Asia. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has given a new sense of urgency to the world leaders to tackle the problem and prohibit this new outfit from propagating global jihad through arms and terror. Predictions are being made as to how America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan will impact China’s regional and global standing. Some argue the withdrawal of US forces will free up American resources to focus on China and the Indo-Pacific. For others, the withdrawal opens a vacuum for China to exploit. Still others assert that Taiwan is now more vulnerable because Beijing has taken the measure of America’s resolve and competence and found it lacking. To delve into this matter, the Red Lantern Analytica on Tuesday caught up with Michael Johns, the co-founder of the US Tea Party movement, the largest grassroots political movement in American history. The US Tea Party movement has supported adherence to the US Constitution, limited government, and lower taxes and was broadly credited with Republican victories in the US House of Representatives in 2010, the US Senate in 2014, and helping pave the ground for the grassroots-led political victory of Donald Trump in 2016. Michael Johns is also a leading US foreign policy expert and has served previously as a White House presidential speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush and as a senior aide in the US Senate and to former New Jersey Governor and 9/11 Commission chairman Thomas Kean. Johns has authored the book ‘The US and Africa Statistical Handbook’, and has also written for The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, National Review and other media houses. Johns is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he majored in economics. He also studied abroad at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University, in the UK. He was asked what he thought about the revival of the Taliban regime that may somehow weaken the US-led liberal international order based on democratic values, because the world’s most ‘powerful autocratic country and human rights violator’ — China — is playing the key role in legitimising the Taliban government, another great violator of human rights. To this, Johns replied that the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Taliban is a developed relationship, which is currently underrated. The role of China in the Taliban issue is the one that deserves a great degree of scrutiny. This connection between the CCP and the Taliban can pose a great threat to international security, he said. He elaborated further, in the context of the Taliban resurgence, many are of the opinion that there has been a considerable change in the Taliban policy, but that’s not true. Taliban can never change. Their intention of spreading global Jihad and the brutalities they perpetrate to achieve this remains the same, Johns said. And in this process, they are being offered sophisticated guidance from Pakistan’s ISI and are patronised by the CCP. The fact that 9/11 was orchestrated by Osama Bin Laden is true, but it was much abetted directly or indirectly by the Taliban regime during that time, which offered them safe haven. The Taliban’s emergence was really the one that was developed out of Pakistan’s involvement, with a desire to see such a government in Kabul that might not be very interesting to the major world powers. Thus, no government except CCP is recognising the Taliban and no one should, he maintained. On asked how does the US, being a close ally to the UK, explain the UK’s decision to recognise the Taliban, pointing out the extreme brutality that this group has unleashed, Johns said that this group should never be recognised. However, he remarked, Boris Johnson has said that they may need to speak with the Taliban but no UK diplomatic recognition of them has been extended (at least not yet). On asked about China’s long-term goals in the process, Johns said that when China came out with its identity, it was actually an aggressive plan to surpass the US, and develop their monopoly in various sectors. It was the plan and the policy of the Xi-Jinping government to always control Central Asia. Johns gave the example of China’s Belt and Road initiative, which has two plans to be executed. One is to facilitate travel between Kabul and Pakistan, that would be the part of the broader transportation, and secondly, Afghanistan is very mineral rich and its key resources are very vital to China. China is slowly moving in and trying to broaden its influence as it did in Latin America, he said. In Afghanistan, it is trying to draw the support of a small group with extremist ideology and backed by another problematic regime of South Asia, Pakistan. Thus, as Johns pointed out, India has a very significant role to play in the region. The relationship between India and the US, given the CCP’s aggression, including against India, is really significant. As a Heritage Foundation foreign policy analyst, Johns was a leading architect and proponent of the Reagan Doctrine of support for global political and insurgency movements confronting Soviet-backed Communist regimes, including the resistance forces of Ahmad Shah Massoud in Afghanistan, which is widely credited with helping end the Cold War without direct US military intervention. After the end of the Cold War, Johns ran global programme development for the International Republican Institute, a non-governmental organisation supported by the US government that assists non-democratic nations and developing democracies with organizing and implementing democratic institutions, developing constitutions that protect individual rights, expanding women’s and indigenous peoples’ rights, and planning and holding free and fair elections. He has also worked in-country throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the former Soviet
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MEDIA COVERAGEAUGUST 24, 2021
599Taliban gave China a chance to make profits by controlling Afghanistan
Source: indiannewsweekly.com New Delhi: The Taliban, who ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, once again captured the war-torn country on 15 August. The Taliban have finally captured Kabul after weeks of fighting with military forces, and they have established control over almost the entire country. With the rise of the Taliban, a radical Islamist terrorist movement, Afghanistan and the whole of South Asia are under serious threat. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has sparked a renewed spirit among global leaders to tackle the problem and prevent this new organization from propagating global jihad through weapons and terror. Many predictions are being made as to what will be the impact of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan on China’s regional and global situation. Some argue that the withdrawal of US forces would free up US resources to focus on China and the Indo-Pacific. The military withdrawal is opening up a way of exploitation for China. Others are insisting that Taiwan is now more vulnerable, because Beijing has seen and lacked America’s resolve and capability. To investigate the matter, Red Lantern Analytica spoke Tuesday to Michael Johns, co-founder of the American Tea Party Movement, the largest grassroots political movement in American history. The US Tea Party movement has supported adherence to the US Constitution, limited government and low taxes, and has largely led to the political victory of Donald Trump in the US House of Representatives in 2010, the Republican victory in the US Senate in 2014 and Donald Trump in 2016. Michael Johns is also a prominent US foreign policy expert and has previously served as the White House presidential speechwriter for President George H. W. Bush. In addition, he has served as a senior aide in the US Senate and as a former governor of New Jersey. Johns has authored the book The US and Africa Statistical Handbook and has also written articles for The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, National Review and other media houses. Johns is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he majored in economics. He has also studied abroad at Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge in the UK. He was asked what he thinks about the revival of the Taliban regime, which could undermine the US-led liberal international order based on democratic values, as the world’s most powerful autocratic country and human rights violator China now plays a key role. I have arrived. To this, Johns responded that the relationship between the Communist Party of China (CCP) and the Taliban is an evolving relationship, which is currently undermined. China’s role in the Taliban issue is one that deserves a lot of scrutiny. He said this relationship between the CCP and the Taliban could pose a major threat to international security. He further elaborated that in the context of the Taliban’s resurgence, many people are of the opinion that Taliban policy has changed significantly, but this is not true. Taliban can never change. Johns said that their intention to spread global jihad and the brutality they use to achieve it are the same. In the process, he is being offered sophisticated guidance from Pakistan’s ISI and patronized by the CCP. The fact that 9/11 was planned by Osama bin Laden is true, but it was greatly promoted, directly or indirectly, by the Taliban regime at the time, which offered him safe haven. The rise of the Taliban has actually evolved from the involvement of Pakistan. He did so only with his desire to see such a government in Kabul. Thus, no government, except the CCP, is recognizing the Taliban and no one should, he said. When asked how the US, being a close ally of Britain, explains Britain’s decision to recognize the Taliban. Pointing out the extreme cruelty committed by this group, Johns said that this group should never be recognized. However, he remarked that while Boris Johnson has said he may need to speak with the Taliban, no UK diplomatic recognition of his has been extended (at least not yet). Asked about China’s long-term goals in the process, Johns said China has come to terms with its identity and that it is actually moving forward with an aggressive plan to overtake the US and develop its monopoly in various sectors. Used to be. It is the plan and policy of the Xi-Jinping government to always keep control over Central Asia. Johns cited the example of China’s Belt and Road Initiative, which has two plans to be implemented. First, facilitating travel between Kabul and Pakistan, which will be part of the wider transportation, and second, Afghanistan is very mineral-rich and its key resources are of great importance to China. He said that China is moving slowly and trying to broaden its influence.
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MEDIA COVERAGEAUGUST 24, 2021
600Taliban controlled Afghanistan and a profit making ground for China
Source: www.dtnext.in The Taliban, who ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, once again took over the war-torn nation on August 15 with the capture of Kabul after weeks-long blitz. New Delhi: With the rise of the Taliban, a hardline Islamist militant movement, a grave threat is looming over Afghanistan and also the entire South Asia. The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan has given a new sense of urgency to the world leaders to tackle the problem and prohibit this new outfit from propagating global jihad through arms and terror. Predictions are being made as to how America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan will impact China’s regional and global standing. Some argue the withdrawal of US forces will free up American resources to focus on China and the Indo-Pacific. For others, the withdrawal opens a vacuum for China to exploit. Still others assert that Taiwan is now more vulnerable because Beijing has taken the measure of America’s resolve and competence and found it lacking. To delve into this matter, the Red Lantern Analytica on Tuesday caught up with Michael Johns, the co-founder of the US Tea Party movement, the largest grassroots political movement in American history. The US Tea Party movement has supported adherence to the US Constitution, limited government, and lower taxes and was broadly credited with Republican victories in the US House of Representatives in 2010, the US Senate in 2014, and helping pave the ground for the grassroots-led political victory of Donald Trump in 2016. Michael Johns is also a leading US foreign policy expert and has served previously as a White House presidential speechwriter to President George H.W. Bush and as a senior aide in the US Senate and to former New Jersey Governor and 9/11 Commission chairman Thomas Kean. Johns has authored the book ‘The US and Africa Statistical Handbook’, and has also written for The Wall Street Journal, The Christian Science Monitor, National Review and other media houses. Johns is a graduate of the University of Miami, where he majored in economics. He also studied abroad at Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge University, in the UK. He was asked what he thought about the revival of the Taliban regime that may somehow weaken the US-led liberal international order based on democratic values, because the world’s most ‘powerful autocratic country and human rights violator’ — China — is playing the key role in legitimising the Taliban government, another great violator of human rights. To this, Johns replied that the relationship between the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the Taliban is a developed relationship, which is currently underrated. The role of China in the Taliban issue is the one that deserves a great degree of scrutiny. This connection between the CCP and the Taliban can pose a great threat to international security, he said. He elaborated further, in the context of the Taliban resurgence, many are of the opinion that there has been a considerable change in the Taliban policy, but that’s not true. Taliban can never change. Their intention of spreading global Jihad and the brutalities they perpetrate to achieve this remains the same, Johns said. And in this process, they are being offered sophisticated guidance from Pakistan’s ISI and are patronised by the CCP. The fact that 9/11 was orchestrated by Osama Bin Laden is true, but it was much abetted directly or indirectly by the Taliban regime during that time, which offered them safe haven. The Taliban’s emergence was really the one that was developed out of Pakistan’s involvement, with a desire to see such a government in Kabul that might not be very interesting to the major world powers. Thus, no government except CCP is recognising the Taliban and no one should, he maintained. On asked how does the US, being a close ally to the UK, explain the UK’s decision to recognise the Taliban, pointing out the extreme brutality that this group has unleashed, Johns said that this group should never be recognised. However, he remarked, Boris Johnson has said that they may need to speak with the Taliban but no UK diplomatic recognition of them has been extended (at least not yet). On asked about China’s long-term goals in the process, Johns said that when China came out with its identity, it was actually an aggressive plan to surpass the US, and develop their monopoly in various sectors. It was the plan and the policy of the Xi-Jinping government to always control Central Asia. Johns gave the example of China’s Belt and Road initiative, which has two plans to be executed. One is to facilitate travel between Kabul and Pakistan, that would be the part of the broader transportation, and secondly, Afghanistan is very mineral rich and its key resources are very vital to China. China is slowly moving in and trying to broaden its influence as it did in Latin America, he said. In Afghanistan, it is trying to draw the support of a small group with extremist ideology and backed by another problematic regime of South Asia, Pakistan. Thus, as Johns pointed out, India has a very significant role to play in the region. The relationship between India and the US, given the CCP’s aggression, including against India, is really significant. As a Heritage Foundation foreign policy analyst, Johns was a leading architect and proponent of the Reagan Doctrine of support for global political and insurgency movements confronting Soviet-backed Communist regimes, including the resistance forces of Ahmad Shah Massoud in Afghanistan, which is widely credited with helping end the Cold War without direct US military intervention. After the end of the Cold War, Johns ran global programme development for the International Republican Institute, a non-governmental organisation supported by the US government that assists non-democratic nations and developing democracies with organizing and implementing democratic institutions, developing constitutions that protect individual rights, expanding women’s and indigenous peoples’ rights, and planning and holding free and fair elections. He has also worked in-country throughout Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the former Soviet Union, including in Kuwait
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