Pakistani special envoy for Afghanistan affairs

Pakistani special envoy for Afghanistan affairs

Asif Durrani, Pakistan's special representative on Afghanistan, gives an interview in Islamabad on June 26, 2024, ahead of a two-day United Nations-hosted conference on the country, the third of its kind, which begins on June 30 in Doha and is expected to include the Taliban for the first time.

Pakistani special envoy for Afghanistan affairs

Pakistani special envoy for Afghanistan affairs

Asif Durrani, Pakistan's special representative on Afghanistan, gives an interview in Islamabad on June 26, 2024, ahead of a two-day United Nations-hosted conference on the country, the third of its kind, which begins on June 30 in Doha and is expected to include the Taliban for the first time.

Pakistani experts slam renewed Cold War attempt in Asia

STORY: Pakistani experts slam renewed Cold War attempt in Asia DATELINE: June 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of views in Asian countries 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, Senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute STORYLINE: Some experts in Pakistan have recently slammed the new Cold War attempt in Asia, saying what Asia needs is dialogue and development rather than conflicts. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NOAMAN ABDUL MAJID, Economist and CEO of WIXEMAN GLOBAL "A lot of countries in the Middle East have been ravaged by the war, economically, socially and politically, and they can learn from the ASEAN countries in 1960s and 1970s. We have seen hundreds of thousands of people have died just because of the Cold War politics, because of the bipolar politics, because of the superpower politics. Now ASEAN countries realize that they d

U.S. has become greatest threat to world peace, stability: analysts

STORY: U.S. has become greatest threat to world peace, stability: analysts DATELINE: May 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:56 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): WOO SUKEUN, Head of Institute of East Asian Studies of Korea in South Korea 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANNA MALINDOG-UY, Philippine political analyst and researcher of Philippine BRICS Strategic Studies 4. SOUNDBITE 4 (Spanish): DIANA VALIDO, Political analyst in Cuba STORYLINE: To maintain its hegemony and global primacy, the United States has long been fanning tensions and creating chaos around the world. U.S. President Joe Biden has begun his visit to South Korea and Japan, his first trip to Asia as president, but not the first time his administration has attempted to stir up divisions and confrontation in Asia. Analysts have warned that Biden's visit to East Asia could increase geopolitical ins

GLOBALink | S. Korean, U.S. presidents hold summit talks in Seoul

STORY: S. Korean, U.S. presidents hold summit talks in Seoul DATELINE: May 21, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:37 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the protest 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): WOO SUKEUN, Head of Institute of East Asian Studies of Korea in South Korea STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): ZHOU SIYU, Xinhua correspondent "South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol and U.S. President Joe Biden held their first summit in Seoul on Saturday. After the summit at the new presidential office in the central district of Yongsan, the two sides issued a joint statement." According to the joint statement, the two presidents shared the view that the alliance has matured into a deep and comprehensive strategic relationship. They pledged to deepen and broaden cooperation on critical and emerging technologies. Yoon and Biden recognized t

U.S. attempts to maintain hegemony in Indo-Pacific region: Pakistani expert

STORY: U.S. attempts to maintain hegemony in Indo-Pacific region: Pakistani expert DATELINE: May 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:09 LOCATION: Islamabad CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday begins a four-day visit to South Korea and Japan, his first trip to Asia as president. Asif Durrani, a former career diplomat and senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute, said the U.S. attempts to maintain its hegemony through exclusive geopolitical blocs in the Indo-Pacific region. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ASIF DURRANI, Former career diplomat, senior research fellow at Islamabad Policy Research Institute "I think South Korea has been the weakest link as far as you can see Indo-Pacific strategy is concerned, because if you