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Nov 15, 2024 | 
qoshe.com | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
asia.nikkei.com | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Syed Fazl-e-Haider is a contributing analyst at the South Asia desk of Wikistrat. He is a freelance columnist and the author of several books. Iran recently began exporting oil from its new terminal at Jask port on the Gulf of Oman, a move that allows it to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. This new route could benefit China, which may now rely on the Iranian port to secure steady oil supplies amid any potential closure of the strait due to the Iran-Israel conflict.
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Nov 13, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Executive Summary:Moscow announced that it plans to remove the Taliban from its list of terrorist organizations to normalize relations with Afghanistan’s Taliban-led government to combat terrorism in the region. Russia sees the Taliban as its best partner to counter the threat from the Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP), which it views as a more imminent threat to regional stability than the Taliban itself.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Executive Summary:Azerbaijan and Pakistan signed a $1.6 billion arms deal in September to supply Azerbaijan with the joint Pakistani-Chinese JF-17 Thunder Block III fighter jets, strengthening the military partnership between Islamabad and Baku. In the last several years, Baku has been diversifying its international partnerships, especially following Russia’s war in Ukraine. Partnering with Pakistan will create an opening for Azerbaijan to reach South Asian markets.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Executive Summary:Pakistan and Russia are discussing a potential liquefied natural gas pipeline (LNG) to deliver Russian LNG to Pakistan, opening another market for Russia’s sanctions-bound energy industry. Another project that Pakistan is working on is the Iran-Pakistan (IP) pipeline, which has faced numerous obstacles due to regional security concerns, financing issues in Pakistan, and US sanctions against Iran, placing Islamabad in a difficult situation.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Executive Summary:Earlier this month, a critical section of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was inaugurated on the border between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. The pipeline aims to reshape the energy landscape in Central and South Asia.
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Sep 12, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Executive Summary:Armenia is increasingly turning to India for military support, making significant purchases of Indian-made weapon systems, including the Akash-1S air defense system, as part of a $2 billion defense partnership signed in 2020. Armenia’s pivot toward India marks a shift away from its traditional reliance on Russian military supplies, in part driven by tensions over Russia’s involvement in Ukraine and allegedly delayed arms deliveries to Armenia.
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
lowyinstitute.org | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
In a surprise move, Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan, who is currently languishing in jail, has applied to be in the running as the next chancellor of Britain’s prestigious University of Oxford. In 1972, Khan studied philosophy, politics and economics at Keble College, Oxford, graduating in 1975. He also captained the University of Oxford cricket team, before going on to become one of the cricket world’s greatest all-rounders.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Executive Summary:Since February 2022, India and Russia have significantly expanded their military and defense cooperation, with New Delhi launching the first of two Russian-supplied advanced stealth frigates for the Indian Navy at the end of July. As Moscow struggles with defense exports due to stringent Western sanctions, India has capitalized on Russia’s need for more defense partners in receiving fighter jets, air defense systems, and other military equipment.
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Jul 10, 2024 | 
jamestown.org | Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Executive Summary:Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Afghanistan have agreed to develop a trilateral transit corridor that would connect India to Russia via the eastern branch of the International North-South Transport Corridor. Moscow and New Delhi have enjoyed stronger ties lately, and both governments would support such a project in emphasizing north-south trade over east-west routes.
