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Malik Ayub Sumbal is Senior Broadcaster, Political Commentator, and Media Consultant. Malik has been associated with world-leading media outlets and news channels. He has more than 18 years of experience while working on key editorial positions. Malik was President at the Consortium for Press Freedom (CPF), a leading organization working for the Press Freedom and Free Speech around the world.

Europe, Energy Politics, Migrants, and Extreme Hypocrisy on Human Rights

A political standoff on the Poland border is unfolding into the worst humanitarian crisis and increasing the risk of military clashes with the migrants in the backdrop of the severe threats to block European energy supply chains that pass from the Belarusian lands. Europe’s love and hate relations with Belarus is not new. Europe has …

South Caucasus: Tension Rising between Azerbaijan and Iran borders

Iran and Azerbaijan border conflict getting international attention after the news of both countries’ military drills activities near their borders. Iran is concerned with the Azerbaijan regional emergence as a tiny oil-rich state that is heavily equipped with Israeli sophisticated weapons and Turkish drones. Initially, Azerbaijan started its military drills with its Turkish and Pakistani …

Turkey Cordelettes between US, EU and Russia

What has motivated Turkey to move towards Russia in prevailing scenario? This is no more a secret as Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is reportedly failed to get easy access to the Joe Biden throne. Though previously he (Erdogan) has direct access to Donald Trump through various channels and connections but now it’s getting hard for Turkey …

CPC’s Centennial Celebrations: Socialism with Chinese characteristics sets China on top in world

Communist Party of China (CPC) centennial celebrations set a precedent for the rest of the world to follow the model of Chinese characteristics of socialism on the path to become a modern prosperous, socialist welfare and developed country by overcoming all challenges in a short span of time. CPC’s 100th anniversary is the proud moment …

US Hegemonic Unipolar Agenda can’t lure West to counter China

G-7 has been kept on dividing with objectives to counter China but changing scenario hinted that Europe is no more going to blindly follow the plans of the US who aims at using the European shoulder to launch any kind of cold war against China. Countering China has never been a choice for the European …

Arctic Summit: Iceland talks colder than Ice

Ice starts melting between the former two cold war foes as both sides desire to work together with a commitment to mutual respect and interests. The recent meeting between United States Secretary of States Antony Blinken and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Iceland following a very tense environment and diplomatic tension when tough …

Who is next to set ties with Israel?

Muslim countries one by one setting their ties with Israel. This major shift in the Islamic bloc towards Israel is a new beginning of the US Middle East strategy to bridge between Muslims and the Jewish state. It’s premature to predict the future implications of this new phase of relations between Israel and Muslims but …

Nagorno-Karabakh back on the gun’s barrel

Azerbaijan waited for 30 years for the United Nations (UN), OSCE Minsk Group, and other meditators to give this country justice on Nagorno-Karabakh that is​ being​ internationally recognized as a part of Azerbaijan. United Nations (UN) made a handful of resolutions on Nagorno-Karabakh,​ but there was no mechanism ​defined to ​end the Armenia​n ​occupation ​and give this …

Azerbaijan claims retake of Murovdag peak & several regions of Nagorno Karabakh

At least 23 people killed amid clashes broke out between Azerbaijan and Armenia on the Nagorno Karabakh conflict, however; Azerbaijan claimed to capture some key strategic locations in 3,000-metre-high “strategic” Murovdag peak in Karabakh, According to the President’s spokesperson Hikmet Hajiyev. (Updating)   After the heavy clashes between Azerbaijan and Armenia, tension gripped the whole region, …

Azerbaijan-Armenia conflict leads South Caucasus to Catastrophe

The recent tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia once again triggered massive conflict in the South Caucasus region and dark clouds of war are hovering on the volatile region that has been always an area of interest for the regional and global players.   Azerbaijan and Armenia both accused each other of violating border and both …