West Asia & North Africa Digest by Ambassador Mahesh Sachdev | September 2020
I) Political Developments Regional Impact of Covid-19: Second Wave tapers offThough the region was, once again, afflicted by Covid-19 pandemic during August 2020, the worst fears were not realised in most countries. As the result, the pecking order of the affected countries (see table below) remained largely stable, albeit at a level higher by around a third. […]
Af-Pak Digest by Ambassador Sharat Sabharwal | September 2020
I Overview Pakistan:• Terrorism• Pakistan-India• Pakistan-Saudi Arabia• Pakistan-China• Pakistan-Israel Afghanistan:• Peace and Reconciliation• Afghanistan-Pakistan II Developments in Pakistan Terrorism With an eye on its forthcoming review at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), Pakistan issued two notifications regarding application of UNSC prescribed sanctions on 88 leaders and members of various terror groups included in the […]
Africa Digest by Pramit Pal Chaudhuri | September 2020
COVID May Force Zambian Default Zambia may be the first African government to default on its sovereign debt because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s government is seeking “the suspension of debt service payments for a period of six months” from private creditors holding around $3 billion in international bonds. Zambia blamed “a […]
