My latest piece examines growing tensions in the relationship between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.
Kashmir
Quoted in TRT World about Pakistan, Saudi Arabia & Kashmir
I’m quoted in this story about Pakistan’s tensions with Saudi Arabia over Kashmir in TRT World today:
“βItβs certainly possible that Pakistan will participate in a meeting about Kashmir outside of the OIC framework,β says Rupert Stone, a Middle East analyst, adding that a forum of Muslim leaders that met in Malaysia last year can be an option…The Kuala Lumpur summit seemingly pressured the OIC into taking a more proactive stance on Kashmir, showing it is a useful mechanism for raising the issue,β says Stone.”
Pakistan Hits Back at Indian Diplomat’s ‘Israel Model’ for Kashmir Remarks
In my latest story, Pakistan’s ambassador to Turkey and others respond to recent comments by the Indian consul-general in New York, who suggested recently that India should build settlements in Kashmir like those constructed by Israel in the Palestinian territories.
Interview with Sherry Rehman on Kashmir, Terrorism, and US-Pakistan Relations
I recently had the opportunity to interview Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US, Sherry Rehman, on the sidelines of a recent conference on Kashmir in Ankara. Read the article here.
Assessing the Xi-Modi Summit in Chennai
Read my latest article, looking at the recent informal summit in Chennai between the leaders of China and India.