Asif Durrani
@asifdurrani20
Pakistan’s former Sp Representative on Afghanistan; ambassador to Iran & UAE; SOAS alumnus; Tweets are personal; Author: “Turmoil”
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27-04-2018 04:57:56
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Rabia Akhtar I asked you precisely this. Pakistan can now say no to the US, especially if the latter seeks favours inimical to Pakistan’s friends’ interests. The rest is a matter of details.
Former Pakistani Ambassador Asif Durrani explains whether the #Pakistan-#SaudiArabia defense pact is a significant game changer in the Middle East and why its timing is important. #WNews Asif Durrani
Former Pakistani Ambassador Asif Durrani clarifies how #Pakistan’s defense minister’s pledge to make the country’s nuclear capabilities available to #SaudiArabia would work. #WNews Asif Durrani
Michael Kugelman Michael, your messages act as a red rag for the Indians, especially the caste-ridden Hindutva zealots.
Michael Kugelman # PostOperationsSindhoor The impact of Operation Sindhur has been an elevation of Pakistan's stature, as I have always said, and that's because people have realised that Pakistan can define itself courageously, and courage and valor are respected. 1/3
Michael Kugelman After Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign a strategic mutual defence pact that could redraw the regional security map. The agreement marks a shift from longstanding cooperation to a formalised structure of collective defence. 2/3
Michael Kugelman Iran also welcomed the Pakistan-Saudi Defense Pact. At the United Nations General Assembly, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian openly applauded this pact, calling it “a beginning for a comprehensive regional security system with the cooperation of Muslim states of West Asia.”3/3
Michael Kugelman If this is not successful diplomacy what else is it?
Michael Kugelman Zalmay Khalilzad Enjoy your morning! This is exactly the opposite of what you aimed at! Courage valour and sincerity worked wonders.
Victory_Arch Michael Kugelman Enjoy and wonder why PMO India skipped the #UNGA! He rarely misses a chance to showcase himself as the emerging superpower. What prevented him from meeting Donald J. Trump?
Michael Kugelman Because of the #OperationSindhoor catastrophe, it was a shot in their own foot—an absolute loss. Never has Pakistan pulled off such a prudent coup. Modi’s overestimation of power and brutal underestimation of Pakistan made their diplomacy collapse