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India has now aligned with the Taliban, Pakistan, China, and Russia in opposing the U.S. President Donald Trump’s bid to regain control of the Bagram air base in Afghanistan. The announcement comes days ahead of the scheduled visit of Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to New Delhi, a historic first for a senior Taliban diplomat.

Sir Creek is a strategically and economically vital tidal estuary that is the point of conflict between India and Pakistan and it is a border dispute between Gujarat and Sindh. The conflict over the maritime boundary delineation focuses on the right of control over the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and possible oil and gas deposits, and highly prized fishing areas.

Pakistan’s latest attempt to brand the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and its armed wing, the Majeed Brigade, as terrorist organisations at the United Nations has run into a roadblock. The United States, the United Kingdom, and France have placed what is called a “technical hold” on the proposal, saying that the BLA cannot be linked directly to global terror networks like Al Qaeda or ISIS — a requirement under the UN’s sanctions committee rules.