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Jan 2, 2025 (Thursday)

GLOBAL

Asia Pacific

1.       Taiwan President Wants Exchanges with China. Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said that he welcomed equal, dignified, healthy and orderly exchanges with China, but expressed doubt on goodwill from Beijing.

2.          Russia’s Leaked Secret War Plans Target 160 Sites in Japan and South Korea.   The Financial Times reported that according to leaked secret Russian war planning the Russian military identified 160 priority targets in Japan and South Korea in the event of a conflict with NATO expanding into East Asia.

Russia/Europe/West

3.       Russia Attacks Central Kyiv with Drones. Russia launched an aerial attack on the center of Kyiv in the first hours of 2025 that resulted in the killing of two people.

4.       Russia Stops Gas Exports to Europe. Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said that gas exports via Ukraine to Europe had been halted as the transit deal has expired.

REGIONAL

India/South Asia

5.       India Witnesses 84% Surge in Communal Riots in 2024. The Centre for Study of Society and Secularism (CSSS) in a report stated that communal riots in India increased sharply in 2024 with 59 incidents reported which is an 84% increase from 32 in the previous year.

IIOJK

6.       Indian Troops Arrest Four Kashmiri Youth in Pulwama. The Indian troops claimed that the youths were over ground workers of a mujahideen organisation and arms and ammunition were recovered from their possession.

Afghanistan

7.       Pakistan Detains 72 Afghan Nationals in Balochistan. Pakistani security forces detained 72 Afghan nationals in the Chagai area of Balochistan, on the basis of a lack of legal travel documents.

Middle East/Africa

8.       Gaza Death Toll Surpasses 45,555. Gaza’s Health Ministry said that at least 45,555 Palestinians, mostly women and children, have been killed in the besieged territory since 7 Oct 23.

Iran

9.       Next Round of Talks between Iran, European Countries to be Held. Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported that the next round of talks between Iran and three European countries (Britain, France and Germany) is set to be held on 13 Jan in Geneva.

INTERNAL

Security

10.      Pak, India Exchange Lists of Nuclear Installations. Pakistan and India exchanged lists of their nuclear assets as part of a long-standing bilateral agreement designed to prevent attacks on each other’s nuclear facilities.

11.      Warring Tribes in Kurram Agree to Peace Deal. A significant milestone for peace in Kurram was achieved with the conclusion of a Grand Jirga held in Kohat as both parties involved in the negotiations signed a peace agreement.

12.      RAW Linked to Assassinations in Pakistan. The Washington Post in a report stated that India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) spy agency orchestrated a covert assassination campaign thereby fueling a wave of targeted killings in Pakistan.