NEW DELHI TIMES R.N.I. No 53449/91 DL-SW-1/4124/20-22 (Monday/Tuesday same week) (Published Every Monday) New Delhi Page 24 Rs. 7.00 25 - 31 January 2021 Vol - 30 No. 52 Email : [email protected] Founder : Dr. Govind Narain Srivastava ISSN -2349-1221 Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Presidency has Opportunities are not created heralded a new era in Uzbekistan by anybody exclusively Since Shavkat Mirziyoyev took the office of the President of Uzbekistan, the country In life as we navigate through the endless clusters of events, has not only witnessed an unprecedented era of all round development but we so many a times miss out on certain things, like the has also enhanced its standing in the international arena, emerging opportunity to go on a school trip, or a new friendship or to take as a leading power in Central Asia. Shavkat Mirziyoyev has on a new project, or a career. been hailed as the champion of reforms in Uzbekistan. Shavkat Mirziyoyev was appointed by the Supreme Assembly as the There are many things at play as the opportunity that are being interim President... presented to us in our daily life. Sometimes we deny... By Dr. Ankit Srivastava Page 3 By Dr. Pramila Srivastava Page 24 By NDT Special Bureau Page 2 America’s era of mediocrity is India’s Republic Day Parade Pakistan spoiling the Western Allied now in new hands A humble tribute to our Martyrs supported Afghan Peace process As President Joe Biden and his designer-wearing, multi- India became independent on 15th August, 1947, after Currently the Afghan Taliban and the Afghan government ethnic running mate Vice-President Kamala Harris... protesting and demanding sovereignty... are engaged in “the Afghan dialogue” in Qatar’s... By Tarek Fatah Page 2 By Sujay Dhawan Page 4 By Himanshu Sharma Page 5 For critical insights One Year* Five Year* Subscribe Rs. 350 Rs. 1500 To Subscribe E-Paper Whatsapp +91 9999 331 600 * Details on Page 21 1 twitter@NewDelhiTimes facebook.com/newdelhitimes www.NewDelhiTimes.com 2 25 - 31 January 2021 Opinion NEW DELHI TIMES Unholy Pakistan-Turkey-Azerbaijan cauldron: What’s brewing? issue in purely religious terms whereas time join, so will Qatar and Somalia. Pakistan ◆ By NDT Special Bureau and again, it has been proved that the Indian cancelled friendship with Malaysia, ditched @NewDelhiTimes decision to abrogate the special status of and replaced it with Azerbaijan-Pakistan’s Kashmir was due to administrative factors new-found best friend which substituted [email protected] and for purely secular reasons. Perhaps, they Malaysia in the Turkey-Malaysia- Pakistan are only used to view things for a narrow triad. Qatar did not bow down to the GCC he second Trilateral Meeting of “Islamic lens’ for peddling of a propaganda demands, hence could be a fit case to be roped T Foreign Ministers of Turkey, Pakistan narrative but to in. Iran can and Azerbaijan happened on January 13, their chagrin, be a partner at Islamabad, after over three years of the international but highly its first meeting in Baku in 2017. They Pakistan might ask community controversial about trade and technology. How can Turkey discussed “new and emerging threats to shares a much and a drag. or even Azerbaijan engage with the seventh- regional peace and security”, challenges Azerbaijan for loans. wider view of Pakistan is a century desert mind-set of Pakistan that sees due to the Covid-19 pandemic and climate world affairs. huge liability. everything through religious lenses? In the change. The trio discussed development Azerbaijan’s response Even the liberal complex world of diplomacy, this visit by targets and explored the possibilities of Islamic nations Forming a Turkish FM could pose problems for Pakistani trilateral cooperation in all areas of common will be: “You ask like the UAE separate block membership in the NSG in future. Promised interest, including peace and security, trade do not take their anything but money”. outside the Islamic TV channel could start. and investment, science and technology, OIC will incur propaganda Azerbaijan could be marginalized in Europe, education and cultural cooperation. Saudi wrath. seriously A social media joke particularly in the Mediterranean. Turkey is Is Pakistan That much for the diplomatic niceties! shunned by most NATO partners because of its Now the most reconciled Now on to the brass tacks. What is the real surmised that Pakistan leader’s unpredictability and over-ambitious pertinent to Saudi purpose, earthy motives and true agenda Caliphate plans. Pakistan plays a subservient question. Is won’t release the disapproval? that lies hidden to surface any time? And role in Turkey’s power politics. Pakistan Pakistan out of The UAE the final and the most incisive question: calls Turkey, an “iron brother” but the iron the OIC block, visiting FMs until they has already What is brewing up? First of all, welcome brotherhood is getting rustier each passing day. finally? Should delivered the to the club and the clubhouse of Islamists. In foreign affairs there is nothing brotherly. Pursuing a pernicious Islamist agenda, the maverick commit on loans to killing punch. Turkey connived with Islamic Azerbaijan and mercurial No more loans The world awaits the unfolding of the to overtake Nagorno-Karabakh region of FM Qureshi Pakistan! from Saudi, the agenda of the just concluded meeting of the Armenia. be credited (or UAE hereafter. triad with much trepidation. If Pakistan’s discredited) Pakistan might agenda is neither Kashmir nor borrowing, Now the secret is out that Erdogan assured for pulling Pakistan out of the OIC block? ask Azerbaijan for loans. Azerbaijan’s expect plenty of statements and chest Imran help over Kashmir which allured The OIC’s doors is definitely closing on response will be: “You ask anything but thumping. Turkey wants atomic weapons Pakistan to join Azerbaijan-Armenia war Pakistan. Is another OIC – a nascent Islamic money”. from Pakistan. Alternatively, Pakistan has with mercenaries, army units and weapons. Bloc consisting of Turkey, Pakistan and been eyeing for Turkey’s deadly missiles Now is the payback time. Did the triad of Azerbaijan – coagulating around new core of A social media joke surmised that Pakistan since the Armenian conflict. Things are evil discuss how to mobilize and deploy Ummah? All of them are struggling. Turkey won’t release the visiting FMs until they brewing fast and furious. India’s Islamist mercenaries in Kashmir? It is totally is Pakistan’s new iron brother. Both Turkey commit on loans to Pakistan! Pakistanis neighbour (Pakistan) and Islamists from the condemnable that this triumvirate of the ‘self- and Pakistan are sinking ships, going round should better come out of this mind-set of Middle-East (Turkey and Azerbaijan) are proclaimed messiah of Muslims’ has tried to in circles. Great company. All broken pieces brotherly begging before Ummah friends. on the prowl. India, South Asia, the Middle reduce, albeit unsuccessfully, the Kashmir coming together! Malaysia and Iran may Fools seldom differ. The triad reportedly talked East and the world, beware! America’s era of mediocrity is now in new hands forget the 1953 overthrow of Prime Minister glory and mediocrity with borderline attack on Capitol Hill by declaring the day’s Mohammad Mossadegh of Iran or the corruption when Bill Clinton lied, and his ceremony as a victory of democracy. ◆ By Tarek Fatah backing of coups in Vietnam and Cuba. wife Hillary defended him. The man who He preached “unity,” talked of this “winter Author & Columnist, Canada came to end racial discrimination left us his Other countries where America had a hand in of peril” and said Americans are “good @TarekFatah “three strikes and you are out” policy that overthrowing governments include Nicaragua, people,” even as he and his party planned [email protected] left countless Black Americans in prisons. Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador and to decimate an already dead enemy by s President Joe Biden and his designer- Haiti. In Africa, Patrice Lumumba of Congo George Bush Jr. became the epitome of continuing the task of impeaching former A wearing, multi-ethnic running mate Vice- and Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana stand as silliness and false bravado while Obama won President Trump. victims of such actions by America. a Nobel Prize just for being America’s first President Kamala Harris took the oath of office We’ll have to wait until 2024 to see whether Black President notwithstanding his White under the protection of over 25,000 soldiers, And then we have the carnage of Baghdad America’s slide into mediocre leaders mother. With him around, one had to be U.S. networks kept reminding us that the and Kabul to remind us of America’s imprint beholden to billionaires and reminded “man can’t live by speech alone.” troops were in the American capital as it was on the pain of the people who suffered for no the Deep State under threat of an attack by outgoing President fault of theirs. The American slide into mediocrity was ends or if i t Donald Trump’s hardline supporters. now visible and the last four years has thrives. Having said that, the United States has shown how the ego of one man destroyed his Their fear was justified in view of the produced great statesmen who have carved chance of a second term. From suggesting unprecedented attack on the U.S. Capitol the way of freedom of speech, scientific bleach to fight COVID-19 to suggesting his with Trump supporters ransacking the accomplishments and played a leading supporters march towards the Capitol and building, sending members of congress and role in individual liberty and of course the stop the process of validating President- senators into hiding and resulting in the “pursuit of happiness,” hitherto considered elect Joe Biden as the next President.