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May 2021 Current Affairs Latest Current Affairs Articles from April 2018 ➢ Pakistan (13 Articles) ➢ World (17 Articles) ➢ Economy (8 Articles) ➢ Education (2 Articles) Compiled By Shahbaz Shakeel www.thecsspoint.com DOWNLOAD CSS Notes, Books, MCQs, Magazines www.thecsspoint.com Download CSS Notes Download CSS Books Download CSS Magazines Download CSS MCQs Download CSS Past Papers The CSS Point, Pakistan’s The Best Online FREE Web source for All CSS Aspirants. Email: [email protected] BUY CSS / PMS / NTS & GENERAL KNOWLEDGE BOOKS ONLINE CASH ON DELIVERY ALL OVER PAKISTAN Visit Now: WWW.CSSBOOKS.NET For Oder & Inquiry Call/SMS/WhatsApp 0333 6042057 – 0726 540141 BUY CSS SOLVED MCQs BOOKS ONLINE CASH ON DELIVERY CALL/SMS 03336042057 | Visit: http://cssbooks.net ENGLISH PRECIS & COMPOSITION HAFIZ KARIM DAD CHUGTAI For Order Call/WhatsApp 03336042057 - 0726540141 May 2021 Table of Contents PAKISTAN 1. Pakistan and India Must Put in Their Best Efforts to End Long-Standing Tensions | Editorial ........ 9 2. Recent Developments in India-Pakistan Relations By Shaheryar Javed Khan ............................... 11 3. Pakistan’s Push to Reset Ties With US Met With Lukewarm Response By Kamran Yousaf .......... 14 4. Crippling Energy Crisis By Haroon Rashid Siddiqi .......................................................................... 17 5. Pakistan-Russia Strategic Bonds Make Pivotal Openings By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi .................... 19 6. The Importance of Russia and Pakistan in the Afghan Conflict By Raja Furqan Ahmad ............... 23 7. New Census | Editorial................................................................................................................... 26 8. Pakistan and US-Sino Relations By Ali Gilani ................................................................................. 27 9. Growing Upbeat in Pak-German Ties By Syed Qamar Afzal Rizvi .................................................. 33 10. New Covid Curbs | Editorial ........................................................................................................... 38 11. Regional Situation, Impact on Pakistan By Samreen Bari Aamir ................................................... 40 12. Diplomacy: Playing a Pivotal Role By Shazia Anwer Cheema ........................................................ 43 13. Alarming Onset of Third Wave By Malik Muhammad Ashraf ........................................................ 46 ECONOMY 1. Rupee Becomes World’s Best Currency By Salman Siddiqui ......................................................... 49 2. Pak’s Economy Beyond IMF By Rizwan Ghani ............................................................................... 52 3. Economic Growth | Editorial ......................................................................................................... 56 4. IMF Forecast | Editorial ................................................................................................................. 58 5. Economic Future | Editorial ........................................................................................................... 60 6. Remittances Continue to Surprise | Editorial ................................................................................ 62 7. Other Side of the Economy | Editorial ........................................................................................... 63 8. Economic Insight By Advocate Hammad Ali .................................................................................. 65 EDUCATION 1. Education emergency ? | By Muhammad Murtaza Noor .............................................................. 69 2. Climate Change Education | Editorial ............................................................................................ 72 WORLD 1. Biden Takes On China – Analysis By Marvin C. Ott ........................................................................ 73 2. The United Nations In The Fight Against Covid – Analysis By Matthew Parish ............................. 77 3. Reviving The Nuclear Deal | Editorial ............................................................................................ 89 Buy CSS PMS Books Online as Cash on Delivery https://cssbooks.net | Call/SMS 03336042057 Page 7 May 2021 4. Globalisation and the Suez Blockage By Shahid Javed Burki ......................................................... 90 5. U.S.-Russian Relations Will Only Get Worse By James Goldgeier ................................................. 93 6. Is Russia Preparing to Go to War in Ukraine? By Amy Mackinnon .............................................. 101 7. US Revisiting Relations With Iran By Talat Masood ..................................................................... 104 8. Afghanistan Exit | Editorial .......................................................................................................... 107 9. China’s Road to Poverty Alleviation By Azhar Azam .................................................................... 109 10. Debunking China-Iran Comprehensive Agreement By Zafar Iqbal Yousafzai .............................. 112 11. What a U.S. Withdrawal Means for Afghanistan By Carter Malkasian ........................................ 118 12. US-China Contest For Influence in Asia By Asfan Tariq................................................................ 123 13. Saudi-Iran Talks | Editorial ........................................................................................................... 125 14. North Korea Is More Isolated Than Ever Before By Thomas Byrne ............................................. 126 15. Climate Action Now By Antonio Guterres ................................................................................... 128 16. Globalization’s Coming Golden Age By Harold James ................................................................. 131 17. Complicated Afghan Endgame By Maleeha Lodhi ....................................................................... 143 Buy CSS PMS Books Online as Cash on Delivery https://cssbooks.net | Call/SMS 03336042057 Page 8 May 2021 PAKISTAN Pakistan and India Must Put in Their Best Efforts to End Long-Standing Tensions | Editorial IN the latest act of the Pakistan-India de-escalation process, Prime Minister Imran Khan has written to his Indian counterpart to respond to the latter’s Pakistan Day congratulatory letter. “An enabling environment is imperative for … result-oriented dialogue”, Mr Khan wrote, adding that “durable peace and stability in South Asia” required the resolution of all outstanding issues, particularly Jammu and Kashmir. In the March 23 communication, Narendra Modi had called for “an environment of trust” for better ties, while desiring “cordial relations” with Pakistan. On the surface, there is nothing remarkable in this exchange of pleasantries. However, in the context of the last few years, where bilateral relations have been particularly toxic, these brief exchanges are being viewed as the beginning of a nascent peace process. Expectations, of course, should not be too high. Both the Pakistani and Indian foreign ministers were recently in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, to participate in the Heart of Asia meeting. While no bilateral meeting took place, observers noted that both officials avoided combative rhetoric aimed at the other at the conclave. Another major sign that a thaw in relations is underway came on Wednesday, when the Economic Coordination Committee announced that Pakistan would be importing Indian sugar and cotton. At this point, perhaps the best way to take the peace process forward is to encourage such confidence-building measures as trade, and continue the dialogue process through the backchannel. As mentioned above, bilateral ties have been particularly strained over the past few years, with both states coming to the brink of war in 2019. Undoing this atmosphere of distrust and suspicion will take both time and effort. Along with continuing the dialogue process, hawks on both sides of the fence must be ignored, as they will not want to see the normalisation of relations. Buy CSS PMS Books Online as Cash on Delivery https://cssbooks.net | Call/SMS 03336042057 Page 9 May 2021 However, it appears that the quarters concerned on both sides may be serious about peace. The prime minister and the army chief have both stressed the need for better bilateral ties, while at the other end the anti-Pakistan rhetoric has been toned down and Mr Modi himself is offering this country peace overtures. There may be several pitfalls along the way and there is a profound difference in the way Islamabad and New Delhi view key issues, particularly the Kashmir dispute. Be that as it may, both states must put in their best efforts to make peace work this time and bring to an end the long-standing tensions. Published in Dawn, April 1st, 2021 Source: https://www.dawn.com/news/1615770/exchange-of-letters Buy CSS PMS Books Online as Cash on Delivery https://cssbooks.net | Call/SMS 03336042057 Page 10 May 2021 Recent Developments in India-Pakistan Relations By Shaheryar Javed Khan India Pakistan relations in the year 2021 are not bilateral anymore—and evaluating them without considering the influence of the world’s two major powers, the United States of America and China will be a miscalculation. The recent developments that have “re-kindled” the hope of improvement in relations are also considered by many as based “on a nudge” by the Americans, which is a good sign because the state of stalemate between both nuclear countries