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Jeff M. Smith

@cold_peace_

Director of the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation. Author-Cold Peace: China-India Rivalry. Author/Editor-Asia's Quest for Balance. RT≠endorsement.

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Give me a break. Pakistan was already backing the mujahideen against the Soviets before the U.S. even got involved. America gave the Pak gov't more money and arms, which the Pak gov't chose to give to the most radical groups. Pakistan chose to back the Taliban in the 1990s for

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You may think that with the whole world paying attention to Pakistan the army may ask the terrorists it has long nurtured to lie low for a bit. You may think it would at least tell uniformed soldiers not to pray alongside a U.S.-designated global terrorist. You would be mistaken.

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JD Vance: "We’re not going to get involved in the middle of [an India-Pakistan] war that’s fundamentally none of our business."

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The CCP is exploiting TikTok in the trade war to make Americans more sympathetic to Beijing. It appears to be working. President Trump should enforce the law and take TikTok offline as long as it’s controlled by Beijing. My latest Hudson Institute analysis below ⤵️

The CCP is exploiting TikTok in the trade war to make Americans more sympathetic to Beijing. It appears to be working.

President Trump should enforce the law and take TikTok offline as long as it’s controlled by Beijing.

My latest <a href="/HudsonInstitute/">Hudson Institute</a> analysis below ⤵️
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Folks are going to get very hung up on whether the U.S. "mediated" an India-Pakistan ceasefire, or just helped bridge the gap and encourage the two to talk. Personally, I don't think it matters much. India was compelled to send a message after Pahalgam and that message was sent.

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China provided Pakistan with air defense and satellite support during its clash with India, according to a research group under India’s Ministry of Defence, suggesting that Beijing was more directly involved in the conflict than was previously disclosed. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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India-Pakistan. Ukraine-Russia. The Drone Age is upon us. And the only people that accurately predicted this was coming was...pretty much everyone, from the moment drone technology was introduced. We can't say we weren't warned.

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If we want India to be a partner on U.S. core interests, we must be a partner to India on its core interests, including terrorism. Otherwise, we will be disappointed. Deservedly so.

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America currently enjoys a multi-year lead in cutting-edge AI technologies. This lead is protected by certain export controls. However, those controls need updating. Jeff M. Smith Bryan Burack heritage.org/china/commenta…

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"South China Sea situation is of concern to the region, quad; Issue is to find a solution to the disputes...Quad have a shared interest since its intl waterway", says EAM Jaishankar