Pakistan

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (C) and his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi (L in Islamabad on Oct. 10.
Pakistan is asking Iran and Saudi Arabia for economic assistance -- which could come with political strings attached. [more]
Taliban militia members in Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia stands to benefit from the Afghan Taliban's decision to cut ties with al Qaeda. [more]
Geopolitical Diary Graphic -- FINAL
Three completely disconnected events occurred this week that will weave together the tapestry of the next decade. [more]
Pakistani Prime Minister Asif Ali Zardari (L) and Asfandyar Wali Khan
A suicide bombing in northwestern Pakistan targeted a party that could prove very attractive to the United States as it works to solve the jihadist problem in the Pakistani borderlands. (With Stratfor map) [more]
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House on Sept. 25
As a major U.S.-Indian nuclear deal nears final approval, China, Russia -- and especially Pakistan -- will be watching nervously. [more]