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M K Bhadrakumar | Jun 29
Asia Times – The vanguard for Vladimir Putin’s visit to Pakistan tells its own story – Ambassador Zamir Kabulov, Russia’s point person for Afghanistan, a legend fit to set in motion great designs hatched in the Kremlin and intended to frustrate Washington’s own grand goals for Central and East Asia. Building a Russian bulwark on the Indian Ocean is a long-cherished dream, one Putin can turn to a US nightmare.



