At last former President Donald Trump succeeded in materializing his dreams of re-entering into White House by defeating his staunch rival Democratic Party’s Kamala Harris in 47th Presidential polls. Trump has won the polls with a landslide victory of 278 “electoral college” votes compared to 238 of Harris. Trump’s return to assume the most powerful and prestigious, but globally important office, on January 20th, 2025, with a stock of challenges and hopes of billions who want to live with peace and tranquility throughout the world.
Though Trump during his election campaign has time and again assured American’s of focusing on internal issues, especially making secure the US geographical borders and addressing economic issues but he has to address and help in settling important global issues like fighting in Palestine, Ukraine and issues related to Afghanistan, in particular, people from Pakistan and Afghanistan who are ahead with serious issues of terrorism and extremism from last four and half a decades.
Compared with outgoing President Joe Biden, Donald Trump having a soft corner for Russian President Mr. Putin. The Ukraine war is now going to complete its second year, and it has badly affected US led ally’s economic situation and its relations with Russia and several other countries.
Trump has time and again not only made reservations over the Ukraine war, but he also named Mr. Putin as his friend. Now there are strong hopes of ending the war in Ukraine whenever Trump gets reoccupation of a powerful chair in White House.
Almost all global community are against continuous of Israel war in Gaza
Similarly, almost all members of the global community are unhappy with continuous Israeli aggression against Palestinians. No one can disagree with the fact that hardliners from Hammas and Hizballah are responsible for commenting on the war in Palestine and provoking the Jewish to target the innocent Palestinians, but now the world is unhappy with Israeli brutalities against innocent and helpless Palestinians.
It is also a fact that whoever is occupant of White House in the United States is definitely supporting and helping Israel. On such grounds, continuous violence against Palestinians is also damaging the reputation of the Americans. On such grounds, Trump is expected to play a role. Trump has already declared no to wars in his election campaign.
Trump opened the door of talks with Taliban to end war in Afghanistan
No one can ignore the fact that it was Trump who in his previous period instructed his aide Zalmay Khalilzad for ending the conflict in Afghanistan. For those purposes Khalilzad had not only made shuttles visits to Pakistan, Afghanistan and several other countries of the region, but he had got the credentials for signing of Doha accord on February 29th, 2020. People from war devastated Afghanistan have attached great hopes with this internationally recognized agreement but unfortunately its outcomes remain the same as of Geneva 2010 accord, when line of Pakistan patronized Mujahideen have refused to let the UN peace maker Benon Seven to transfer power from Dr. Najibullah to broad based representative government in Kabul. Now despite making commitments and signing the historic documents in Doha, the Taliban leaders are reluctant to go for an inclusive government and honor the human and women rights.
At the moment, Afghanistan looks like a big prison where the inmates are living with peace, but they live like hostages. They are deprived of their basic human rights. Even the lives of people both men and women, are at mercy of the Taliban. Besides banning women education, these Taliban rulers are making changes from time to time in curricula and giving more preferences to Islamic education rather than general science and ordinary education. The schools are closed and converted into seminaries.
Terrorism and extremism trends in the region. Pakistan’s security on the verge of collapse
Beside Afghanistan, the situation in Pakistan is also deteriorating day by day. Instead of strengthening State organs, an anarchy like situation is developing where the gun toting militants are including the Socio-economic, administrative and all other sectors. Divisions and distances in state organs are affecting the democratic organs. The legacy of US sponsored and introduced Jihad against the former USSR now leads to strengthening of terrorism and extremism trends in the region. Al Qaeda and its affiliated militant groups are now sheltering in places under the control of the IS also known as the Daesh terrorist group. The IS has established its hideouts throughout the country especially in the regions bordering with Iran and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Frequent deadly attacks against Chinese nationals in Pakistan are also becoming a question mark on US policies.
Compared to the past, the present situation is different as now the US has established its presence and influence throughout the world. On such grounds, the newly elected US president Donald Trump had to play the role in settling almost all of these issues if he was really interested in improving the image of Americans throughout the world.
