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Gwadar port in Baluchistan Pakistan, as seen in October 2017. Photo: Reuters

China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Gwadar gearing up for first trade expo under BRI

by Sabena Siddiqui January 26, 2018

左起：阿富汗外长拉巴尼、中国外交部长王毅和巴基斯坦外长阿齐兹于2017年12月26日首次在北京举行中阿双边外交部对话后出席了联合新闻发布会。相片：路透社/ Jason Lee

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, South Asia

中国介入调停巴基斯坦与阿富汗关系

by Sabena Siddiqui January 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Afghanistan Foreign Minister Salahuddin Rabbani, (L) China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Pakistan Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif after the first China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Dialogue in Beijing on December 26, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Jason Lee

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

China mediates between Pakistan and Afghanistan

by Sabena Siddiqui January 4, 2018

Leaders of rebel groups in Balochistan are seeking asylum in their ongoing campaign against Pakistani sovereignty in the province. The government is offering to discuss the dispute if rebel leaders agree to Pakistan's overall authority in the country.Image: iStock/Rainer Lesniewski

Afghanistan, European Union, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Is asylum for Balochistan’s separatist leaders warranted?

by Sabena Siddiqui December 21, 2017

Despite early success, India has fallen behind its neighbor China in poverty reduction. Sweeping reforms are necessary if India is to gain ground in implementing a workable anti-poverty program comparable to China's efforts.Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Varun Chatterji

Beijing, China, India, South Asia, World

Fighting poverty in India and China — a tale of two countries

by Sabena Siddiqui December 17, 2017

Iran's President Hassan Rouhani delivers remarks at a news conference during the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, on September 20, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Stephanie Keith

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Comparing Gwadar and Chabahar Ports: rivals or ‘sisters’?

by Sabena Siddiqui December 7, 2017

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi embrace during a joint press conference in the Rose Garden at the White House in June. Photo: AFP / Nicholas Kamm

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

New upbeat phase for US-India relations

by Sabena Siddiqui October 5, 2017October 5, 2017

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

European Union, Germany, United Kingdom, World

Angela Merkel and the ‘Jamaica option’

by Sabena Siddiqui September 28, 2017

Chinese President Xi Jinping (center) delivers a speech at the BRICS Summit in Xiamen, Fujian province, China, on September 4, 2017. Photo: Reuters / Kenzaburo Fukuhara / Pool

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, South Korea, World

Nothing new about the BRICS terrorist list

by Sabena Siddiqui September 15, 2017

US President Donald Trump announces his strategy for Afghanistan during an address from Fort Myer, Virginia, on August 21, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Joshua Roberts

Afghanistan, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

The folly of jeopardizing US-Pakistan ties

by Sabena Siddiqui September 7, 2017

Charlottesville, Virginia, community members on August 16, 2017, leave candles and flowers at the base of a statue of Thomas Jefferson at a vigil for Heather Heyer. Photo: Reuters via Tim Dodson/The Cavalier Daily

World

Could the road from Charlottesville lead America toward civil war?

by Sabena Siddiqui August 20, 2017August 20, 2017

Representational image: iStock

China, India, Middle East, Oceania, Pakistan, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Is a dollar drawdown possible?

by Sabena Siddiqui July 10, 2017July 10, 2017

A model of the Hualong One nuclear reactor is displayed at the CNNC booth at an expo in Beijing on April 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Stringer

Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, United Kingdom, World

Third-gen Chinese nuclear technology arrives in Karachi

by Sabena Siddiqui June 23, 2017

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is all smiles after the test-firing of a new missile in photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on May 30, 2017. Friday's launch came a day after North Korea celebrated what it calls “Victory Day” — the anniversary of the end of the 1950-53 Korean War — and Pyongyang regularly times its missile tests to coincide with symbolic dates. Photo: KCNA / via Reuters

Beijing, China, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Storm over North Korea continues despite Xi-Trump meeting

by Sabena Siddiqui June 12, 2017

European Union, France, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Unlikely contender Corbyn delivers damaging left hook to May

by Sabena Siddiqui June 10, 2017

India wants to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, France, India, Israel, Middle East, New Zealand, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Turkey, World

India seeks a place at the other nuclear table

by Sabena Siddiqui June 8, 2017

Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar speaks to supporters in Laghman province, Afghanistan April 29, 2017. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

Afghanistan: ex-warlord’s return raises hope for peace

by Sabena Siddiqui May 10, 2017May 11, 2017

The Dalai Lama waters a plant during his visit to Tawang district in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, India, on April 9, 2017. Photo: Reuters/Anuwar Hazarika

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

The highway to Tawang: South Tibet border dispute drags on

by Sabena Siddiqui April 26, 2017

Afghanistan, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

India/Pakistan relations sour over the case of Kulbhushan Yadav

by Sabena Siddiqui March 28, 2017