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Pakistan looks beyond the Gulf towards China

by Salman Rafi Sheikh January 6, 2021January 9, 2021

China’s new deal with Pakistan has India in mind

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 29, 2020January 4, 2021

Pakistan flag on soldier's uniform. Photo: iStock

The military seeds of Pakistan’s discontent

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 13, 2020December 15, 2020

Rajapaksas seek Sinhalese supremacy in Sri Lanka

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 3, 2020December 7, 2020

The unmaking of a constitutional coup in Pakistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh November 27, 2020December 1, 2020

Afghan Special Forces inspect the inside of a cave which was used by suspected Islamic State militants at the site where an MOAB, or ''mother of all bombs'', struck the Achin district of the eastern province of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, on April 23, 2017. Photo: Reuters

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

McMaster has much to review in Afghanistan

by Salman Rafi Sheikh April 27, 2017February 18, 2020

Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (left) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, on March 27. Photo: Reuters / Lintao Zhang

Beijing, China, India, Nepal, South Asia, World

Nepal set to hop on China’s Silk Road, whatever India thinks

by Salman Rafi Sheikh March 29, 2017February 18, 2020

Pakistan's Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, waves to the crew of the first Chinese container ship to depart after the inauguration of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor port in Gwadar, on November 13. Photo: REUTERS/Caren Firouz

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

China-Pakistan corridor the start of a new regional ‘great game’

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 13, 2016February 18, 2020

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Journalist travel ban exposes Pakistan’s civil-military rift

by Salman Rafi Sheikh October 14, 2016February 18, 2020

Former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Reuters

Afghanistan, Beijing, China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China concerns prompt Pakistan to rethink security policies

by Salman Rafi Sheikh October 11, 2016February 18, 2020

A boy shows off his wound near a damaged building after an airstrike in the rebel held Douma neighbourhood of Damascus, Syria October 4, 2016. REUTERS/Bassam Khabieh

Iran, Israel, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

US and Russia must go beyond Syrian blame game

by Salman Rafi Sheikh October 4, 2016February 18, 2020

Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Challenges for Afghan president after deal with Hekmatyar

by Salman Rafi Sheikh September 29, 2016February 18, 2020

China, Pakistan, South Asia

‘Punjab-centric’ China-Pakistan Economic Corridor exposes political divisions

by Salman Rafi Sheikh September 14, 2016

Policeman stands guard at an entrance gate with wax-sealed padlock, beside a poster depicting Altaf Hussain, leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) political party, after paramilitary forces sealed the headquarters in Karachi

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Pakistan’s ‘City of lights’ Karachi now an arena of nationalist struggle

by Salman Rafi Sheikh September 10, 2016September 10, 2016

Smoke rises from the Syrian border town of Jarablus as it is pictured from the Turkish town of Karkamis

AT Finance, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

War in Syria takes an ethnic turn

by Salman Rafi Sheikh August 31, 2016

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, India, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

China steps into the Syrian saga

by Salman Rafi Sheikh August 25, 2016August 25, 2016

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani attends Afghan Independence Day celebrations in Kabul

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

The ‘unsolvable’ Afghan conundrum

by Salman Rafi Sheikh August 18, 2016

Smoke rises following an air strike as Libyan forces allied with the U.N.-backed government battle with IS fighters to capture university buildings in Sirte

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Syria, World

New Libya intervention: Obama commits worse than the ‘worst mistake’

by Salman Rafi Sheikh August 13, 2016

Supporters of Houthi rebels and Yemen's former president Ali Abdullah Saleh hold a poster of the Houthi movement's leader, Abdulmalik Badruddin al-Houthi, during a rally in Sanaa, Yemen

AT Finance, Kuwait, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia

More lives at risk as Yemen’s warring parties play deadly chess game

by Salman Rafi Sheikh August 9, 2016August 9, 2016

Beijing, China, Egypt, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Iran, China to explore new areas of cooperation despite challenges

by Salman Rafi Sheikh July 28, 2016

European Union, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Iran’s economic recovery slow one year after historic nuclear deal

by Salman Rafi Sheikh July 18, 2016July 18, 2016

Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, South Asia

Questions about Pakistan’s ‘war on terror’ following the Taliban’s university attack

by Salman Rafi Sheikh January 21, 2016February 11, 2016

China, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, World

What does Russia’s presence in Syria mean for Iran?

by Salman Rafi Sheikh December 10, 2015

AT Finance, China, Hong Kong, Jordan, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

War without end: Syrian slaughter continues as US and Russia contend

by Salman Rafi Sheikh October 23, 2015