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Pakistan, South Asia

Crown prince walking a diplomatic tightrope

by Vivek Katju February 18, 2019February 18, 2020

Pakistan, South Asia

CPEC is about development, not property speculation

by Zamir Awan January 30, 2019January 30, 2019

Waving flag of Pakistan and China. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Laos, Maldives, Middle East, Nepal, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, World

All-weather friend? Pakistan falls into China’s debt trap

by Ali Salman Andani January 11, 2019

Pakistani security guards stand next to burnt-out cars in front of the Chinese consulate after an attack in Karachi on November 23. At least two police were killed when three gunmen tried to storm the consulate. All were killed by guards. Photo: AFP / Asif Hassan

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

China’s Balochistan problem

by Malik Siraj Akbar December 28, 2018

The Khunjerab Pass, starting point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Asia Times

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

On the road in the Karakoram

by Pepe Escobar December 22, 2018February 18, 2020

A couple posing for wedding photos at the Bund in Shanghai with the Pudong skyline in the background. Photo: iStock

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

Impact of 4 decades of China’s reforms and opening

by Zamir Awan December 21, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan attends a welcome ceremony in Beijing. Photo: AFP/Jason Lee

Beijing, China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

China, Pakistan hatch ‘secret plan’ to build new fighter jets: NYT

by Asia Times staff December 21, 2018February 18, 2020

Imran Khan has been accused of bowing to religious extremists in Pakistan. Photo: AFP/Aamir Qureshi

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

Why Pakistan will not give up terrorism

by Prakash Katoch December 14, 2018

Prime Minister Imran Khan's government has been accused of wanting to devastate his rivals running Sindh state. Photo: AFP / Muhammad Reza / Anadolu

China, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Lack of resources hits Pakistan’s fight against climate change

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid December 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Map of Pakistan. Image: iStock

China, India, Pakistan, South Asia, World

CPEC may invite hybrid warfare against Pakistan

by Atta Rasool Malik December 5, 2018

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

AT Finance, Beijing, Bhutan, China, India, Malaysia, Maldives, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Winds of change in South Asian politics

by Gaurab Shumsher Thapa November 29, 2018

Pakistani security guards stand next to burnt-out cars in front of the Chinese consulate after an attack in Karachi on November 23. At least two police were killed when three gunmen tried to storm the consulate. All were killed by guards. Photo: AFP / Asif Hassan

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

Pakistani security forces showed courage thwarting Chinese Consulate attack

by Zamir Awan November 26, 2018

Pakistani security guards stand next to burnt-out cars in front of the Chinese consulate after an attack in Karachi on November 23. At least two police were killed when three gunmen tried to storm the consulate. All were killed by guards. Photo: AFP / Asif Hassan

Beijing, China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Baloch separatists claim attack on Chinese Consulate in Karachi

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid November 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, left, listens during the second round of talks on an Afghan settlement, in Moscow, on November 9, 2018. Photo: AFP/ Vladimir Astapkovich / Sputnik

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Iran, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Turkey, World

Afghanistan takes center stage in the New Great Game

by Pepe Escobar November 16, 2018February 18, 2020

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

AT Finance, Beijing, Brunei, China, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Philippines, South Asia, Taiwan, Vietnam, World

As owner of Gwadar Port, Pakistan may be the boss, not the beggar

by Ali Salman Andani November 14, 2018

Waving flag of Pakistan and China. Image: iStock

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

Aid request tests Sino-Pakistani ‘all-weather friendship’

by Sriparna Pathak November 9, 2018November 9, 2018

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan speaks at the opening ceremony of the first China International Import Expo in Shanghai on November 5, 2018. Photo: AFP / Aly Song / Pool

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

Imran Khan’s China visit sees unrealistic expectations fail

by Imad Zafar November 7, 2018November 7, 2018

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde insist that Beijing reveal details of its commercial loan terms under the joint China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Malaysia, Middle East, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pakistan lifeline fears Chinese creditor tug

by Gary Kleiman October 26, 2018October 28, 2018

Hambantota port in Sri Lanka has been taken over by China for 99 years. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

AT Finance, China, Japan, Malaysia, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Is China a new imperial power?

by Chandra Muzaffar October 26, 2018

A Pakistani soldier looks on during the opening of a trade project at the China-backed Gwadar port on November 13, 2016. Photo: AFP/ Aamir Qureshi

AT Finance, Beijing, China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Under the guise of friendship, China is looting Pakistan

by Ali Salman Andani October 24, 2018

Pakistani Finance Minister Asad Umar. Photo: Wikipedia

AT Finance, Beijing, China, Iran, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Pakistan’s IMF plea a symptom of China’s debt-trap diplomacy

by Ali Salman Andani October 15, 2018

The new chief of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Lt Gen Asim Munir. Photo: AFP/ ISPR handout

China, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Pakistan gets a hardline spy master to head the ISI

by Kunwar Khuldune Shahid October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping look out over East Lake in Wuhan in this photo taken on April 28, 2018. Their talk aimed to reduce border tensions but it appears to have had limited effect. Photo: AFP/ govt handout

Afghanistan, AT Finance, Australia, Bangladesh, Beijing, China, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Oceania, Pakistan, Russia, Shanghai, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World, Wuhan

Shadows of mistrust persist in India-China relations

by Manoj Kumar Mishra October 10, 2018

Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi addresses the media on his first day at the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad on August 20, 2018. Photo: AFP / Farooq Naeem

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

Pakistani foreign minister optimistic on future of relations with US

by Zamir Awan October 8, 2018

Shanghai and computer connectivity. Image: iStock

AT Finance, Beijing, China, France, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Macau, Malaysia, Middle East, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, Sri Lanka, Tianjin, World

New Silk Roads define brand China

by Pepe Escobar October 4, 2018February 18, 2020

In addition to religious turmoil, violence and terrorism at home, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faces a broad raft of geopoltical challenges - and opportunities. Photo: AFP

China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia

Imran Khan fails to bridge the gap between promises and reality

by Rana Banerji October 4, 2018

Cranes tower above the first, 602-meter-long quay at the Gwadar port in Baluchistan on the southernmost tip of Pakistan last October. This is the site of what is supposed to become a giant trade port as part of China's 'New Silk Roads'. Photo: AFP/ DPA

Beijing, Chengdu, China, Iran, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Uncertainty over possible Saudi investment in CPEC

by F.M. Shakil October 2, 2018February 18, 2020

President Xi Jinping's economic policies have been questioned. Photo: AFP/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Sputnik

AT Finance, Bangladesh, Beijing, Cambodia, China, European Union, India, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pakistan, South Asia, Sri Lanka, World

Backlash against China could jeopardize its ‘free ride’

by Brahma Chellaney September 28, 2018

A map shows the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. Photo: Wikimedia Commons/ Wanishahrukh

Afghanistan, China, European Union, Middle East, Pakistan, South Asia, World

Change of mindset needed for better understanding of CPEC

by Zamir Awan September 24, 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, China, India, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, World

Pakistan’s security dilemma and the Pashtun belt

by Rahim Nasar September 24, 2018