A CPEC which stumbles on The Excelsior 31 Aug 2023 In a meeting, last week, with Pakistan’s former federal minister, Ahsan Iqbal and a Pakistani delegation, Chinese ruling Party Secretary, Ma Xingrui, stated in Urumqi, that the Chinese President, Xi Jinping, desired to make the CPEC (China-Pakistan Economic Corridor) an ‘exemplary’ project of the BRI (Belt Road Initiative), with Xinjiang […]
Can New Delhi and Beijing achieve a breakthrough The Statesman 29 Aug 2023 The only nation to challenge Chinese domination in the recently concluded SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization) and the BRICS summit was India. India, whose Chandrayaan 3 mission successfully landed on the moon, during the BRICS summit, gave it a special moment. India disagreed with multiple Chinese proposals […]
India changing Chinese goalposts The Excelsior 25 Aug 2023 The nineteenth round of Indo-China talks at the military level held last week at the Moldo-Chushul border outpost was a rare two-day event. Much was expected as these were held just days before the Indian PM and Chinese President come face-to-face at the BRICS summit in Johannesburg. Both are also […]
Pakistan’s diplomatic setbacks: A self-inflicted quagmire and India’s strategic successes First Post 23 Aug 2023 Asraf Jehangir Qazi, Pakistan’s former Ambassador to US, India and China writes in The Dawn, ‘Pakistan’s relations with India are hostile, largely due to India. Its relations with Afghanistan are strained because of strategic short-sightedness. Its relations with Iran are dubious because of US […]
Armed forces are playing a neutral role in Manipur The Statesman 22 Aug 2023 The Ipsos trustworthiness index of global armed forces of July last year, places India at the top with 64%. As per the Ipsos website this ‘reflects the confidence that people have in the integrity, bravery, and commitment to duty exhibited by armed forces members in […]
How India should react to a probable Chinese invasion of Taiwan First Post 19 Aug 2023 Three ex-service chiefs, General Naravane, Admiral Karambir Singh (who is also Chairman of India’s National Maritime Foundation) and Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria recently attended Taiwan’s Ketagalan Forum’s Indo-Pacific Security Dialogue. Evidently, they were ‘unofficially’ representing the Indian government. Taiwan media reports state […]
Unorthodox spin to India’s diplomacy The Statesman 15 Aug 2023 Russia’s withdrawal from the grain deal on 17th July received global criticism. The west accused Russia of employing ‘food as a weapon,’ as it impacted the UN’s World Food Program hurting weaker nations in Africa as also Afghanistan, though Russia promised to compensate by providing free grain to select […]
The arrest of Imran Khan The Excelsior 14 Aug 2023 The Pak army never disappoints. No PM in Pak has completed his full tenure and almost all have ended up behind bars. Imran was no exception. His arrest was expected after his ouster, and the deep state did not disappoint. In the Toshakhana case, Imran has been sentenced to […]
Why Shehbaz Sharif offers talks with India without pre-conditions on reinstating Article 370 First Post 09 Aug 2023 On 05 Aug this year, Pakistan marked the fourth anniversary of abrogation of Article 370 as Youm-e-Istehsal (Day of Exploitation), with messages of support to the Kashmiri cause coming from the President, PM, foreign minister and its army media cell. They […]
Food as a weapon The Statesman 08 Aug 2023 A Ukrainian defence official stated that the Ukrainian counteroffensive has regained over 200 square Kms. A report in the New York Times mentioned that Ukraine lost large quantities of equipment gifted by NATO as also suffered heavy manpower losses. The report further assessed that Kiev’s chances of success are dim. Russia, […]