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It’s not just about oil. Conflict between Tehran and Washington strengthens Beijing’s hand in the region and provides cover for a greater Chinese military presence.
It’s not just about oil. Conflict between Tehran and Washington strengthens Beijing’s hand in the region and provides cover for a greater Chinese military presence.
Like many superpowers before it, Beijing is discovering just how difficult it is to establish a presence in a region famed for self-destruction.
Like many superpowers before it, Beijing is discovering just how difficult it is to establish a presence in a region famed for self-destruction.
The verdict against the former army dictator is another sign of the Supreme Court’s willingness to challenge military impunity – which does not augur well for political stability.
The verdict against the former army dictator is another sign of the Supreme Court’s willingness to challenge military impunity – which does not augur well for political stability.
An influential cleric is leading the campaign to bring down Pakistan’s leader but the Islamists are really the window dressing for an intricate opposition movement.
An influential cleric is leading the campaign to bring down Pakistan’s leader but the Islamists are really the window dressing for an intricate opposition movement.
Trump, Xi, Putin, the Taliban … all have stakes in a peaceful Afghanistan. But their failure to agree is inflaming the violence, prompting the US to mull over a no-deal exit and threatening a bonfire that stretches all the way to Syria
Trump, Xi, Putin, the Taliban … all have stakes in a peaceful Afghanistan. But their failure to agree is inflaming the violence, prompting the US to mull over a no-deal exit and threatening a bonfire that stretches all the way to Syria
Claims that US pressure has torpedoed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a jewel in Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, are nonsense. In truth, Khan has realised the project is his best hope amid a tanking economy.
Claims that US pressure has torpedoed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, a jewel in Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, are nonsense. In truth, Khan has realised the project is his best hope amid a tanking economy.
Pakistani prime minister has gone cap in hand to China in the hope it will partner Saudi Arabia and the IMF in bailing out his country – but Beijing will be wary of getting dragged into the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Pakistani prime minister has gone cap in hand to China in the hope it will partner Saudi Arabia and the IMF in bailing out his country – but Beijing will be wary of getting dragged into the rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
The new prime minister may have preferred to seek financing from China and the Gulf but reality has dawned that even those handouts would come with strings attached.
The new prime minister may have preferred to seek financing from China and the Gulf but reality has dawned that even those handouts would come with strings attached.
The Khan administration is making political hay with the China Pakistan Economic Corridor – including efforts to reduce potential IMF loans and avoid becoming the focus of a confrontation between the US and China.
The Khan administration is making political hay with the China Pakistan Economic Corridor – including efforts to reduce potential IMF loans and avoid becoming the focus of a confrontation between the US and China.
A new administration in Islamabad is spooking Beijing with its calls for transparency over the US$62 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor, but it may be a reflection of internal rivalries that have long been a problem.
A new administration in Islamabad is spooking Beijing with its calls for transparency over the US$62 billion China Pakistan Economic Corridor, but it may be a reflection of internal rivalries that have long been a problem.
Favourable deals under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor are in the spotlight as Pakistan’s ruling party looks to uncover corruption under the previous administration.
Favourable deals under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor are in the spotlight as Pakistan’s ruling party looks to uncover corruption under the previous administration.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns Islamabad against using IMF money to pay back Beijing as Washington loses influence in a country that was once its top ally in the region.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns Islamabad against using IMF money to pay back Beijing as Washington loses influence in a country that was once its top ally in the region.
The election of the former cricketer as prime minister of Pakistan leaves plans for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on a sticky wicket.
The election of the former cricketer as prime minister of Pakistan leaves plans for the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor on a sticky wicket.
The military has a divide-and-conquer political strategy that makes economic partners like China nervous, pulling the strings no matter who wins the top civilian job – for this election cycle it looks like it will be a former cricket star.
The military has a divide-and-conquer political strategy that makes economic partners like China nervous, pulling the strings no matter who wins the top civilian job – for this election cycle it looks like it will be a former cricket star.
Having racked up unsustainable bills in supporting Beijing’s infrastructure master plan, Islamabad is bailed out by China to the tune of US$1 billion – leaving it more dependent than ever on its ‘all-weather ally’.
Having racked up unsustainable bills in supporting Beijing’s infrastructure master plan, Islamabad is bailed out by China to the tune of US$1 billion – leaving it more dependent than ever on its ‘all-weather ally’.
With Islamabad heading for a third consecutive elected government, a long history of military rule appears to be in the past. So why do some fear a ‘creeping coup’ has entered its final stages?
With Islamabad heading for a third consecutive elected government, a long history of military rule appears to be in the past. So why do some fear a ‘creeping coup’ has entered its final stages?
Islamabad has more reason than most to feel uneasy as China’s President Xi Jinping meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Islamabad has more reason than most to feel uneasy as China’s President Xi Jinping meets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
As the Trump administration gears up for a renewed campaign in Afghanistan, US military actions are spilling over the border to the Pakistani province of Balochistan – home to a centrepiece of Beijing’s Belt and Road project.
As the Trump administration gears up for a renewed campaign in Afghanistan, US military actions are spilling over the border to the Pakistani province of Balochistan – home to a centrepiece of Beijing’s Belt and Road project.
A US$55 billion programme to link the routes of China’s Belt and Road plan through Pakistan has revived a relationship that began with the Karakorum Highway – even if critics blame it for mischief in Kashmir.
A US$55 billion programme to link the routes of China’s Belt and Road plan through Pakistan has revived a relationship that began with the Karakorum Highway – even if critics blame it for mischief in Kashmir.