US moves to highlight Uighur Muslims plight
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday denounced China for its heavy-handed actions against Arsenal over footballer Mesut Ozil's support for incarcerated Uighurs,...
US-China trade deal & impacts on global economy
Opinion | The agreement on the terms of the first phase of a trade deal between the US and China broadly envisages that Washington would reduce some tariffs on Chinese...
China & India will be the two countries dictating oil prices in 2020
The new OPEC+ deal and rising shale production have been stealing the headlines in the second half of 2019, but on the demand side,...
Pakistani students in Chinese universities scammed by consultancies
Eight medical schools in China that specialise in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have been removed from the World Directory of Medical Schools, a country-by-country...
The BRI: China’s Ace up the sleeve against Eurasia
Opinion | Perhaps history is drifting apart from the west. For centuries, fame and fortunes were to be found in the west. Today it’s the...
US standing behind terrorist groups & Beijing’s minority issues
Opinion | Over preceding weeks and months, the Western media have reported that Beijing is detaining anywhere from one million to 1.5 million Uyghur people,...
Pakistan seeks closer ties with Russia, and has a real chance of success
Pakistan just settled a Soviet-era debt dispute with Moscow and now wishes for "a new phase" in relations with Russia. Geopolitics, coupled with promising...
Pakistan should put its priority in securing ‘Strategic Assets’
‘Strategic assets’ is a relatively new concept that arose in connection with the fast-forward development of economic globalization in the 20th c. and a...
China’s debt trap diplomacy: Is Pakistan a victim in CPEC?
Desperate for cash, Tajikistan is about to sell yet another vital asset to China at a time that countries like Sri Lanka and the Maldives are...
Russia interested in boosting Pakistani businesses
Russia will help boost Pakistan's economy by cooperating in various fields including aircraft manufacturing, state media said Wednesday. Visiting Russian Trade Minister Denis Valentinovich told...
CPEC – How China furthers without any substantial help from Pakistan
Opinion | Under the CPEC, China has taken care of Pakistan’s electricity requirements. The road network has expanded and continues to expand. Free Trade Agreement...
NATO is “alive & kicking” while allies differences create rifts
Opinion | The decision to “downgrade” the NATO’s historic summit meeting in London on the 70th anniversary of the alliance to a mere “Leaders’ Meeting”...