Pakistan and China at peace with the world? on February 24, 2019This month of February, 2019, has brought Pakistan enormous opportunities for development. Pakistan has successfully conducted their sixth multinational naval exercise Aman, 2019. Pakistan has hosted 45 foreign countries for this exercise. The purpose of this exercise is to enhance maritime cooperation among these countries to meet multifaceted non-traditional threats and challenges. These threats include […]
KSA, Pakistan and China: the CPEC trinity on November 19, 2018Although Pakistan and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have shared long lasting cooperative and brotherly relationship built mainly on mutual religious beliefs, yet in international politics, nations choose to chase their own interests. Pakistan and KSA have supported each other in the hours of need and their cordial relations are strengthening with the passage of time. […]
OBOR can stop the next Indo-Pak war on May 24, 2018One Belt and One Road initiative would lessen the probabilities of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan by providing Pakistan with a competence to monitor India’s naval activities in the Indian Ocean. Pakistan plays a significant role in China’s Maritime Silk Route as part of China’s Belt and Road initiative (BRI). The China-Pakistan Economic […]
CPEC and capacity building in Pakistan on May 14, 2018Recent decades have seen a tremendous technological progress in computing and telecommunications. The contemporary world will see huge impact of this technological development on society and policymaking. This study will specifically focus on the impacts of technological development under the development project China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through establishing Information Technology (IT) Parks in Pakistan. Pakistan […]
Iran’s offer to Pakistan and the trust deficit with India on March 24, 2018Iran’s recent proposal for Pakistan to join Chabahar Port project may indicate its lack of trust in India. India may stop the development of this project under the US pressure. Besides, the Indo-US robust strategic partnership can put pressure on Iran because US-Iran relations are not cordial. In this context, Iran cannot rely only on […]
India’s baseless opposition to CPEC on February 3, 2018India’s constant opposition to China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) will not affect the project in any way. It is purely a development project and there is no reason to restrain the development work in the disputed areas. India is reiterating that CPEC passes through the disputed area and is therefore a serious concern for the […]
CPEC’s virtues and hurdles on January 10, 2018China Pakistan Economic Corridor Project (CPEC) is of great importance for both China and Pakistan. China’s government is striving to consume its supporting role to build an environment for the open economic system and logistic system under the CPEC. It is considered as the corridor of peace, prosperity and development having potentials for a promising […]
CPEC and Pakistan’s quest for energy security on December 27, 2017Sufficient supply of energy is essential to industry, transport, infrastructure, information technology, agriculture and households. Besides this, economic growth and a higher standard of living is based on the reliable supply of energy. Pakistan has been facing an energy crises for last few years. All aspects of life have been severely affected by a supply […]
Takeaways from the 7th JCC meeting on CPEC on December 18, 2017China and Pakistan have been advancing CPEC projects through the Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC). According to the information on the official website of CPEC, there are five working groups which include long-term planning, energy, transportation infrastructure, industrial cooperation and Gwadar Port. JCC deals with the overall planning and coordination while the other mentioned working groups […]
Iran-Pakistan ties: impact on CPEC on December 1, 2017Since the inception of Pakistan, relations between Iran and Pakistan were on even keels throughout the early decades. The two countries were cooperative from 1947-1979, while the Shah of Iran still reign. Pakistan’s Balochistan province is pivotal in relations between the two countries because the Baloch population is present in both countries. Even in the […]