Conceptualisingradicalisation I on July 3, 2015The present article is an attempt to understand and conceptualiseradicalisation in order to explain acts of terrorism that the world, including Pakistan, is suffering from. Follow up articles will try to explain causes, consequences, degrees, modes and measures to contain and curbthe radicalisation of Pakistani society and the state. To begin with, radicalisation isgenerally defined […]
The CPEC: opportunities and challenges on May 29, 2015We (the authors) had the opportunity to take part in an International Academic Symposium on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) held at Peking University, from May 21 to May 23, 2015. Scholars from both China and Pakistan shared their views on the CPEC. This article tends to identify certain opportunities offered by the CPEC. However, […]
Relations in a changing environment on April 24, 2015Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his two-day “historic” visit to Pakistan this Tuesday. The occasion provides us an opportunity to reflect upon the Sino-Pakistan relationship. However, instead of focusing on the impact of the visit, this piece examines the relationship in the context of rapid changes in the regional geopolitical landscape. There are several […]
Pakistan-China economic relations on February 27, 2015Among myriad challenges that Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif’s government faces, the controversy between the government and the opposition (mostly from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan) over the change in the route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the latest. The issue may not look serious in nature but it can potentially affect Pakistan’s relations […]