Forty years of Chinese reforms and challenges aheadon August 29, 2018This year marks the fortieth anniversary of Chinese reforms. In the past four decades, the Chinese people and the world has witnessed momentous development that has led them from being a developing nation to an economic giant. Transforming the traditional operating system, opening up to the outside world, rural development and other reforms have contributed immensely towards overall productivity … [Read more...] about Forty years of Chinese reforms and challenges ahead
Khan’s vision for Chinaon August 8, 2018Mired in numerous presumptions, the third consecutive political transformation in Pakistan was finally completed on July 25, last month. According to official records, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has emerged as the single largest party in the Parliament and is mostly likely going to run the country for the next five years, with Imran Khan as our new Prime Minister. Soon after the results were … [Read more...] about Khan’s vision for China
Fruits of tourism to bloom in Pakistan’s bosomon July 28, 2018 Tourism has remained an untapped resource for Pakistan for many years. Despite having some of the highest mountains, breath taking landscapes, a historically rich culture- Pakistan's international appeal for travel has remained below expectation. This is primarily due to the rise of instability and insecurity in the country for the past few decades. However, as a result of the recent … [Read more...] about Fruits of tourism to bloom in Pakistan’s bosom
India’s diplomatic dilemma in SCOon July 12, 2018The 18th Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Summit was held in the coastal city of Qingdao in China's Shandong province this June, where Pakistan and India joined in for the first time as permanent members, which also include China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. This development was momentous; on the one hand, their accession has enhanced the position of the … [Read more...] about India’s diplomatic dilemma in SCO
Accessing China’s SCO chairmanshipon June 12, 2018While writing these lines, the annual 16th summit of the Heads of States of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is going to be held under the chairmanship of the People’s Republic of China from June 9-10 in Qingdao, a coastal city of East China’s Shandong Province. The rotating chair of the organisation was transferred to China in June 2017 during the SCO summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. China … [Read more...] about Accessing China’s SCO chairmanship
Pakistan’s aspirations from the upcoming SCO summiton May 31, 2018Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s 18th Summit of Heads of States is just around the corner in Qingdao, the host city in China’s Shandong Province, where China will hand over the chairmanship of one of the largest regional grouping to another member country. Before this historic event, several other related meetings of the grouping were held during the year on various aspects. Quite recently … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s aspirations from the upcoming SCO summit
China’s role in a changing SCOon May 17, 2018The forthcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is scheduled to be held in June in China’s province Qingdao. The regional body, despite its best efforts to eliminate challenges and because of multiple anti-regional factors, is struggling to achieve its goals. In fact, Pakistan and India’s membership as permanent members of the SCO has exacerbated these critical … [Read more...] about China’s role in a changing SCO
China’s role in Indo-Pak membership of SCOon May 13, 2018The forthcoming summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is scheduled to be held in Qingdao, a province of China, in June. The regional body, despite challenges due to anti-regional forces, is aiming to reach the desired goals. In such situation, the admission of Pakistan and India in the SCO as permanent members has doubled these critical challenges. This expanded new version of … [Read more...] about China’s role in Indo-Pak membership of SCO
A solution to the Afghan quagmireon April 3, 2018Yet another two day long global conference focusing on peace in Afghanistan was held in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, last week, where a draft declaration was adopted calling for an ‘Afghan-led and Afghan-owned’ peace process for the region’s peaceful and prosperous future. This international conference was a follow up to the second Afghan process conference held this year in February in … [Read more...] about A solution to the Afghan quagmire
Nowruz and Pak-Iran relationson March 22, 2018The Foreign Minister of Iran was on a three-day visit to Pakistan, reflecting a forward-looking approach towards building mutual trust between the two neighbouring powerful regional states. Dr Javad Zarif during his visit, with high-level officials, met the Foreign Minister of Pakistan and Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi along with interactive sessions at different think tanks and media … [Read more...] about Nowruz and Pak-Iran relations
