A tale of two flags: Pakistan and Kazakhstan on December 5, 2021When Kazakhstan became an independent country on December 16, 1991, Pakistan was among the earlier countries to recognize it. Then, well before the birth of Pakistan and Kazakhstan, All India Muslim League under the chairmanship of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah, adopted a resolution on February 23, 1942 at Delhi. In this resolution, it was urged […]
Kazakhstan: A top destination for foreign direct investment on September 21, 2021Since its inception in 1991, Kazakhstan has realised the prime importance of investment policy as a key driver of economic growth and development. Therefore, over a period of three decades, the country has attracted foreign direct investment (FDI) of around $330 billion. International investors are fascinated by Kazakhstan’s abundant resources like oil, gas, coal, uranium, […]
Kazakhstan: A trade hub of Central Asia on September 8, 2021Consequent upon the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan, the prospects of stability in the country are high, if a broad-based government is set up in Afghanistan. With this development, significance of Central Asia for international trade and regional connectivity is all the more enhanced. In this situation, Kazakhstan is well poised to serve as […]
Uzbekistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-Railway Project on July 12, 2021High-level international conference on regional connectivity in Tashkent exhibits the zeal and zest for global trade and commerce with Central Asia. Pakistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan have already signed a US$ 4.8 billion railway project that is likely to bolster trade relations between Pakistan and South Asia.The proposed rail link with track length of 573-km, would […]
Quenching Central Asia’s Quest for Warm Waters on July 4, 2021Central Asia’s comparative isolation from the world market is attributed to its geographical limitation of landlockedness. Landlockedness is inherent economic limitation denoting lack of access to sea. It is a key challenge faced by the Central Asia Republics (CARs) of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan. Uzbekistan is, in fact, doubly landlocked for being with […]
China Overtaking as the World’s Biggest Economy on January 11, 2021In its 12th edition on the ‘World Economic League Table-2021’, published by the UK based consultancy group,Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR), it has been predicted that China’s economy is likely to overtake the US economy in the year 2028 to be the world’s biggest economy. The report unravels that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic […]
Prospects of Pakistan’s Free Trade with Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) on January 4, 2021Recently, the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) comprising 5 member states with combined GDP of US$ 5 trillion and nearly 200 million population, has decided to study the prospects of free trade agreements with Mongolia and Indonesia. The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), responsible to prepare proposals for further integration and implement decisions of EAEU, is researching […]
Pakistan-Kazakhstan Bilateral Relations on December 28, 2020Since the olden times, cities like Quetta, Peshawar, Taxila, Multan and Debal from the areas of Pakistan were linked to the trade routes of ancient Silk Road while famous places like Otrar, Taraz, Turkestan, Sairum and Almaty from Kazakhstan were also connected. Then, well before the birth of Pakistan and Kazakhstan, All India Muslim League […]
Pakistan-Kyrgyzstan Bilateral Relations on December 21, 2020Pakistan and Kyrgyzstan have centuries-long cultural, religious and economic relations well before their creation. Zaheer-Uddin Babur, the founder of the Mughal dynasty in Hindustan hailed from the valley of Ferghana that is located in Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Babur’s mosque is still preserved in Kyrgyz city of Osh that is very popular tourist attraction. After […]
Renaissance of Pak-Russia Relationship-II on December 14, 2020World is getting multipolar in the twenty first century where international relations would not be determined by interactions between powers but blocs. Therefore, the trend of regional connectivity and integration has spurred. Certain gurus of international relations maintain that Russia has realized that it is hard to integrate into Greater Europe. Besides, if West is […]