The State’s response to extremist politics on September 11, 2018Most Islamist militant groups and networks in this region adhere to the Deobandi-Sunni or Salafist schools of thought. The most prominent among these are Deobandi organization like Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, Harkat ul Jihad-e-Islami, Harkat ul Mujahedeen, Jaish-e-Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Omar and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan. Trans-national groups like Al-Qaeda, the Islamic State, Waliyat-e-Khurasan, Hizb-ut Tahrir and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) adhere to the […]
Modi in China and the future of Sino-Indian ties on May 3, 2018Just recently, Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi wrapped up a visit to China, the fourth since he assumes office. Indian media has projected Modi’s informal visit to Wuhan China as an indication of Sino-Indian rapprochement. One hopes this is true, as both countries are important engines of economic growth, economic globalisation and make positive […]
Regional integration on September 4, 2015The Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road initiatives were raised by Chinese President Xi Jinping during his visits to Central Asia and Southeast Asia in September and October 2013. The Chinese led ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’, the ‘Maritime Silk Route’ (often consolidated as the One Belt One Road or OBOR) […]
The SCO: opportunities for Pakistan on July 12, 2015Since its inception in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has become a regional force and has been gaining importance in Asia‘s security dynamics. Its six member states cover a territory hosting more than one-quarter of the world’s population. Two of its founding members — Russia and China — are permanent members of the United […]
Looking closely at changing relations s on March 1, 2015The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia’s New Geopolitics Author: Andrew Small Publisher: Oxford University Press; Year: 2015 The China-Pakistan axis has its ancestry in the 1962 Sino-Indian war. The swift defeat of Indian forces in 1962 by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was closely studied by India’s archenemy. The dictator in charge in Pakistan in 1962, Field […]