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How can U.S., Pakistan address mutual concerns and salvage the key relationship?
The Soviet invasion in 1979 precipitated a large influx of Afghans into Pakistan, mainly from the Kabul elite, the affluent bought up residential homes and even small businesses, mainly in transportation. As the war reached the...May 24, 2018 978 0 -
Oil gulping China and India may sustain Iranian exports after U.S. re-imposes sanctions
As the second largest and the sixth largest world economies respectively, China and India are oil gulping countries. Will they be able to offset any impact of the U.S. re-imposed sanctions against Iran after President Trump...May 15, 2018 999 0 -
Rivalry hangs over China-India cooperation talk
A map showing China-India geography, Credit: CIA Factbook Asian giants China and India discussed cooperation in the central Chinese town of Wuhan Saturday in the backdrop of recent border tensions and differences over regional security issues. Solid...April 29, 2018 1648 0 -
Pakistan, India to take part in first joint military exercises
Image Credit: Heinrich Böll Stiftung from Berlin, Deutschland via Creative Common In the backdrop of perpetual state of Pakistan-India conflict, it might sound unbelievable but the two South Asian nuclear-armed countries will be jointly conducting military...April 26, 2018 1498 0 -
U.S. and the South Asian flux of new strategic developments
A map zooming on Pakistan and its neighbors sourced from a larger : CIA world map While China is investing billions of dollars to stimulate Pakistan’s economic development through mutually beneficial corridor to the Gulf region,...April 25, 2018 2305 1 -
Why Pakistani, Indian aviation industries promise growth despite regional troubles
A PIA Boeing plane, Photo: Robert Underwood/ Wikipedia With the land and maritime disputes in the South and the East China Sea, China-India disputes on the sovereignty over two separated pieces of territories, Aksai Chin in Jammu...April 11, 2018 1209 1 -
Solar power sees investment boom as countries turn to green sources
Image: UNDP Diversifying their sources of energy, several countries around the world, are making huge investments in solar power technologies with 2017 seeing a record $ 160.8 billions, a jump of 18 percent than the previous...April 6, 2018 1220 0 -
Friday blog: U.S.-North Korea talks must succeed
Image: Sea of Japan, Credit Phoenix7777/Wikimedia Commons TGIF Thanks God it’s Friday A mix kind of day…. rainy one moment Bright and sunny the next moment YO YO Kind of day. Now you see it Now...March 31, 2018 1038 0 -
A China-Pakistan corridor of opportunity for all
Gwadar deep seaport, Photo: Umargondal/Wikimedia Commons A century ago, the people of North and Latin American continents had no road links. They had to travel even to the neighboring countries by sea. But the construction of...March 17, 2018 1518 0 -
Pakistan reminds critics of counterterror gains; efforts on with U.S. to find common ground
A map showing Pakistani tribal areas along Afghan border, Photo: Hbtila/Wikimedia Commons Pakistan has reacted to the latest U.S. announcement of suspending nearly all security assistance with a reminder of the importance of counterterrorism cooperation. Islamabad...January 5, 2018 861 0