Confronting only secular insurgents in Pakistan, while overlooking jihadist groups operating from Iran, will do little to change the broader strategic equilibrium. History underlines this point.
In May, Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi met with his Chinese & Pakistani counterparts in Beijing, marking the restart of China-Afghanistan-Pakistan trilateral diplomacy.
Ties are ‘extractive’ given vast cobalt reserves in DRC and China’s bid to leverage its ability to fund infra in one of world’s least developed countries, says analyst.
After 4 yrs of negotiations on investment modalities, local reports suggest Nepal Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha will sign agreement on his China visit & a draft is almost ready.
The upgrade in Delhi-Athens ties could help in the full utilisation of Greece’s strategic location as a gateway to Europe for India and the Gulf countries.
Agreements signed during Maldivian President Muizzu’s maiden visit to China covered areas of tourism, disaster risk reduction, agriculture, housing & blue economy cooperation.
Six years on, it seems that the Nepal govt has understood the basic fact of BRI—it's essentially about taking loans from Chinese banks and repaying the amount in due time.
Italy has reportedly notified China of its intention to exit Belt & Road Initiative. Since joining initiative in 2019, the move has been criticised by Italian politicians like PM Meloni.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
Keshav, I left India 35 years ago, but I have to hands with people like you.