For over a week, Islamabad has been conveying messages between US & Iran and making coordinated push for regional stability. Iran has said it hasn’t accepted framework for discussions.
Ishaq Dar has been invited by his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, says Islamabad’s foreign ministry. The two officials will discuss regional developments & bilateral matters.
The security conundrum could also impact the situation surrounding Taiwan, argues Wolfgang Petermann, a US Army official currently assigned to the Defence Intelligence Agency.
A commentator attributed the supposed surge in demand for Chinese arms to three factors: Pakistan’s self-declared May 2025 victory, rising geopolitical uncertainty, and China’s price advantage.
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.
Speaking at annual press conference, Army chief reiterated that India does not recognise 1963 Sino-Pakistan border pact under which Pakistan illegally ceded Shaksgam Valley to China.
Islamabad’s embrace of crypto seems as political as it is economic, drawing in top military brass & the intelligence chief, even as Pakistan's banks warn of risks.
If India boycotts Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and possibly even Russia will take its place. The harsh reality of geopolitics is that openings are short-lived.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
China has no right to play virtuous when there is no China-India water treaty. At India signed a water treaty with Pakistan and Pakistan reaped huge benefits due to that. But it unnecessarily created objections even for building dams, hence it is good that India came out that treaty. As far as Sino-Indian relationship is concerned, it requires a reset. Both India and China are too big to fight like kids. They just need to seat together and cool off the heels.
China has no right to play virtuous when there is no China-India water treaty. At India signed a water treaty with Pakistan and Pakistan reaped huge benefits due to that. But it unnecessarily created objections even for building dams, hence it is good that India came out that treaty. As far as Sino-Indian relationship is concerned, it requires a reset. Both India and China are too big to fight like kids. They just need to seat together and cool off the heels.