Bangladesh’s priorities are economic growth and human development whereas the bulk of Pakistan’s national energies remain focused on check-mating India
I can speak Pashtu but I can’t write it, I pray in Arabic but I can’t speak it, my English and Urdu requires finesse. And now add Mandarin to the list.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Without exception, every Far Eastern nation has territorial disputes with China and while China has increased defense spending many fold in the last decade or so, all East Asian countries have reduced their defense budgets from 3% to less than 2%. Wouldn’t you be terrified if your enemy was spending 10 times more on armaments ? Strangely, it seems that East Asians are not so ‘terribly terrified’ of the rise of China, in fact they seem to be enjoying manifold increase in bilateral trade, despite the rhetoric on territorial disputes. So much for China’s ‘growing power in the Pacific’, where it can’t as yet compete with Naval Power of Japan, what to talk of US. The Real Problem is in our mindset of thinking with Western Logic.
China is a different ball game !!
Mr Haqqani is a absconder from
Pakistani courts on corruption charges while he was the ambassidor of pakistan. I dont think he share any impartial views.
Husain, you aren’t saying anything we don’t know, though we don’t write ultra smart books and articles like you do.
A more interesting article might have looked into the costs that would be the tipping point for china to change its stance. Can india do anything to increase costs to china beyond such a tipping point?
For China to support Pakistan diplomatically, supply it military hardware, assist it in its strategic programme – likely in violation of international law – is understandable. However, for the first time, China is investing substantial sums in Pakistan’s economy. CPEC is facing headwinds barely one third of the way to its target of $ 60 trillion, partly because the projects may be debt heavy and difficult to service but mainly because Pakistan’s economy is weak. Very different from the countries China engages with in ASEAN. As a well wishes, China could discuss with Pakistan what its support to terrorism is delivering as benefits and what the costs are. Although China has reaffirmed its support to Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity post Balakot, it too must worry where incidents like Pulwama can take the subcontinent.
Without exception, every Far Eastern nation has territorial disputes with China and while China has increased defense spending many fold in the last decade or so, all East Asian countries have reduced their defense budgets from 3% to less than 2%. Wouldn’t you be terrified if your enemy was spending 10 times more on armaments ? Strangely, it seems that East Asians are not so ‘terribly terrified’ of the rise of China, in fact they seem to be enjoying manifold increase in bilateral trade, despite the rhetoric on territorial disputes. So much for China’s ‘growing power in the Pacific’, where it can’t as yet compete with Naval Power of Japan, what to talk of US. The Real Problem is in our mindset of thinking with Western Logic.
China is a different ball game !!
Mr Haqqani is a absconder from
Pakistani courts on corruption charges while he was the ambassidor of pakistan. I dont think he share any impartial views.
China is the only Country in the world that has branded Dalai Lama as a terrorist and considers Maulana Masoud Azhar as a religious leader.
Husain, you aren’t saying anything we don’t know, though we don’t write ultra smart books and articles like you do.
A more interesting article might have looked into the costs that would be the tipping point for china to change its stance. Can india do anything to increase costs to china beyond such a tipping point?
$ 60 billion
For China to support Pakistan diplomatically, supply it military hardware, assist it in its strategic programme – likely in violation of international law – is understandable. However, for the first time, China is investing substantial sums in Pakistan’s economy. CPEC is facing headwinds barely one third of the way to its target of $ 60 trillion, partly because the projects may be debt heavy and difficult to service but mainly because Pakistan’s economy is weak. Very different from the countries China engages with in ASEAN. As a well wishes, China could discuss with Pakistan what its support to terrorism is delivering as benefits and what the costs are. Although China has reaffirmed its support to Pakistan’s sovereignty and territorial integrity post Balakot, it too must worry where incidents like Pulwama can take the subcontinent.
Reaad Sekhar Gupta himself :https://theprint.in/national-interest/china-humiliated-india-because-of-these-5-fatal-follies-of-modi-doctrine/206507/. (Print March 16) Plus try to watch ( do not know if still there or removed ” China is India’s friend, not a hostage to Indian nationalism” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOCssyi_tjgmentioned in the same article .Chest thumping, grandstanding etc not always helpful. first those in power must realise that Pakistan weaker than India but is just a teaser.Imagine the rest.Statecraft is some thing beyond grandstanding and chest thumping