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Topic: CPEC

Pakistan plans nation’s longest road tunnel under CPEC 2.0 as China eyes new routes amid Hormuz turmoil

13.5-km tunnel is set to be constructed beneath Babusar Pass, a high-altitude crossing often closed during winter. Tunnel part of new 172-km motorway linking Pakistan & China.

Beijing’s losing patience with Pakistan. Attacks on Chinese nationals raising CPEC stakes

A rare, stern voice in China warned Pakistan that while China-Pakistan relations run deep, they are not one-sided or endlessly tolerant.

As India protests infra buildup, China reasserts claim over Shaksgam Valley. ‘It’s fully Chinese’

New Delhi has never recognised the so-called China-Pakistan ‘Boundary Agreement’ signed in 1963, through which Islamabad ceded territorial control of the valley to Beijing.

Shaksgam Valley our territory, says India on China’s construction activities. ‘We don’t recognise CPEC’

Chinese construction activities in the Valley located in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir have gathered steam following the standoff in Bhutan's Doklam in 2017.

India needs a clear Balochistan strategy. ‘Enemy of my enemy’ approach won’t work

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.

India hits out at CPEC’s expansion, calls Afghanistan’s inclusion ‘unacceptable’

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.

‘All-weather friendship’ with Pakistan is increasingly becoming a liability for China

A spate of terrorist attacks targeting Chinese nationals in Pakistan has only deepened China’s scepticism regarding Pakistan’s reliability as a key partner.

China-Pakistan ties under stress. CPEC security concerns frustrating Chinese, hurting Pakistanis

China’s political secretary to Pakistan accused Islamabad of engaging in ‘false rhetoric’ about CPEC projects during an interview with The Guardian. Chinese embassy now claims the official was misquoted.

Pakistan minister meets anti-China group in the US. Diplomatic blunder sparks outrage

Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has been accused of undermining Pakistan’s longstanding ties with China. The foreign ministry has distanced itself from his anti-CCP meeting.

Debt is a never-ending loop for Pakistan. China becomes its biggest creditor

Experts worry Pakistan’s mounting debt to China could lead to greater political and economic vulnerabilities, potentially undermining the long-term stability of the relationship.

On Camera

Pakistan’s paradox under Asim Munir: A broker for the world, a bruised state for citizens

Pakistan is busy monetising on geopolitical disorder even as disorder consumes its own peripheries.

AP’s turning a highway stop into India’s 1st govt-led co-working hub, to keep skilled youth close to home

The lakeside hub in Sri Sathya Sai district aims to serve a fast-growing industrial corridor while helping startups, local entrepreneurs and skilled youth find jobs.

Gen VN Sharma, who led Army in the turbulent late eighties, dies at 97

Hailing from an illustrious military family, he was son of Maj Gen Amar Nath Sharma. His eldest brother Maj Som Nath Sharma is the first recipient of the posthumous Param Vir Chakra.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.