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Topic: Gwadar

To meet Chinese demand, Pakistan launches 1st donkey slaughterhouse at CPEC’s crown jewel Gwadar

Debdutta Chakraborty -
The slaughterhouse’s operations come as part of an agreement between Pakistan and China to export donkey by-products, particularly hides, to the Chinese market in 2024. 

‘Pushed to the wall’, Baloch leader resigns from Pakistan National Assembly amid army crackdown

Keshav Padmanabhan -
‘Balochistan is not slipping out of your hands; it has already slipped out,’ Akhtar Mengal says, delivering a stark warning outside assembly.

Chinese influence is growing in Pakistan’s Gwadar. No access for local Baloch people

Ayesha Siddiqa -
The current ruling regime in Pakistan is deficient in the art of political language and believes that force is the only tool to be used.

Pakistan has laid a trap for itself in Gwadar — by letting conspiracy theories dictate policy

+TFP Praveen Swami -
R&AW would be guilty of incompetence if it didn’t have ties with Baloch rebels. But the conspiratorialism of Pakistani intelligence is again pushing the country toward disastrous missteps.

‘Win-win deal’: India, Iran sign 10 year contract for Chabahar Port amid Gaza war

Pia Krishnankutty -
Diplomatic sources say terms of the deal were finalised months ago but certain 'legal issues' were pending, which were ironed out.

Balochistan is misunderstood. Its stunted development driving Pakistan back onto the rocks

Pervez Hoodbhoy -
A CPEC-proposed new road will devastate the local boat construction industry. The old town of Gwadar looks like a dump, but Rawalpindi doesn’t care.

CPEC made Gwadar look attractive to Pakistan. But ‘development’ ringing hollow to local people

Mir Nazir -
Rather than ensuring people’s welfare and the survival of their professions, the Baloch government is making them dependent on foreign projects.

Pakistan’s latest worry—A protest against CPEC in Gwadar, a demand for Chinese to leave

Antara Baruah -
Pressure on the Pakistan government is mounting because of the Haq Do Tehreek movement. The cash-strapped state needs China in its corner.

In Gwadar protest success, you are missing out this war within Pakistani establishment

Ayesha Siddiqa -
The success of Gwadar protest is a sign of people’s power, but it hides the battle between those who control the province.

Chabahar Port is not against China or Gwadar, Iran FM Javad Zarif says

Nayanima Basu -
At the Raisina Dialogue, Zarif said the Chabahar project will move since India, Pakistan, China and Iran all have a ‘shared interest’ in Afghanistan.
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Stela Dey -
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A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

+TFP Esha Mishra -
Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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