More: CPEC
Potential of Pakistan’s Power Sector
A few years ago, several hours of load-shedding in Pakistan was very common, even in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan was without electricity for...
Remodelling the Belt and Road: Pakistan picks up the torch
Pakistan, following in the footsteps of Malaysia and Myanmar, is the latest country to balk at the China and infrastructure focus of Beijing’s Belt...
Pakistani poker: Playing Saudi Arabia against China
Desperate for funding to fend off a financial crisis fuelled in part by mounting debt to China, Pakistan is playing a complicated game of...
China’s economic presence in South Asia
On September 9, 2018 Myanmar and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for establishing the China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC) as part of China’s...
China’s Role in 1965 Indo-Pak War
China is one of the most reliable partners of Pakistan throughout the establishment of their diplomatic relations since 1951. It has been a trustworthy...
Pakistan-Iran ties: The Need of Hour
Located in the Middle East, Iran is the strategic and a transactional neighbor of Pakistan. Having the deeply religious, cultural and ties, Iran shares...
China struggles with Belt and Road pushback
China, in an implicit recognition that at least some of its Belt and Road-related projects risk trapping target countries in debt or fail to...
Rethinking CPEC and the role of China
Abdul Razak Dawood, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's Adviser on Commerce, Textile, Industry & Production and Investment told the Financial Times that the previous...
Five years on, the BRI is still being perceived as a Debt Trap
Five years since President Xi Jinping laid out his grand vision for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the implications of China’s economic supremacy...
Agriculture a Boon for Pakistan’s Economy and CPEC
Agriculture comprises a big chunk of Pakistan’s economy. A bulk of Pakistan’s population implicitly or explicitly, relies on this sector. According to Pakistan’s Statistical...