Tag: CPEC

Finding solutions in Afghanistan

Seventeen years on, Afghanistan ravaged by a war of attrition has seen many highs and lows in the past year. From the proposal of privatisation to bringing the Taliban to the negotiation table – the war continues both within the status-mongering global players and between Afghan forces and the Taliban. What seems pertinent to dwell …

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September 22, 2018

Why is China ignoring India’s sovereignty concerns, asks Parliamentary Committee

Despite India’s strong objections, the CPEC was being openly trumpeted as a ‘gift to Pakistan’ by China, the Standing Committee on External Affairs said in its latest report on Sino-Indian relations.

September 13, 2018

China rejects report about Pakistan’s rethink on CPEC

China on Tuesday rejected a Financial Times report that Pakistan is mulling to negotiate the terms of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key part of Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road project.

September 11, 2018

China, Pakistan to extend CPEC further

China on Monday said it will extend the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to the west of Pakistan.

September 10, 2018

Mr Khan and the US

Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, was not the first choice of the US administration in the latest national elections. The circumstantial preference of the establishment (aka the military) was a selection-by-elimination of the other two options ~ Nawaz Sharif’s PML-N and the Bhutto-Zardari led PPP. Imran’s rhetoric over the past two decades in …

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August 24, 2018

China interested to join TAPI pipeline with Pak support

China is said to be eyeing to build a link to TAPI from Pakistan’s territory since a pipeline between China and Turkmenistan could be a very costly proposition.

August 23, 2018

Pakistan may find IMF conditions tough

And so it begins. The outlines of the shape of things to come are now appearing before Pakistan, starting with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s latest remarks given in an interview that IMF “tax dollars” should not be used to bail out Chinese lenders. On the very same day that this interview was given, …

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August 4, 2018

Pakistan didn’t ask for more loans for CPEC: China

"In fact, Pakistani Finance Minister Shamshad Akhtar made a clarification on this matter, stressing that Pakistan will continue with CPEC construction," Hua said.

July 11, 2018

CPEC an unfair deal for Pakistan, says European think tank

The report said although China advertised Pakistan as its brother, the truth was that their ‘friendship’ had always had an embedded enduring imbalance

June 26, 2018

China okay if India doesn’t join Belt and Road project

China on Saturday said it won’t push India hard if it has issues joining Beijing’s multi-billion dollar Belt and Road project. India opposes China’s ambitious connectivity project as its key artery — China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) — passes through disputed Kashmir held by Islamabad and claimed by New Delhi. “We feel that there is …

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April 29, 2018

Sushma Swaraj to hold crucial meeting with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, who reached Beijing on Saturday evening, will be holding a crucial bilateral talk with her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Sunday evening.

April 22, 2018

The ‘rogue’s gallery’

Since 1979, the US Department of State has routinely designated certain countries as ‘State Sponsors of Terrorism’, indeed countries that have “repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism”. Apart from countries, the department has also mentioned organisations and individuals to expose, isolate and deny them access to the US financial system. These listings can …

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March 22, 2018

China wooing Baloch militants to secure CPEC projects: Report

China has been wooing Baloch militants by quietly holding talks with them for over five years in an attempt to protect the $60 billion infrastructure projects it is financing as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), according to a media report. Pakistan’s daily Dawn on Tuesday cited a report by the Financial Times as …

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February 20, 2018

The New Great Game~I

A striking feature of the evolution of international relations in recent years has been the shifting of axis of global politics to Asia and the rise of developing countries and emerging economies, especially India and China. Thus has had a profound impact on the international structure. When the Chinese leader, Deng Xiaoping, met Rajiv Gandhi …

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February 16, 2018

Pakistan PM offers to connect CPEC with SCO’s approved routes

Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Tuesday expressed his country’s support for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) connectivity initiatives and offered to connect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with SCO’s six approved routes. The connection is expected to greatly enhance their vitality to become a conduit for linking Eurasian landmass, China, Russia and Central …

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February 7, 2018

Ready for talks with India to resolve CPEC differences: China

China on Monday said it is ready to hold talks with India to resolve their differences on the contentious USD 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that passes through PoK. Asked about Indian Ambassador to China Gautam Bambawale’s interview to state-run Global Times in which he had said that differences on the CPEC should not …

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January 29, 2018

India not eyeing any nation’s territory: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday declared that India was not eyeing any country’s territory or resources even as he reminded the global community of the relevance of Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of non-violence and ‘satyagrah’ to counter extremism and radicalisation. ‘’We have no intention of exploiting anyone’s resources nor are we eyeing any country’s territory. …

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January 9, 2018