The international status of Taiwan is a subject of controversy and sensitivity that has implications for ties between Taiwan and mainland China. Taiwan is an autonomous island characterized by its democratic governance and unique cultural identity. However, China asserts its territorial claim over Taiwan and has not disregarded the possibility of using military force to accomplish what it perceives as […]

The visit by Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles to Malaysia last week cemented the ever critical ties between the two nations that are underpinned by solid historical friendship and bond. H.E. Richard, who is also the Defence Minister, has laid out a strong foundation of strategic bilateral interdependence on crucial areas of mutual needs especially in the realm of […]

India and Bangladesh have a long history of working together, dating back to the 1971 Liberation War. High-level discussions between Service Chiefs, the annual defense dialogues led by the defense secretary, tri-service discussions, and staff meetings specialized to each service are all examples of the defense side’s active engagement. On August 28, India and Bangladesh conducted their fifth annual defense […]

Just in a few months Bangladesh and India will be celebrating their 52 years of historic relations. So, it is time to evaluate the relations between the two countries, which have been identified as a “multidimensional fraternal relationship” over the years. From the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971 to more recent times, the two countries’ historical connections have grown […]

At least nine Pakistani soldiers have been killed and 20 more injured in a suicide attack that targeted a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan. The attack on August 31 was carried out by a suicide bomber riding a motorcycle, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations Agency (ISPR) said in a statement.

Two men who secretly invested in the massive conglomerate turn out to have close ties to its majority owners, the Adani family, raising questions about violations of Indian law. Key Findings Neither India’s stock market regulator nor a high-level expert committee has been able to prove what many suspect: that some foreign owners of publicly listed Adani Group stock are, […]

In July 2023, China and Pakistan celebrated 10 years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which comprises a range of infrastructure projects including roads, railways, bridges, ports, dry ports, to special economic zones (SEZs) that China is developing in Pakistan, and which was formalized on July 5, 2013. A recent editorial in an Urdu-language newspaper and an article from a […]

Russia’s war in Ukraine has reminded Western observers that a world exists outside the great powers and their core allies. This world, predominantly comprising countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, has resisted taking clear sides in the conflict. The war has thus shone a spotlight on the global South as a major factor in geopolitics. Indeed, Foreign Affairs recently […]

China stands as the world’s second-largest economy by nominal GDP and has held the position of the largest economy by purchasing power parity since 2016. With a significant contribution of approximately 19 percent to the global GDP, China’s economic health is not just pivotal for its prosperity but has far-reaching implications for the interconnected global economy. Of particular note is […]

The Ministry of Migration said more than 1,269 Afghan migrants returned home from Pakistan through Spin Boldak in Kandahar on Wednesday. According to officials in Spin Boldak, this included 116 prisoners who had been released from Karachi prisons. In total, 144 families returned voluntarily. After registering and presenting the necessary documents for processing, the returnees were referred to the offices […]