On July 30, a deadly suicide attack rocked the JUI (F) rally in Pakistan’s northwestern Bajaur district killing at least 63 people and injuring 123. The attack brought back the dreadful memories of terrorist violence of early 2010s which once paralyzed the country. Terrorism is rearing its head again in Pakistan, in ways and forms more tragic than the previous […]

Building bases Recent satellite imagery released by the United States (US) satellite imagery company BlackSky depicting the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia, which is funded by China, has garnered significant attention from the US government. The construction of the naval base in Sihanoukville, situated on the Gulf of Thailand, was previously regarded as a mythical notion. Nevertheless, reports based on […]

China and India are considered major emerging powers both in terms of economy as well as politics because they have the potential to reshape the current global geopolitical landscape. Both countries cooperate on some aspects to achieve their common goals such as to get recognition in world politics as major global powers. There also exists a lack of collaboration between […]

The energy crisis has long plagued Pakistan, and its impact on business and economic growth cannot be underestimated. According to a World Bank report, electricity shortages present a more significant hindrance to business operations than corruption itself. Addressing this crisis has been a priority for Pakistan, and its collaboration with China in the field of peaceful nuclear energy is a […]

China’s discontent over security and economic agreements that Seoul forged with Washington and Tokyo at a Camp David summit leaves open a possibility it could respond with coercive economic and military measures against South Korea, experts say. During last week’s summit at the U.S. presidential retreat of Camp David, South Korea agreed with the U.S. and Japan to hold regular […]

For more than two decades, various international consortia have talked about organizing trade corridors between Europe and Asia to bypass the Russian Federation. Now, Moscow has turned the tables and announced plans to create two east-west trade corridors to bypass Kazakhstan which it increasingly views as an obstacle. This summer, Russian officials have announced the start of construction of two […]

Peace and development are twin concepts binding all members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to cooperate. These concepts represent not only the aspiration and destiny of ASEAN as the most successful regional organization in Asia. They also determine the research paradigm of Southeast East Asian Studies in China viewed from the perspective of ASEAN and not from […]

The South China Sea, situated between the Southeast Asian mainland and the Far East, has become a focal point on the global stage due to its intricate history, complex territorial claims, and resulting geopolitical tensions. Covering an expansive 3.5 million square kilometers, this sea serves not only as a pivotal maritime crossroads but also hosts numerous archipelagos, coral reefs, and […]

Recently, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported the progress of Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Irrigation Canal, $670 million, 285-kilometer canal to irrigate 550,000 hectares of land by diverting 25% of the flow of the Amu Darya River. Irrigating northern Afghanistan has been a priority for Kabul since Afghanistan’s first president, Mohammad Daud Khan, planned the canal in the 1970s. The Amu Darya, […]

Disengaging with the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) will create a bigger chaos and will create a vacuum in the country, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani warned on Friday. “We strongly believe that disengaging with Taliban (IEA) will create a bigger chaos and will create a vacuum in the country which unfortunately we are having it from […]