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US tries to step in as Taliban, Baloch attacks force China to flee Pakistan
World

US tries to step in as Taliban, Baloch attacks force China to flee Pakistan

Chinese citizens working on projects by the China government in Pakistan have faced a series of attacks by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) - also known as the Pakistani Taliban - and Baloch groups

Worried about Chinese influence in South Asia, US warns Pakistan against close ties with China
World

Worried about Chinese influence in South Asia, US warns Pakistan against close ties with China

Traditionally a close ally of the US over its extremely brief history of around seven decades, in recent years Pakistan has become increasingly dominated by China

As China expands its farm footprint abroad, nations push back against Beijing's intentions
Opinion

As China expands its farm footprint abroad, nations push back against Beijing's intentions

China's actions often have a harmful impact on the countries that receive its support, sometimes leading them to near-poverty

Twitter shoots down Pakistan's request to block Indian documentary on Balochistan
World

Twitter shoots down Pakistan's request to block Indian documentary on Balochistan

China has invested heavily in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which passes through the Balochistan. As resentment against China grows in Balochistan, attacks against Chinese nationals in the south western province of Pakistan have seen a surge over the last few years

Explained: Is China dumping its crisis-hit ally Pakistan?
World

Explained: Is China dumping its crisis-hit ally Pakistan?

Seeing no positive signs of recovery, many Chinese companies in Pakistan are reluctant to continue their projects due to delayed payments, rising exchange rates and the uncooperative behaviour of the state authorities

Pakistan: Attacks, protests raise security concerns over China’s investments in Balochistan
World

Pakistan: Attacks, protests raise security concerns over China’s investments in Balochistan

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) connects Pakistan’s Gwadar port in the Balochistan province with China’s Xinjiang province as the centrepiece of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China, which is budgeted at 60 billion US dollars

All Chinese CPEC workers in Pakistan to move in bullet-proof cars: Report
World

All Chinese CPEC workers in Pakistan to move in bullet-proof cars: Report

Pakistan and China have agreed to use bullet-proof vehicles for all outdoor movements of the Chinese nationals working on the CPEC projects in Pakistan to protect them from terrorist attacks after Beijing expressed concern over their security, according to a media report on Sunday.

China planning to send troops to Pakistan to provide security to CPEC projects: Report
World

China planning to send troops to Pakistan to provide security to CPEC projects: Report

There are concerns in Beijing that Uighur extremist groups may have started collaborating with Baloch separatists and the TTP to undermine the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)

Why India-Pakistan relations will continue to remain frosty despite Imran Khan exit
World

Why India-Pakistan relations will continue to remain frosty despite Imran Khan exit

New Delhi looks at the Shehbaz Sharif government as a temporary one and hence would not invest too much political capital or effort to mend relations

Economic catalyst or corridor of discontent? Why Gwadar locals don't like China-led development
World

Economic catalyst or corridor of discontent? Why Gwadar locals don't like China-led development

Hopes of Gwadar emerging as a ‘game changer’ for the economy remain elusive, while Pakistan sips from the ‘golden chalice’ of Chinese benevolence

China defends CPEC as an 'economic initiative', says project has not affected its stand on Kashmir
World

China defends CPEC as an 'economic initiative', says project has not affected its stand on Kashmir

India has lodged a protest with China over the CPEC, the flagship project of China's Belt and Road Initiative, because it crosses through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

'Ask the analysts': S Jaishankar rebuts Rahul Gandhi's criticism of India's foreign policy, economy on Twitter
India

'Ask the analysts': S Jaishankar rebuts Rahul Gandhi's criticism of India's foreign policy, economy on Twitter

Rahul Gandhi alleged that under the Modi dispensation India has been "disturbed and disrupted" with regard to its foreign policy and economy

Eight, including policemen, dead in suicide bomb attack on religious rally in Pakistan’s Balochistan; 23 injured
World

Eight, including policemen, dead in suicide bomb attack on religious rally in Pakistan’s Balochistan; 23 injured

A suspected suicide bombing at a religious rally in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province killed at least eight people, including policemen, and injured 23 others on Monday, according to media reports.

'Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir is part of India,' says MEA: A look at region's origin, history and geopolitical importance
World

'Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir is part of India,' says MEA: A look at region's origin, history and geopolitical importance

Amid rising rhetoric on Kashmir from both sides of the Line of Control, India on Tuesday said that Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK) is a part of the country and New Delhi expects to have "physical jurisdiction" over the area "one day".

China to invest $1 billion in development projects in Pakistan to boost bilateral ties, says Beijing's envoy to Islamabad
World

China to invest $1 billion in development projects in Pakistan to boost bilateral ties, says Beijing's envoy to Islamabad

China is planning to invest $ one billion in development projects in Pakistan, Beijing's envoy in Islamabad has said, as the two all-weather allies seek to further boost bilateral ties.

Narendra Modi to visit Russia: Reviving New Delhi-Moscow ties key to containing China's hegemony in South Asia
World

Narendra Modi to visit Russia: Reviving New Delhi-Moscow ties key to containing China's hegemony in South Asia

India prominently figures in Russia’s geopolitical schemes as part of Russia-India-China and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Pakistan goes all out to internationalise Kashmir; Indian government, media would do well to focus attention on PoK
India

Pakistan goes all out to internationalise Kashmir; Indian government, media would do well to focus attention on PoK

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s impassioned address to the nation with a plea to Srinagar to walk alongside Delhi is not enough.

As Pakistan marks 73rd Independence Day, #BalochistanSolidarityDay and #14AugustBlackDay trend on Twitter
World

As Pakistan marks 73rd Independence Day, #BalochistanSolidarityDay and #14AugustBlackDay trend on Twitter

Pakistan was left red-faced after Balochistan, a province located on its southwestern borders, called for its freedom as the country observed 73rd Independence Day.

Pakistan spurred need for India to abolish Article 370: New Delhi reframed terms of territorial dispute that mirrors those set by Islamabad
World

Pakistan spurred need for India to abolish Article 370: New Delhi reframed terms of territorial dispute that mirrors those set by Islamabad

By seeking to incorporate Gilgit-Baltistan as a province, Pakistan has been unilaterally reducing the size of the landmass of Jammu and Kashmir that it is prepared to accept as ‘disputed’. But in doing so, it gave India a reason to do the same

ICJ to pronounce verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case today: Friends of ex-Indian naval officer hopeful of his safe return
India

ICJ to pronounce verdict in Kulbhushan Jadhav case today: Friends of ex-Indian naval officer hopeful of his safe return

Friends of Kulbhushan Jadhav have expressed hope that today's verdict by the International Court Justice (ICJ) will be in India's favour