CPEC: Can Pakistan Afford China’s ‘Friendship’?
July 3rd, 2017
Via Foreign Policy, commentary on the impact of the Chinese-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): In recent months, the Chinese-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has left Pakistanis emboldened, Indians angry, and U.S. analysts worried. Ostensibly, CPEC will connect Pakistan to China’s western Xinjiang province through the development of vast new transportation and energy infrastructure. The project is part of […]
Read more »The Blueprint for China-Afghanistan-Pakistan Cooperation
July 3rd, 2017
Via The Diplomat, an interesting look at some practical steps the three countries can take to boost trilateral cooperation: The demand for trilateral cooperation among China, Afghanistan, and Pakistan has increased more than ever in Afghanistan and China. In Pakistan, the demand for such trilateral cooperation looks good on paper, but in practice the state policy of “strategic […]
Read more »Dreams Of A Regional Central Asian Electricity Grid
June 30th, 2017
Via Times of Central Asia, an article on Tajikistan’s dreams of a renewed Central Asian energy grid: Tajikistan, as well as Kyrgyzstan, possesses huge hydro power resources for electricity generation, but the country mainly produces electricity in summer and experiences power shortages and consequent blackouts in winter. Improved regional cooperation with neighboring countries in the […]
Read more »Uzbekistan’s New Afghan Approach Focused On Trade, Infrastructure, and Gas
June 30th, 2017
Via Times of Central Asia, a report on Uzbekistan’s changed vision for its relationship with Afghanistan: As the new leadership in Uzbekistan pursues a new policy towards its southern neighbor, Afghanistan, which is focused on trade and economic cooperation, infrastructure and a gas-pipeline project, we are republishing this article by Fozil Mashrab, originally published by The […]
Read more »Sri Lanka: Jewel Of The Indian Ocean
June 28th, 2017
Via Frontera News, a look at Sri Lanka: This sun kissed island just below India is a minnow compared to its giant northern neighbours, but its emergence from civil war and political crisis has put it on the map for brave investors. The Sri Lankan Economy While the Sri Lankan economy has seen decent GDP […]
Read more »North Korea’s Journey From Feudalism To Crony Capitalism
June 21st, 2017
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on how changes in North Korea have led to higher wages and private enterprise — making it harder to pressure the state with sanctions: Woken before dawn, the group of foreign journalists were stripped of their mobile phones and piled on to a bus. They were in Pyongyang […]
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