TikTok, CPEC and the Digital Battlefield
March 26th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which stands as a $65 billion flagship initiative that promises economic transformation and regional connectivity: The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) stands as a $65 billion flagship initiative that promises economic transformation and regional connectivity. However, this monumental project is increasingly becoming a target of […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Move: Investing in Pakistan’s Reko Diq Mine
March 3rd, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper and gold mining project marks a pivotal moment in the economic and geopolitical relationship between the two nations: Saudi Arabia’s recent decision to invest in Pakistan’s Reko Diq copper and gold mining project marks a pivotal moment in the […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia’s Investment in Baluchistan
February 26th, 2025
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at Saudi Arabia’s growing interest in investing in Baluchistan, Pakistan’s largest and resource-rich province, marks a significant turning point for the region’s economic and geopolitical landscape: Saudi Arabia’s growing interest in investing in Baluchistan, Pakistan’s largest and resource-rich province, marks a significant turning point for the region’s economic and geopolitical […]
Read more »Pakistan Rides China’s Donkey Demand To Rev Up Economy
February 18th, 2025
Via Nikkei Asia, a report on Pakistan’s growing donkey export economy with China: Pakistan’s Gwadar port was heralded as the next Singapore when it opened for business more than a decade ago. But the China-funded site has failed to emerge as a commercial hub, underscored by a brand-new international airport that sits nearly empty. Now, […]
Read more »Geonomics, Not Geopolitics is Driving Pakistan’s Courting of Bangladesh
February 15th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a report on Islamabad’s efforts to enhance and diversify economic relations in its immediate neighborhood, focusing on trade and connectivity: The recent regime change in Bangladesh has triggered a Pakistan-Bangladesh rapprochement. Since Muhammad Yunus took charge as leader of Bangladesh’s interim government on August 8, several high-level meetings have been held between […]
Read more »Can Critical Minerals Redefine Pakistan-US Relations?
February 10th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Islamabad’s bet on critical minerals could work, but only if it navigates the complex web of geopolitical and domestic obstacles with resolve: Pakistan and the United States, long bound by a security-centric relationship, may be on the cusp of a transformation as Islamabad explores proposals to attract the […]
Read more »Focusing primarily on The New Seven Sisters - the largely state owned petroleum companies from the emerging world that have become key players in the oil & gas industry as identified by Carola Hoyos, Chief Energy Correspondent for The Financial Times - but spanning other nascent opportunities around the globe that may hold potential in the years ahead, Wildcats & Black Sheep is a place for the adventurous to contemplate & evaluate the emerging markets of tomorrow.