Pakistan’s China Gamble
August 2nd, 2022
Via Foreign Affairs, a report on Pakistan’s decision to rely on Chinese funds: In July, a popular uprising in Sri Lanka toppled the government and sent its president scurrying into exile. The revolt had been brewing for months in the wake of the country’s economic collapse, but it still caught observers off-guard. In surreal scenes, […]
Read more »The Trans-Afghan Railway Line: Back on Track?
July 26th, 2022
Courtesy of The Diplomat, an article on the Trans-Afghan railway project which is gathering momentum once again as Uzbekistan seeks access to Pakistan’s ports, but must still overcome significant security, geographic, and financial hurdles: The Trans-Afghan railway project is gathering momentum as Uzbekistan prioritizes access to Pakistan’s seaports of Karachi, Gwadar, and Qasim, as part of Tashkent’s bid […]
Read more »Is Pakistan The Next Sri Lanka?
July 24th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, a look at Pakistan’s economic crisis: Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka housed ousted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa following the recent crisis, until he was forced to flee the country entirely. That continues a trend of the city, and especially its strategic deep-sea port, being in the news for all the wrong reasons. In […]
Read more »How Turkey’s Soft Power Conquered Pakistan
July 17th, 2022
Courtesy of Foreign Policy, a look at how Turkey’s TV drama “Ertugrul” reveals how neo-Ottoman fantasies are finding an enthusiastic audience in a country that struggles with Saudi and Western influence: When Esra Bilgic, the 27-year-old star of the popular Turkish television drama Dirilis: Ertugrul (“Resurrection: Ertugrul”), posted a picture of herself in a bralette and blazer on […]
Read more »One of the World’s Most Active Investors Is On The Prowl In Pakistan
July 11th, 2022
Via Rest of World, a look at Tiger Global’s swift and aggressive moves in Pakistan: Despite being the fifth most populous country in the world, Pakistan has long been ignored by international tech companies and investors: PayPal services are unavailable in the country, Amazon’s e-commerce website doesn’t operate here, and Apple didn’t even have an official […]
Read more »Global Population To Hit 8B This Year
July 11th, 2022
Via CBS News, an article on a new UN report that the global population will hit 8 billion this year, with more than half of the rise forecast in the world’s population in the coming decades will be concentrated in eight countries – Democratic Republic of Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tanzania: […]
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