Mishandled China-Pakistan Economic Corridor could misfire
April 26th, 2017
Via the Center for Strategic and International Studies’s Reconnecting Asia project, a look at how Islamabad may be attempting too much, too fast amid mounting debt problems: It has been a tumultuous two years in Pakistan and China’s regional interactions. Since it was launched on April 20, 2015, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has sparked praise, skepticism, […]
Read more »Beyond The Headlines Of Terrorism, Pakistan’s Economy Is On The Rise
February 23rd, 2017
Via the Washington Post, a report on Pakistan’s economic vitality: Shortly after Egypt’s 2011 uprising ended with the fall of President Hosni Mubarak, prominent Egyptian investor Ahmed Heikal said: “If we get things right, we could be Turkey in 10 years. If we get them wrong, we could be Pakistan in 18 months.” Everyone understood the subtext: Turkey […]
Read more »Pakistan’s Economic and Demographic Prospects
February 21st, 2017
Via Future Directions International, a detailed look at Pakistan’s economic and demographic situation: Key Points Carved out of British colonial India, Pakistan was initially economically and socially successful. It subsequently became less so because of political decisions. The value to Pakistan of recent agricultural and economic agreements with Saudi Arabia and China is questionable. There […]
Read more »Five Projects That Will Define The Success Of The China Pakistan Economic Corridor
February 13th, 2017
Via Frontera, a report on some key projects in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor: 1) The China – Pakistan Rail link is a controversial project that would effectively connect Pakistan’s Northwestern province with China’s western Xinxiang region, cutting through some of the most mountainous and treacherous terrain in the world, including the Khunjurab pass which […]
Read more »Amid Beijing’s ‘Silk Road’ Splurge, Chinese Firms Eye Pakistan
February 8th, 2017
Via thew New York Times, an article on Chinese companies’ interest in Pakistan: Chinese companies are in talks to snap up more businesses and land in Pakistan after sealing two major deals in recent months, a sign of deepening ties after Beijing vowed to plough $57 billion (46 billion pounds) into a new trade route […]
Read more »Pakistan and China: Don’t Fear Chabahar Port
February 1st, 2017
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at what Iran’s Chabahar port deal with India and Afghanistan really means for China and Pakistan’s CPEC: Recently, on the sidelines of the sixth Heart of Asia Conference-Istanbul Process in Amritsar, India, Afghanistan and India planned to start air cargo transportation over Pakistan. The move will help greatly in exporting Afghan goods, such […]
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