As Iran celebrates the lifting of sanctions and cranks up its oil production, the biggest winner may be China, Iran’s new best friend. Chinese President Xi Jinping paid a visit...
Year: 2016
Drones, Pakistan and Future Wars
by Scott Nicholas Romaniuk For over a decade, United States’ Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), commonly referred to as drones, have been the primary instruments for secret strikes...
Making Sense of The CPEC Controversy — II
By Rafiuallah Kakar In my last article, I deconstructed the government’s claims about having prioritised the western route of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In this...
CRSS China Watch – January 29 2016
In a meeting with Aabraj group on January 28, 2016 for the CPEC project, Mr. Ahsan Iqbal, minister for planning, development and reform underlined that Pakistan has become an...
Road to Progress
by Zeeshan Salahuddin The Government of Pakistan uses some very specific terminology when referring to the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a 3,000 kilometer long route...
Why The World Does Not Believe Us
by Imtiaz Gul The public outrage over yet another “security lapse” makes complete sense. It marked the fourth consecutive terror strike within a week leaving almost 50 innocents...
Pakistan Taking off?
by Imtiaz Gul In recent public appearances, including in an article, the Minister for Planning, Ahsan Iqbal, has likened Pakistan to an aircraft and spelt out the basic...
Pakistan’s Counter-Terror Conundrum
by Imtiaz Gul Executive Director CRSS Imtiaz Gul takes a look at the dilemmas faced by Pakistan in counter radical ideology and violent extremism, labels five reasons for why...
China Considers Larger Role in Afghanistan Peace Process
To play a vital role for the peace talks with the Taliban, China must convince Pakistan to engage politically and economically with all the regional powers as, a stable...
CRSS China Watch – January 25, 2016
The Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms Ahsan Iqbal rejected the idea of incorporating adjustments in China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) route. He...
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