Sajjad Ashraf, Former Adjunct Professor, National University of Singapore
Jun 02, 2022
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an essential component of Beijing and Islamabad’s economic relationship, but the CPEC has faced extensive pressures internally and externally, including strong criticism from the U.S. and India.
Lucio Blanco Pitlo III, Research Fellow, Asia-Pacific Pathways to Progress Foundation
May 26, 2022
India and Pakistan share a deeply intertwined and embattled history. And now that India sees China entering the picture to back Pakistani development, the thought of two neighboring rivals growing closer has put India on notice.
Adnan Aamir, Journalist
Sep 25, 2020
India and China have a long history of border disputes, which have heated up recently. Stacked interests between China, India, and Pakistan hold the region on a seesaw, and BRI and CPEC may benefit from the conflict and pandemic.
Zainab Zaheer, Development Consultant
Jan 10, 2019
Many Pakistanis are concerned about how much of the country’s current widening account deficit is a consequence of China’s landmark Belt & Road Initiative.
Adnan Aamir, Journalist
Dec 18, 2018
The Baloch insurgency in Pakistan is now targeting Chinese-investments. The Pakistani government alleges that India wants to sabotage its relationship with China by supporting the insurgents.
Zainab Zaheer, Development Consultant
Aug 28, 2018
Newly-appointed Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has two realistic options: to further inflate the country’s Chinese debt, or to look to the International Monetary Fund for a bailout for the 15th time since the 1980s. Both options have serious drawbacks.
Alessandro Rippa, Postdoc research assistant, the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Aug 27, 2018
Pakistan now has a new government. But will this change Pakistan’s relationship with one of its closest allies - China?
Gurmeet Kanwal, Former director of CLAWS
Aug 22, 2018
As Pakistan’s new prime minister takes the reins of power, he will be forced to adapt to his country’s shifting relationships with two world powers: China and the United States.
Adnan Aamir, Journalist
Aug 17, 2018
On July 13, the Balochistan province of Pakistan witnessed its worst ever terrorist attack, when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a local election rally in Mastung district. Radical trends among youth in this region not only threaten the stability of Pakistan but also the future of Pakistan’s proclaimed economic savior – the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.
Adnan Aamir, Journalist
Jul 03, 2018
Rather than helping Pakistan’s economy, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is creating a debt trap for Pakistan which will result in Pakistan’s continued economic dependence on China.