Two years of Kabul’s takeover, what is new and what is old about the new rulers of Afghanistan?
China: The Pakistan Variable
Despite Pakistan’s myriad issues, which are more pressing now than ever before, China remains steadfast in its diplomatic guarantees to the country and the grand ambitions that supposedly inspire them.
Afghanistan: The Four-Pronged Saga
Afghanistan, like a lock, can isolate Central, South, and West Asia from one another. If viewed positively, it can open the door to cooperation. These prospects are contingent on the China-India-Pakistan triangle serving as a major regional fault line.
Central to South Asia: Regional Is Global
China\’s ambitious revitalization of the ancient Silk Road is a grand strategy with a trickle-down effect, reminding low-income nations in the region of their significance as pivots and the necessity of establishing connectivity along geographical, cultural, and historical proximities
Afghanistan and Pakistan: The Road to Prosperity
The most significant challenge for both Pakistan and Afghanistan is not persuading stakeholders of the economic viability of their transboundary projects but rather creating an ideal environment for them.
Blinken meets Central Asian leaders
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Central Asian leaders on Tuesday as Washington pursued deeper engagement with the region’s former Soviet republics in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a year ago.
India and Afghanistan: The Windows of Opportunity
The geopolitical rivalry between India and Pakistan in the Afghan theater is not the only rationale for India\’s readiness to step up and boost international collaboration on counterterrorism issues. There are vested interests for other regional actors as well.
Terrorism in Pakistan: The Indian Footprint
Without unanimity among the Pak-Afghan-India trio on what should account for a peaceful vision for the future, the region would continue to suffer, with its people repeatedly sacrificed on the altar of long-standing geopolitical rivalries.
Pakistan Embassy Attack Kabul: A Perspective
If the attack on the Pakistani embassy in Kabul is any indication, there is no other option for the leadership in the two countries than to adopt a people-centric approach to prevent the region\’s descent into chaos.
COP27: Pakistan Amid Climate Divide
Floods in Pakistan have not only revealed the country\’s extreme vulnerability to climate change but also the great North-South divide whereby the privileged carbon-intensive lifestyles of many in the North have greatly imperiled the relatively disadvantaged South.
