How to counter Israeli machinations
The recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of the Federal Republic of Somalia, by Israel has created outrage across the Muslim world. The recognition has also lent credence to speculations…
China has entered the courtroom
The recent US action in Venezuela, in which President Nicolas Maduro was abducted to the US to face criminal charges, has triggered a dramatic rupture not only in Western Hemisphere…
Lessons from China
China has made significant progress in accelerating its journey towards carbon neutrality and green development. The State Council Information Office of the People’s Republic of China released its white paper…
Superpower China?
CHINA’S big military parade in October led many to ask if it’s gearing up to upend America’s sole superpower status. Being a superpower has many axes: economic, military, scientific, political…
Dual engine of China’s rise
Over the past three years, Pakistan has lived through one of its most intense periods of political and institutional turbulence since 2007. From the parliamentary removal of Imran Khan in…
HEC sends 221 agri graduates to get advanced farming training in China
The Higher Education Commission (HEC) has organised a send-off ceremony for 221 agriculture graduates selected to receive advanced training in China under the Prime Minister’s initiative for capacity building of…
China-US trade war
The world’s two largest economies are once again locked in a familiar dance of brinkmanship. On October 9, China expanded its export controls on rare earth minerals, which are crucial…
Pak-US-China triangle
LAST week, the US announced a historic $500 million investment in Pakistan’s critical minerals sector. The development came in parallel with the emergency assistance Washington extended to Pakistan on account…
Launch with China, build at home
Between May 2024 and July 2025, Pakistan's space programme soared to new heights. Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal rightly described this shift in Pakistan's space momentum by stating that Pakistan's advancements…
China’s overcapacity crackdown faces litmus test in solar sector
China’s efforts to curb industrial overcapacity face their first test in the indebted and bloated polysilicon sector, a key cog in solar cell production, where analysts say it is easiest…
