Economic geology of CPEC: Part – II
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) did not appear in a historical vacuum, but rather emerged from the womb of historical continuum. Building upon China’s historical connections with the Pakistani side…
The economics of influence
In recent years, there has been a consistent increase in Chinese trade with and investment in South Asia. It has been argued that smaller states South Asia have welcome China’s…
Socio-economic challenges
The PTI has promised to achieve within the first 100 days of its rule a number of crucially important goals. That is, if it were to win the forthcoming elections…
Prospects for connectivity
China is going to host a two-day belt and road conference in Beijing on May 14 and May 15, which will be attended nearly by 30 heads of state, heads…
Towards mutual connectivity
The 13th meeting of the Economic Cooperation Organisation (ECO) in Islamabad marks a great achievement for Pakistan. The summit took place at a critical time when the country faced a…
A vision of connectivity
President Donald Trump of the US has shaken the geopolitical landscape of the world in such a way that many nations are struggling to adjust. At present, world politics are…
Beyond macroeconomic indicators
Economists, policy practitioners, politicians and international agencies in Pakistan are obsessed with macroeconomic indicators as a way to measure and achieve national progress. They keep on writing and challenging each…
Asia-Europe economic cooperation
Of the several interesting seminars, I recently attended at Frankfurt the one on Asian European integration was extremely forward looking in its content. It sported prominent panellists, including our own…
Economic corridor: security challenges
An economic force-multiplier encompassing road connectivity, energy, and infrastructure outlays, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) faces a host of internal and external security challenges. Annunciated by the Chinese President, "One…
Economic corridor challenges
The lack of political consensus and insecurity would be two major challenges towards the implementation of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. Failure to address these irritants will continue…
