Breaking with the past: China hints at greater political engagement in the Middle East
China is contemplating greater political engagement in the Middle East in what would constitute a break with its longstanding effort to avoid being sucked...
Is Pakistan building biological weapons with China? FO says no!
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday dismissed a story published in an Australian news outlet on a Wuhan lab conducting alleged covert operations in...
Bangladesh snubs India to side with China, Pakistan
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina did not meet India's high commissioner despite repeated requests in the last four months, reported The Hindu, quoting prominent Bangladesh daily Bhorer...
India tries to win back Bangladesh: Is India scared of shifting regional alliances?
India has provided 10 broad gauge locomotives to Bangladesh “as a mark of enduring friendship,” an official said. The gift is being seen as...
Has normalization with US increased China’s power?
For half a century, Richard Nixon's opening to communist China has been viewed by many Americans as a diplomatic masterstroke, with successive presidents of...
China-Iran strategic nexus: Implications for Pakistan
China and Iran are reportedly mulling over striking a strategic-cum-economic deal worth $400 billion. The yet-to-conclude deal is reportedly dropping India out of the key...
After closure, China takes over US consulate in Chengdu
The American flag was lowered at the US consulate in Chengdu on Monday and Chinese authorities entered the building, as Beijing carried out a...
China aims to kick Intel and AMD out of the semiconductor market
China is planning a $29 billion (204bn yuan) injection of cash to ease its overwhelming dependence on major US semiconductor companies, such as Intel...
India, China agree to withdraw troops from Ladakh
Diplomats from India and China agreed on Friday to a fast pull back of troops eyeballing each other across the disputed Ladakh border in...
Mystery Russian “instrument”: is there an imminent arms race in space?
The United States this week accused Russia of having tested an anti-satellite weapon in space, a charge Moscow has denied, saying the device was...
USA and China need to understand true costs of war
The First World War showed plainly that the resort to armed conflict is the most devious and damaging of all policies. Even in the...
What was the “message” behind US shutting down Chinese consulate?
The US ordered China to shut its consulate in Houston as a message to Beijing to reel in its espionage operations to steal US...