India, China Agree to Talk Disengagement
Working Mechanism on Border Affairs Meeting
India and China “agreed”, on 18 November 2021, to hold the next round of the Senior Military Commanders meeting...
Bhutan, China Sign Pact on Border Talks
China Creeping In, Bhutan Denies
Bhutan and China, on 14 October 2021, signed a MoU during a virtual meeting on a “three-step roadmap” for expediting...
No Recognition, Only Aid for Taliban
Moscow Talks, 20 October 2021
Moscow-hosted an international meeting to discuss the Afghan crisis with Taliban leaders and delegates from 10 countries, including China, Pakistan,...
Rivalry Between Taliban and Islamic State to the Fore
The Taliban promised the United States to keep the extremist group in check during successive rounds of peace talks. Under the 2020 US-Taliban accord,...
Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Programme
The Perfect Hedge – China’s Story
The signing of the Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Programme on 27 March 2021 in Tehran went, to a large degree,...
Pentagon’s 2021 Report: China’s Military and Security Developments
UNDERSTANDING CHINA’S STRATEGY
China’s National Strategy
The PRC’s strategy aims to achieve “the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” by 2049 to match or surpass U.S....
China Eyeing Strategic Space in Afghanistan
China has come to assume a significant role in the follow-up to the Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan, securing its own strategic and economic interests.
China...
India’s Stakes in Talib-Afghanistan
Indian Investments Cannot be Wasted
As the Taliban cemented their total victory in Afghanistan, messages of conciliation came out from their leaders. One of their...
Haqqanis Dominate Taliban Government
Government Formation Exposes Divisions
The Taliban, on 7 September, named Mullah Hasan Akhund, an associate of the movement's late founder, Mullah Omar, as the new...
Pakistan ‘s Role in Taliban’s Victory
Pashtun Nationalism Can Spoil Pakistan's Euphoria
Pakistan has solicited funding for the Taliban, bankrolled Taliban operations, provided diplomatic support as the Taliban's virtual emissaries abroad,...
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