The 1971 Indo-Pak war started after the Pakistani Air Force launched strikes on 11 Indian airbases on 3 December 1971. For India, this was a two-front war as its forces were arrayed on the Western…
Does shutdown of key Chinese power plants in…
Chinese power companies are shutting down operations in Myanmar due to financial problems faced by the ostracised Myanmar military junta which is unable to pay dues to the power companies. The Myanmar military, also called…
China building nearly 400 border villages along LAC,…
China, which has adopted an aggressive strategy against India on the borders, is building nearly 400 villages around the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with India. It is building similar villages in the no man’s…
In Paris, China asks Pakistan to crack down…
Even as Pakistan is celebrating the 10-years of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), issues dog the “game-changer” project that falls under China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Chinese Premier Li Qiang once again reminded…
Anti-China sentiment grows in Myanmar as Beijing is…
Mounting public anger against China and its companies in Myanmar has gone unnoticed thanks to the din over the China-Taiwan issue and the Russia-Ukraine war. In barely a week, numerous incidents of violence against Chinese…
Sri Lanka gets breather from China but debt…
China has assured Sri Lanka once again of help in restructuring its bilateral loans in a bid to support the island nation acquire a $2.9 billion bailout loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Sri…
Are mineral resources driving German diplomatic presence in…
Germany has appointed local businessman Mir Murad Baloch as its honorary consul general for Balochistan. The German Ambassador to Pakistan, Alfred Grannas announced the appointment of Murad Baloch as an envoy for Balochistan through a…
Is Japan diluting Chinese influence by supporting Sri…
Japan, one of the main creditors of Sri Lanka along with India and China, plans to organise a meeting of all creditors including international institutions to resolve Colombo’s financial crisis. On Tuesday, Japanese Finance Minister…
Interview: India should exercise leadership within the Quad…
Chris Blackburn is the Communications Director of the Swiss InterStrategy Group based in Zurich, Switzerland. He is the recipient of the 'Friend of Bangladesh' award from the Government of Bangladesh for his work on counterterrorism…