Written by Jeremy Garlick
Beijing will look to ensure first and foremost that Uygur separatists do not gain support from the Taliban. In return, they will dangle some promises of investment for the sake of generating goodwill.
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Written by Velina Tchakarova
It will be interesting to follow how China will navigate this playground, as Beijing is likely to be the next great power to try and fill the void. Perhaps that is exactly why the US is pulling out now — the move could possibly become an American trap if China enters the Afghan quagmire and fails.
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Written by Abdul Basit
The gap and the lack of trust between Afghanistan’s political and military leadership have equally contributed to the Afghan security forces’ poor performance against the Taliban’s ground offensive. It is a well-known fact that several units of the Afghan security forces were not fighting by making arrangements with the Taliban, such as staging fake operations.
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Written by Chirayu Thakkar
By shouldering the vital responsibility of maritime domain awareness through the dissemination of critical information, India is gearing towards enhancing the stability of the high seas and raising its global stature.
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With Happymon Jacob
When one looks at Sino-EU relations from New Delhi, it seems that the EU is not so critical of Chinese policy. The EU wants to do business with China and Brussels is not very keen to push back on Beijing's aggressive behaviour or criticise its conduct toward smaller countries in the Indo-Pacific. The CAI, which replaces 16 existing economic agreements with Beijing with a single major agreement is perhaps indicative of this.
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Written by Vignesh Karthik KR and Vihang Jumle
Iran and China are gradually inching towards the signing of a twenty-five-year economic and security partnership deal. This partnership would allow China to significantly increase its investments in railways, banking, telecommunications, and other regional projects.
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Written by Tridivesh Singh Maini
Important transport projects include a 2,300-kilometre road, which will connect Tehran with Urumqi in China's Xinjiang province. The aim of which will be to link up with the Urumqi-Gwadar highway, itself an important component of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
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Written by Tridivesh Singh Maini
China has been trying to portray itself in a different way from the US, where Trump has tried to blame other countries including not just China, but even countries in the EU.
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