CPEC 2.0: A Rebranding Exercise for a Failing Corridor
For nearly a decade, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor was projected as the project that would fundamentally alter Pakistan’s economic trajectory….
A Critical Analysis of the Kashmir Narratives in the May 2026 China-Pakistan Joint Statement
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s state visit to China from 23 to 26 May 2026 produced a joint statement that again…
Shehbaz Sharif’s China Visit and the Mortgaging of Pakistan’s Sovereignty
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s four-day visit to China from 23 to 26 May 2026 was ceremonially presented as a grand…
Beijing’s Reincarnation Dilemma: Why the Next Dalai Lama Terrifies China
For decades, the Chinese Communist Party has tried to bend Tibetan Buddhism to its will. It ha sought to control…
China’s High-Stakes Diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula
President Xi Jinping is reportedly set to travel to North Korea, a development that the government in Seoul hopes will…
Xi Jinping’s Tibet: Authoritarianism at the Frontier
When Xi Jinping rose to power as Chinese Communist Party general secretary in 2012 and state president in 2013, he inherited…
The Dragon Tightens Its Coils: China’s Strategic Encirclement of India’s Eastern Flank
There is a peculiar arrogance embedded in the cartographic imagination of the People’s Republic of China — an arrogance rooted…
Putin’s Post-Trump Visit to China: Strategic Realignments and Implications for India
History rarely announces its arrival, yet Beijing’s May 2026 diplomatic calendar unfolded with unmistakable strategic precision. In just six days,…
The Beijing Axis and the End of the American Monopoly
Vladimir Putin’s latest visit to Beijing, China falls into the category of events where symbolism sometimes matters more than treaties….
Trump–Xi Summit: Beijing’s Cadence and India’s Ascent
When President Donald Trump stepped onto the tarmac at Beijing Capital International Airport on 13 May 2026, the symbolism arrived carrying the weight of…
