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On April 22, 2025, gunmen in the town of Pahalgam, located in the disputed region of Kashmir, killed 26 people—mostly Indian tourists. A four-day military clash between India and Pakistan ensued, bringing both countries to the brink of a full-blown war, before a ceasefire was reached on May 10, 2025. During the India-Pakistan clashes, Beijing urged both sides to deescalate and called for a “political settlement through peaceful means.” But China did not play a neutral role in the conflict. Consistent with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's purported statement to his Pakistani counterpart that “China fully understands Pakistan's legitimate security concerns and supports Pakistan in safeguarding its sovereignty and security interests,” China reportedly provided intelligence, satellite equipment, and other forms of support to Pakistan before and during the clashes.To analyze China's role in the conflict, host Bonnie Glaser is joined by Andrew Small. Andrew is a senior transatlantic fellow with GMF's Indo-Pacific program, and author of two books on China, including “The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics,” which is now ten years old, but remains an insightful and relevant study. Timestamps[00:00] Start[01:46] China's Diplomatic Response to the India-Pakistan Clashes[05:58] Beijing's Offer of Playing a “Constructive Role”[10:56] A Testing Ground for Chinese Weaponry and Equipment[14:03] China's Cautious Approach to Sino-Indian Relations[18:10] Military Support and the Sino-Pakistan Relationship[23:44] Implications for Chinese Arms Exports[26:27] Indian and Pakistani Assessments of Chinese Involvement[30:06] Influence of US-China Rivalry on India-Pakistan Relations

Today on TPE we look at the incident in Jaffar Express, BLA, Mahrang Baloch, the history of military operations in Balochistan, potential solutions and the 7 dimensions of the conflict in Balochistan.The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceTo support the channel:Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912Patreon.com/thepakistanexperienceAnd Please stay in touch:https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperiencehttps://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperienceThe podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikhFacebook.com/Shehzadghias/Twitter.com/shehzad89Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC44l9XMwecN5nSgIF2Dvivg/joinChapters:0:00 Jaffar Express Hijacked4:11 Intelligence and Security7:53 HIstory of operations in Balochistan15:00 Are Sardars Balochistan's Problem?16:40 Mahrang Baloch21:38 BLA and Terrorism23:00 Do you condemn BLA?29:00 Public Mandate and Elections32:00 Gwadar, CPEC and resources of Balochistan34:41 Punjab as a symbol of oppression39:50 International Saazish47:00 Solutions

Pakistan, which is heavily invested in the CPEC, is strategically silent on Uyghur Muslims. This complicity risks undermining the OIC's credibility as a champion of Muslim rights.  

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in Pakistan this week to get ties with its South Asian neighbor back on track after a series of terrorist attacks this year. The latest incident occurred earlier this month near the airport in the southern port city of Karachi when separatist militants with the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) killed two Chinese nationals in a suicide bombing. Pakistan has vowed to crack down on the militants but, so far, to little avail. In turn, Beijing has become increasingly frustrated with Islamabad's inability to better protect Chinese interests in the country. Eram Ashraf, a China-Pakistan relations scholar, explained in a column published in The Diplomat how the violence is taking a toll on this vital Chinese diplomatic relationship. She joins Eric & Cobus to explain what's at stake for both sides if the Pakistani government can't contain the BLA. JOIN THE DISCUSSION: X: @ChinaGSProject | @eric_olander | @stadenesque Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ChinaGlobalSouth FOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC: Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChine Arabic: عربي: www.alsin-alsharqalawsat.com | @SinSharqAwsat JOIN US ON PATREON! Become a CGSP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CGSP Podcast mug! www.patreon.com/chinaglobalsouth

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is in Pakistan this week to get ties with its South Asian neighbor back on track after a series of terrorist attacks this year. The latest incident occurred earlier this month near the airport in the southern port city of Karachi when separatist militants with the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) killed two Chinese nationals in a suicide bombing. Pakistan has vowed to crack down on the militants but, so far, to little avail. In turn, Beijing has become increasingly frustrated with Islamabad's inability to better protect Chinese interests in the country. Eram Ashraf, a China-Pakistan relations scholar, explained in a column published in The Diplomat how the violence is taking a toll on this vital Chinese diplomatic relationship. She joins Eric & Cobus to explain what's at stake for both sides if the Pakistani government can't contain the BLA. JOIN THE DISCUSSION: X: @ChinaGSProject | @eric_olander | @stadenesque Facebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProject YouTube: www.youtube.com/@ChinaGlobalSouth FOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC: Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChine Arabic: عربي: www.alsin-alsharqalawsat.com | @SinSharqAwsat JOIN US ON PATREON! Become a CGSP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CGSP Podcast mug! www.patreon.com/chinaglobalsouth

Beijing is responsible for regional instability in Pakistan. Its sheer ignorance of Balochistan's demands has contributed to long-term implications.  

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jibran Hussain Raza to explore Pakistan's economic outlook. We discuss whether the Pakistani economy is set to bounce back, and a detailed analysis of the factors contributing to Pakistan's recovery, including interest rates, CPEC's significance, and the IPP (Independent Power Producer) crisis. Tune in to understand the political and economic conditions of Pakistan and why there's hope for stability and growth.#Pakistaneconomy #CPEC #howdoesitwork

Send us a Text Message.With SHRM's recent decision to remove #Equity from their #DEI initiatives, I found my recent podcast recording that much timelier in its release. This session was amazing when we recorded and now even more incredible in light of some of #SHRM's decisions. Join us as we dive deep into the world of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) with our special guest, Luaskya C. Nonon, Esq.,

Are you a physician feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of modern healthcare? Do you struggle to have your voice heard in an increasingly corporate medical landscape? Or perhaps you're a medical professional looking to step into a leadership role, but unsure how to begin?  As CME professionals, we work with physicians on a daily basis. But how tuned into their struggles and concerts are you? And how can education support physicians and other health professionals who are ready to grow into a leadership role? As a healthcare or CME professional, you may struggle to maintain autonomy, influence decisions, and navigate the increasingly corporate medical environment. Today's episode with Dr. Lisa Herbert MD, FAAFP, CPEC addresses these challenges head-on, offering insights and strategies to help you reclaim your voice and emerge as an effective leader in your field. Discover a proven framework for developing essential leadership skills tailored for physicians Burnout can stem from increasing administrative burdens, corporate influence, and lack of autonomy, but coaching can provide tools to reclaim focus and purpose. Learn the 5 Ps of leadership Connect with Dr. Lisa Just the Right Balance LinkedIn Resources Dr. Lisa's books Timestamps 00:00 Introduction 01:24 Introducing Lisa 05:20 Physicians losing their voice 07:28 The imperative for physicians to develop negotiation, communication, and conflict resolution skills 09:33 Challenges physicians are facing 13:07 Barriers to clinician autonomy from prioritizing clinical issues 15:39 The disincentives for physicians in training 16:42 A walkthrough of what Lisa teaches and offers to help physicians establish themselves as leaders 22:26 What steps to take to work with her 23:57 Lisa's final thoughts on mindset 26:01 Key takeaways from today's conversation with Lisa Subscribe to the Write Medicine podcast! Don't forget to subscribe to the Write Medicine podcast for more valuable insights on continuing medical education content for health professionals. Click the Follow button and subscribe on your favorite platform.

Thủ tướng Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif vừa kết thúc chuyến công du Trung Quốc trong 5 ngày (04-08/06/2024) với trọng tâm là khởi động giai đoạn 2 công trình CPEC-Hành Lang Kinh Tế Trung Quốc-Pakistan, nối liền vùng tự trị Tân Cương với tỉnh Baloutchistan mở ra Ấn Độ Dương. Chính vì lợi thế này mà Bắc Kinh đã đầu tư 62 tỷ đô la vào dự án và nóng lòng muốn thấy CPEC nhanh chóng cất cánh sau hơn một chục năm giậm chân tại chỗ vì những bất ổn chính trị và an ninh tại Pakistan. Hành Lang Kinh Tế Trung Quốc -Pakistan -CPEC bao gồm những gì, đâu là lợi ích về kinh tế và nhất là chiến lược của mỗi bên ? Đang mang nợ 100 tỷ đô la mà 30 % trong số đó do Trung Quốc nắm giữ, thủ tướng Shehbaz Sharif kỳ vọng nhiều vào hành lang kinh tế này để phát triển đất nước, vực dậy một nền kinh tế bên bờ vực thẳm bị thiên tai và các nhóm khủng bố hoành hành.Nhưng liệu Islamabad có thể làm được gì để bảo đảm an ninh cho các công trường của Trung Quốc ? Để trả lời các câu hỏi trên, RFI tiếng Việt tham khảo ý kiến của nhà nghiên cứu Laurent Pinguet, chuyên gia về khu vực Himalaya,  Đài Quan Sát Pháp về Dự Án Con Đường Tơ Lụa Mới (OFNRS). CPEC là một trong những trục chính của dự án Một Vành Đai Một Con Đường, hay còn được gọi là Con Đường Tơ Lụa Mới, Bắc Kinh khởi xướng từ 2013. Hành Lang Kinh Tế Trung Quốc Pakistan xuất phát từ thành phố Kashgar, Tân Cương, đến thủ đô Islamabad và điểm đến cuối cùng là thành phố cảng Gwadar miền nam Pakistan, nhìn ra Biển Ả Rập -Ấn Độ Dương.Gwadar là cảng nước sâu, từ 2015 Pakistan đã cho Trung Quốc « thuê trong 40 năm ». Bắc Kinh có tham vọng đến năm 2055 biến thành phố nghèo nàn này thành một lá phổi kinh tế quốc tế trong khu vực, với nhiều công trình đồ sộ như một sân bay quốc tế, bờ kè dài hơn 50 km, một khu vực trải rộng trên hơn 900 hecta nơi mà các doanh nghiệp được hưởng nhiều khoản ưu đãi về thuế khóa để phát triển....  Trả lời RFI Việt Ngữ, nhà Laurent Pinguet trước hết nói đến những lợi ích về kinh tế của công trình :« Về phương diện kinh tế, hành lang này cho phép nhiều công ty Trung Quốc bắt rễ vào Pakistan, một thị trường với hơn 230 triệu dân. Theo bảng xếp hạng hồi năm 2021 của Fortune Global 500, gần một nửa các doanh nghiệp Trung Quốc trong danh sách này hiện diện tại Pakistan, chủ yếu trong các lĩnh vực như năng lượng, công nghệ thông tin. Bên cạnh đó có một số hãng xe hơi và các tập đoàn xây dựng. Đối với Pakistan, đây là cơ hội để đem lại nhiều đổi mới và hiện đại hóa kinh tế tại quốc gia Nam Á này. Pakistan cần phát triển hệ thống cầu đường, cần xây thêm đập thủy điện … ».Tránh sự nhòm ngó của MỹTrong bài nghiên cứu của Đài Quan Sát về Dự Án Con Đường Tơ Lụa Mới (OFNRS) chuyên gia Pinguet nhấn mạnh đến tầm mức quan trọng của « cánh cổng mở ra Ấn Độ Dương », đến « sự gần gũi về địa lý với eo biển Hormuz nơi 40 % dầu hỏa của thế giới đi qua". Làm chủ hay được tuyến đường giao thông này cho phép « thu ngắn lộ trình 10.000 km khi cần đưa hàng của Trung Quốc sang các nước trong vùng Vịnh, tránh phải đi qua eo biển Malacca, giảm thiểu mật đô giao thông trên những tuyến đường hàng hải có sự hiện diện của Hạm Đội 7 Hoa Kỳ và nhất là tránh phải đi qua một số căn cứ quân sự của Mỹ có thể muốn giám sát tàu thuyền của Bắc Kinh ».… Và bắt rễ vào một vùng đất giàu tài nguyên của Pakistan Không phải tình cờ mà dự án Hành Lang Kinh tế Trung Quốc -Pakistan kết thúc tại cảng Gwadar trong vùng Baloutchistan : Gwadar còn là cửa ngõ dẫn vào các mỏ khí đốt còn trinh nguyên tại một vùng đất có diện tích tương đương với 43,6 % của cả nước, trải rộng từ miền tây và tây nam Pakistan. Baloutchistan có nhiều quặng mỏ : đây là nơi có 1 trong 5 mỏ vàng lớn nhất thế giới ; khí đốt địa phương bảo đảm 36 % nhu cầu tiêu thụ cho cả nước ; 80 % dầu hỏa Pakistan được khai thác từ các giếng dầu ở Baloutchistan. Nhiều mỏ đồng, chì, uranium hay than đá còn đang chờ được khai thác …Điều đó không cấm cản Baloutchistan là vùng đất nghèo nhất của Pakistan, 96 % dân số trong vùng sống dưới ngưỡng nghèo khó, tức với chưa đầy 2 đô la thu nhập mỗi ngày.  CPEC và những tính toán về địa chính trị của Bắc Kinh Năm 2013 ngay khi khởi động dự án Con Đường Tơ Lụa thế kỷ 21, Bắc Kinh đã đặc biệt quan tâm đến Pakistan vì những tính toán địa chính trị. Đối với Islamabad vốn có nhiều hiềm khích và tranh chấp lãnh thổ với nước láng giềng sát cạnh là Ấn Độ, thì khi được đề nghị tham gia hành lang kinh tế CPEC chẳng khác nào « buồn ngủ mà gặp chiếu manh ». Laurent Pinguet giải thích :« Hành lang này cho phép Trung Quốc mở được cánh cửa xuyên ra biển Ả Rập, dễ tiếp cận hơn với các nguồn năng lượng dầu khí, tránh được phần nào Ấn Độ và nhất là ít bị phụ thuộc vào Biển Đông trong các tuyến đường giao thương (...) Hơn nữa nhờ hợp tác với Pakistan trong khuôn khổ dự án CPEC Trung Quốc tăng cường hiện diện tại một số vùng đang có tranh chấp chủ quyền lãnh thổ từ thập niên 1960 như trong vùng Aksai Chin, gần Tây Tạng và thung lũng Shaksgam. Đây chính là lý do vì sao Ấn Độ đã ba lần tẩy chay hội nghị quốc tế Con Đường Tơ Lụa Mới. Về phía Pakistan, CPEC cho phép Islamabad có một điểm tựa vững chắc trong trường hợp phải đối đầu với Ấn Độ. Đây là một mối hợp tác mang tính sống còn đối với chính quyền Pakistan. Trong khu vực này, từ lâu nay Trung Quốc là đồng minh có trọng lượng duy nhất của Pakistan. Tôi muốn nói đến những hỗ trợ của Bắc Kinh từ thập niên 1970 giúp Islamabad chế tạo bom nguyên tử, làm đối trọng với cường quốc hạt nhân sát cạnh là Ấn Độ. Dự án này cũng cho phép Pakistan củng cố vị thế trên vấn đề tranh chấp chủ quyền với New Delhi ở vùng Cachemire ».Cũng trong cuộc trả lời dành cho RFI Việt ngữ nhà nghiên cứu Pháp Laurent Pinguet lưu ý thêm là CPEC cho phép Trung Quốc tăng cường hiện diện và kiểm soát chặt chẽ hơn ngay hai vùng lãnh thổ của chính mình là Tây Tạng và Tân Cương. Tây Tạng được mệnh danh là bồn nước của châu Á mà Trung Quốc cần kiểm soát. Còn Tân Cương là khu tự trị với đa số dân cư theo đạo Hồi. Cũng chính vì dự án này mà Pakistan, « tuy là quốc gia Hồi Giáo nhưng hoàn toàn im lặng trước việc Bắc Kinh đàn áp người Duy Ngô Nhĩ ở Tân Cương. Islamabad còn đồng ý trục xuất những người Duy Ngô Nhĩ về Trung Quốc xin tị nạn tại Pakistan ».CPEC trước thách thức của các nhóm Hồi giáo cực đoan tại Pakistan Trong chuyến công du Trung Quốc dài ngày vừa qua, thủ tướng Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif đã chứng kiến lễ khởi công giai đoạn 2 của dự án CPEC, mở rộng hành lang kinh tế này đến nhiều lĩnh vực từ « phát minh đến năng lượng xanh… ». Islamabad và Bắc Kinh ký kết « hàng chục » thỏa thuận nghi nhớ nhưng theo hãng tin Anh Reuters, trên thực tế Trung Quốc đã không đặt bút ký thêm bất kỳ một hợp đồng đầu tư nào mới vào Pakistan. Điều này phản ánh một sự chậm trễ trong hợp tác song phương, một sự tê liệt trong dự án Hành Lang Kinh Tế gắn kết hai quốc gia này. Laurent Pinguet, đài quan sát OFNRS của Pháp phân tích :« Dự án dậm chân tại chỗ tại vì theo nhiều nhân chứng, ngay tại Gwadar khu vực được coi là mũi nhọn của CPEC, đường phố vẫn còn vắng tanh, tỷ lệ nghèo khó cao ngút ở ngưỡng 40 % và bên cạnh đó thành phố này đang ngồi trên một núi nợ khổng lồ. Tình trạng mất an ninh là lý do vì sao dự án không thể cất cánh. Các nhà đầu tư nản lòng. Gần đây, hồi tháng 3 vừa qua, một vụ khủng bố tự sát nhắm vào một công trường đã cướp đi sinh mạng của 5 kỹ sư Trung Quốc. Vụ tấn công nói trên do quân Taliban tại Pakistan TTP (Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan) tiến hành. Tình trạng mất an ninh đó xuất phát từ nhiều yếu tố : một là do tại Pakistan có nhiều nhóm Hồi giáo cực đoan muốn lật đổ chính phủ ở Islamabad và chủ trương Pakistan cần áp dụng triệt để luật Hồi giáo rất khắt khe Charia. Lý do thứ nhì là có những phong trào nổi dậy ở bang Balouchistan. Dân cư tại đây là một sắc tộc thiểu số họ truy bức và bị cướp đất đai cho các dự án phát triển CPEC. Lý do thứ ba là Islambad đang sợ rằng dân tộc Pashtoune ở phía tây bắc Pakistan cũng sẽ đi theo con đường bạo động của người Balouchistan. Cuối cùng là thành phần Taliban từ Afghanistan tràn sang và định cư hẳn ở Pakistan. Số này có khuynh hướng tham gia các tổ chức Hồi giáo cực đoan của Pakistan »… Trung Quốc bị lôi vào vòng xoáy Theo các thống kê chính thức tại Islamabad, năm 2023 đã có 129 vụ tấn công nhắm vào các cơ sở của Trung Quốc tại Pakistan, 82 % trong số đó do nhóm Taliban TTP và các tổ chức nổi dậy của thiểu số Baloutchistan tiến hành. Vẫn theo nghiên cứu của chuyên gia Pháp về khu vực chung quanh dẫy núi Himalaya, Laurent Pinguet trong mắt dân cư địa phương, các doanh nghiệp Trung Quốc đến đây hoạt động không để khai thác hay mở mang vùng lãnh thổ nghèo nàn nay cho Pakistan, mà mục đích là nhằm « cướp đi các nguồn tài nguyên của Baloutchistan ».Từ 2019 các cơ sở của Trung Quốc đã nhiều lần bị tấn công. Đối với Pakistan, bài toán vãn hồi « an ninh » trên lãnh thổ Pakistan để trấn an các nhà đầu tư nước ngoài, chủ yếu là Trung Quốc càng thêm nan giải từ khi quân Taliban trở lại cầm quyền ở Afghanistan. Chuyên gia Pháp Pinguet ghi nhận " từ 2021 số lần TTP tiến hành khủng bố trên lãnh thổ Pakistan tăng 60 % và các đợt khủng bố tự sát đã được nhân lên cấp 5 lần".Tương lai nào cho CPEC ? Bắc Kinh đã hết kiên nhẫn trước tình trạng bất ổn kéo dài tại Pakistan. Tháng 3 vừa qua ngoại trưởng Vương Nghị trong chuyến công du Islamabad đòi Pakistan bảo đảm an toàn cho các cơ sở và công trường của Trung Quốc. Lần này tại Bắc Kinh, chủ tịch Tập Cận Bình cũng đã nhắc lại điều này. Bắc Kinh thậm chí yêu cầu thủ tướng Sharif triển khai quân đội để bảo vệ các cơ sở của Trung Quốc. Theo chuyên gia Laurent Pinguet cho dù đe dọa khủng bố vẫn rất lớn nhưng cả đôi bên cùng không thể quay lưng lại với dự án Hành Lang Kinh Tế Trung Quốc –Pakistan :« Theo tôi Pakistan và Trung Quốc không thể từ bỏ mối hợp tác này trong mọi trường hợp. Bằng mọi giá đôi bên phải gắn chặt với nhau. Đây mới chính là mối liên kết bất di bất dịch, nhất là vào lúc cả hai càng ngày càng có khuynh hướng tách rời khỏi cộng đồng quốc tế. Trong trường hợp của Trung Quốc, thì Bắc Kinh còn có Nga và vẫn duy trì đối thoại với phương Tây. Pakistan thực sự không biết phải trông vào ai nếu xảy ra xung đột với Ấn Độ hay với Afghanistan ngay sát cạnh. Islamabad chỉ có thể trông chờ vào Trung Quốc. Do vậy bằng mọi giá Pakistan phải duy trì dự án hành lang kinh tế với CPEC với Trung Quốc ».Nợ nước ngoài của Pakistan lên tới 100 tỷ đô la, hơn 30 tỷ trong số đó là nợ Trung Quốc, lạm phát trên dưới 40 % và gần 40 % dân số sống trong cảnh bần cùng, chắc chắn là Islamabad không có nhiều lựa chọn và muốn trông thấy Hành Lang Kinh Tế Trung Quốc Pakistan là một chiếc phao để thoát nạn.Một trong những phương án tái lập an ninh cho Pakistan theo giới phân tích, có thể là lôi kéo Afghanistan trong tay phe Hồi giáo Taliban vào dự án CPEC dưới sự giám sát của nhà chủ nợ là Trung Quốc. Song đây cũng không phải là chuyện dễ làm khi mà những hiềm khích giữa hai quốc gia Hồi giáo ở nam Á này còn quá lớn, đặc biệt là trên vấn đề hồi hương người hai triệu rưỡi người tị nạn Afghanistan đang sống trên lãnh thổ Pakistan.Islambad có kế hoạch trục xuất 1,7 triệu người về nước để diệt trừ hiểm họa số này tham gia hàng ngũ khủng bố Taliban TTP … Tới nay Pakistan đã thực hiện được gần 1/3 mục tiêu đề ra và dương như « an ninh vẫn không được cải thiện ».    

China and Pakistan have agreed to maintain friendship and strengthen cooperation during a meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Straddling the boundaries of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan, the Baloch people have long endured as a distinct ethnic group whose aspirations have been overshadowed by the ambitions of larger state actors. In Balochistan, in Pakistan's west, Baloch ethno-nationalist assertions of identity have long driven protests and petitioning directed at Islamabad -- occasionally taking the form of militant insurgencies. Added to the mix are tensions arising from the Beijing-backed China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) with its grand infrastructure plans -- including the massive Gwadar Port expansion -- that cut through the region largely oblivious to Baloch concerns or input. To get a closer look at the Baloch people, how they're regarded and treated by Pakistani authorities, and how they're being impacted by CPEC, Ear to Asia host Sami Shah is joined by Pakistan watcher Dr. Nadeem Malik from Asia Institute, and expert on China's Belt and Road Initiative Dr Pascal Abb of Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF). An Asia Institute podcast. Produced and edited by profactual.com. Music by audionautix.com.

#pakistan #imrankhanpti #pakistanarmy Tilak Devasher has authored four widely acclaimed books on Pakistan, including 'Pakistan: Courting the Abyss' (December 2016), 'Pakistan: At the Helm' (July 2018), 'Pakistan: The Balochistan Conundrum' (July 2019), and 'The Pashtuns: A Contested History' (September 2022). Tilak Devasher retired as Special Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Government of India in October 2014. Currently, he serves as a Member of the National Security Advisory Board (NSAB), Consultant at the Vivekananda International Foundation, Emeritus Resource Faculty at Rashtriya Raksha University, and Distinguished Fellow at the United Services Institution of India. His professional career, which included service in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, and overseas, focused on security issues, especially pertaining to India's neighbourhood. Post-retirement, he has maintained a keen interest in these issues, with a special focus on Pakistan and Afghanistan. Vaibhav Singh is founder of Defensive Offense and DO News. 0:00 Promo 3:03 Funeral of democracy 6:04 Pak Netflix: Picking a PM 8:26 Bilawal - Next Foreign Minister? 10:30 Bilawal Vs Rahul Gandhi 13:55 Maula Jatt Jingoism 15:16 Imran Khan Hanger 18:30 Why Nawaz was ousted by fauj 23:52 Nawaz - Opening batsman to PM kursi 26:17 Motormouth Generals 27:45 Asim Munir trying to prove himself 30:52 Nawaz returns & relations with India 34:34 Pak army creating pro-India mahaul? 36:52 They hate India to the core 40:22 Pakistan's Fault-line: Pashtuns 46:26 Genesis of Baloch fault line 49:24 Dr Mahrang Baloch's painful story 51:53 Modern leadership for Baloch 53:37 What if Baloch-Pashtuns unite? 56:34 China's CPEC is dead 1:01:35 Balochs united for first time 1:04:03 Why West is also supporting Baloch now? 1:06:59 Why this election is so boring? 1:12:00 Future of Pakistan

Rafiullah Kakar is a Public policy and development specialist from Balochistan, he comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Central Problems of Balochistan, on this episode we talk about Pushtoons in Balochistan, the Annexation of Kalat, the Sardari System, Colonialism, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Constitution, General Pervez Musharraf, Murder of Akbar Bugti, Baloch Insurgency, Sardar Akhtar Mengal, Urbanization, CPEC and more. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 2:30 Pushtoons in Balochistan 6:24 Annexation of Kalat 8:42 How Baloch Sardari system was created 18:51 Balochistan's Central Problems 26:02 Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, Balochistan and The Constitution 35:00 Representation of Balochistan 42:21 Musharaf's murder of Akbar Bugti and changing nature of Baloch Insurgency 51:30 Sardar Akhtar Mengal's Issues 53:00 Urbanization of Baloch Insurgency and Missing Persons 1:02:30 Relationship of Balochistan with Pakistan Proper 1:08:00 CPEC 1:17:00 Audience Questions

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 21st prime minister of Pakistan. Shahid Khaqan Abbasi comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the Elections 2024, dealing with the Establishment, PML-N's politics, the return of Nawaz Sharif, General Bajwa's Extension, Hybrid Regime, Imran Khan, Tosha Khana, Foreign Policy, PIA and the LNG Case. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters 0:00 Introduction and Elections 2024 3:00 Dealing with the Establishment and offers from the Establishment 7:16 PML-N's Politics, PPP and Benazir's election as Prime Minister 14:51 Has Nawaz Sharif's Politics been buried? 19:13 General Bajwa's Extension 21:30 Hybrid Regime, Democracy and the role of the Prime Minister 27:39 2014 Dharna, Military interference and Article 6 32:00 How to establish democracy in Pakistan, The Constitution and the rules of the Game 39:49 Specific Action Plan is needed for the Country 50:08 Nawaz Sharif's Jalsa, Reality of Politics and Tosha Khana 1:00:21 Foreign Policy 1:04:15 Pakistan needs Radical Reform, CPEC and IPPs 1:17:20 Privatization of PIA 1:22:08 Shahid Khaqan Abbasi's LNG Case, Biding and Investments 1:35:30 Audience Questions

Dr. Ali Hasanain comes on The Pakistan Experience to explain how keeping the Dollar artificially low in Pakistan is bad for the Economy in the long run. On this deep dive episode, we discuss how the Central Nervous System of Pakistan is broken, Fixing the Exchange Rate, Deficits, Imports, Exports, Trade with India, CPEC, the Tax Code, and more. Dr. Ali Hasanain is an Associate Professor at the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS). He served as the Head of Department from 2019 to 2022. Dr. Hasanain's research focuses primarily on how public service delivery can be improved through reform initiatives, particularly through technological progress and improvements in the media. He also studies how information and communication technologies (ICT) can improve market functioning. Dr. Hasanain's research has been featured in The Guardian, Economist, Huffington Post, various World Bank blogs, VoxEU, VoxDev, Herald, Friday Times, Dawn, and other media outlets, as well as been the topic of the feature story of the World Bank's global website. He is a member of Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP), a Senior Research Fellow at the Mahbub ul Haq Research Center, a member of the research board of PRIME Institute, a Fellow of the Consortium of Development Policy Research (CDPR), and a faculty advisor at the Technology for People Initiative (TPI). From 2014 to 2016, he was a Global Leaders Fellow at Oxford and Princeton universities. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Fixed Exchange Rate and Keeping the Dollar artificially low 8:00 GDP per Capita, Poverty and Income Inequality 14:00 Fiscal deficits and Problems with the artificial Dollar Rate 32:00 Miftah Ismail's policies and fluctuating Dollar Rates 38:30 How can we fix the Economy and the Military Regime 58:00 Relationship and Trade with India 1:03:00 Fixing the Tax Code, Electoral Reforms and Creating the Knowledge Base 1:16:00 CPEC 1:23:00 Broken Nervous System of the Nation 1:36:30 Audience Questions

China-Pakistan CPEC: Unveiling the Hidden Tensions

The wake up call that Pakistan needs; one of the leading Economists of the world, Atif Mian, comes on The Pakistan Experience to show the Economic Reality of Pakistan. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss how Pakistan's Economy is on the tipping point, the things that need to be done to fix it, understanding the economy as part of the whole system, Foreign Investments, Debt, CPEC and the Social Realities of Pakistan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZrWDUUCzmA Atif Mian is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, and as the Director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021, and was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2021. Atif Mian is also the co-author of the critically acclaimed book, "House of Debt" The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 2:00 Understanding the Economy as part of the whole System 10:00 What is wrong with the System and how to fix it 17:00 Loans, Foreign Investment and Real Estate Projects 28:30 IPPS, CPEC and Repayments 41:30 Building Pakistan to compete Long Term and Exposure to the Global Financial Cycle 52:00 Extreme Inequality, Wealth Distribution and China 1:07:40 Cash Hand Outs

Ahmad Rafay Alam is an environmental lawyer and Yale World Fellow. He has served as the Chairman Lahore Electric Supply Company and Lahore Waste Management Company. Rafay Alam comes on the podcast to discuss Climate Change, Floods, RUDA and Pakistan's case at COP 27. Are we past the tipping point? Do politicians care about the Environment? Will Pakistan survive the Climate Catostrophe? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:00 Global Warming 5:00 Tipping Point of Climate Change 6:30 Methane and the Meat Industry 9:00 Capitalism and Climate Change 12:00 Environment and our Stories 15:00 Floods are a man made Disaster 18:30 The Hubris of Man, Colonialism and the Labour Class 26:45 Lahore Canal Conservation 28:24 Intensification of Monsoons and Heat Waves 30:00 Development at the expense of the Environment 33:20 Pakistan's case at COP 27 39:00 The role of the USA 41:30 Fossil Fuels, Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy 44:30 Nuclear 46:00 Water Scarcity 51:00 Water and Provinces 55:00 Indus Water Treaty 57:30 Special Investment Zones, CPEC and Corporate Farming 1:07:00 Chief Justices 1:10:30 Lawyers Movement 1:13:30 RUDA and Ravi 1:24:50 AQI Air Quality Index 1:31:00 Audience Questions

62 ਬਿਲੀਅਨ ਡਾਲਰ ਦਾ CPEC ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ, ਜੋ ਕਿ 2013 ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ, ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ਾਲ ਬੁਨਿਆਦੀ ਢਾਂਚਾ ਪ੍ਰੋਜੈਕਟ ਹੈ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੜਕਾਂ, ਰੇਲਮਾਰਗ, ਪਾਈਪਲਾਈਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਊਰਜਾ ਸਹੂਲਤਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ। ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰਾਜੈਕਟ ਅਰਬ ਸਾਗਰ 'ਤੇ ਗਵਾਦਰ ਦੀ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨੀ ਬੰਦਰਗਾਹ ਨੂੰ, ਜੋ ਕਿ ਈਰਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਫਾਰਸ ਦੀ ਖਾੜੀ ਨਾਲ ਲੱਗਦੀ ਹੈ, ਨੂੰ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਚੀਨੀ ਸ਼ਹਿਰ ਕਾਸ਼ਗਰ ਨਾਲ ਜੋੜਨ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਸਤਾਵ ਹੈ। ਹੋਰ ਵੇਰਵੇ ਲਈ ਮਸੂਦ ਮੱਲ੍ਹੀ ਦੇ ਹਵਾਲੇ ਨਾਲ਼ ਇਹ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਸੁਣੋ......

Çin-Pakistan Ekonomik Koridoru'nun (CPEC) 10'uncu yılı kapsamında yapılan etkinliğe mesaj gönderen Çin Devlet Başkanı Şi Cinping, daima Pakistan'ın yanında olacaklarını ifade etti. İki ülke ilişkilerinin tarihsel arka planının günümüze nasıl yansıdığını, Bölge Uzmanı Dr. Cengiz Topel Mermer ile konuştuk.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has described the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor as an important pioneering project of the Belt and Road cooperation.

SCO foreign ministers' meeting was a routine affair till Pakistan started mouthing bilateral issues and china started talking CPEC. Gen. PR Shankar looks at the issues in the context of the military face-offs with the two countries in the recent past in this talk with Sanjay Dixit and charts out a future scenario.

In this episode, Amber and Uzair talk about the continuing economic meltdown, with Ishaq Dar refusing to cede ground on his policy position. We also talk about the military chief's trip to Saudi Arabia, the evolving situation in Punjab, and Maryam Nawaz's promotion in the PMLN. Finally, we also cover the election of the Speaker of the House in Washington, D.C. As always, please do subscribe to the podcast and share it with your friends. Share your comments and feedback with us in the comments section or by tweeting at us @uzairyounus and @amberrshamsi. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Economic crisis and propaganda 16:25 Comparison with Egypt 23:50 Punjab situation for PTI, PMLQ, and PMLN 36:55 Kevin McCarthy's election in the US 46:34 Winners and losers Stories mentioned in the episode: - Khanzada on Egypt situation: https://twitter.com/shazbkhanzdaGEO/status/1611432719052935169?s=20&t=xsWqNM3fAElY6Dybq42Q1A - Shahbaz Rana on LNG power plants: https://tribune.com.pk/story/2394671/govt-set-to-sell-lng-plants-to-qatar - Khurram Husain on CPEC: https://www.dawn.com/news/1333101

The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience To support the channel: Jazzcash/Easypaisa - 0325 -2982912 Patreon.com/thepakistanexperience Tamanna Salikuddin is director of South Asia programs at the U.S. Institute of Peace, where she oversees USIP's work in Pakistan and broader South Asia. Tamanna comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss Pakistan's importance to the United States, the future of South Asia, Talking with the Taliban, CPEC and Afghanistan. And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Pakistan and US relationship, US aid 10:13 US and Afghanistan, a multi polar world 20:00 CPEC, Foreign US interference and policy 32:22 Diplomats, talking with the Taliban 42:41 Reaching peace with Taliban, problems with peace processes 52:17 Current US relations, USIP 58:51 QnA

इस एपिसोड में सुनिए, पाकिस्तान से क्यों नाराज है चीन? CPEC को अफगानिस्तान ले जाने में हो रही दिक्कत, हिमाचल प्रचार में सुधार, कांग्रेस शुरू कर रही 2024 का चुनाव मंथन, 2017 के ट्रैक पर कांग्रेस, मणिशंकर अय्यर के बाद अब मिस्त्री |

7 सीटों पर हुए उपचुना व में RJD के पास मोकामा, बीजेपी ने जीतीं 3 सीटें, कूनो नेशनल पार्क के बड़े बाड़े में छोड़े गए दो चीते, भारत ने जिम्बाब्वे को दिया 187 रनों का टारगेट, सुधीर सूरी की हत्या के आरोपी का सिख फॉर जस्टिस ने किया समर्थन, पवन सिंह के ख़िलाफ़ केस बंद करने के पीछे बलिया पुलिस ने क्या वजह बताई, पाकिस्तान में CPEC प्रोजेक्ट पर काम कर रहे सभी चीनी मजदूरों को पाकिस्तान सरकार ने किया बुलेट-प्रूफ कार देने का फैसला, सुनिए 4 बजे का न्यूज़ पॉडकास्ट- 5 मिनट.

बातम्या सविस्तर ऐकण्यासाठी क्लिक करा.....सकाळच्या पॉडकास्टला.....1. Income Tax Return : आता येणार एक राष्ट्र एक आयटीआर फॉर्म?2. China-Pakistan: भारतासाठी धोक्याची घंटा? CPECचा होणार विस्तार, पाक-चीनची मान्यता3.  जनता सुज्ञ आहे, योग्य वेळी त्यांना त्यांची जागा दाखवेल; मुख्यमंत्र्यांचं आदित्य ठाकरेंना सडेतोड उत्तर4. MPSC Timetable : लोकसेवा आयोग परीक्षांचे अंदाजित वेळापत्रक जाहीर5. मलासुद्धा सर्वसामान्य नागरिकाप्रमाणे जगू द्या" अमृता फडणवीस यांनी नाकारली सुरक्षा6. मिरचीची धुरी, तेल, कचरा.. जिंकण्यासाठी स्पर्धकांनी सोडली पातळी7.  क्रीडाविश्वातील बातमी - महाराष्ट्र कुस्ती स्पर्धेच्या आयोजनावरून पवारांसमोर लांडगेंनी ठोकला शड्डू8. चर्चेतील बातमी - 'कुंकू लाव तरच तुझ्याशी बोलतो'! भिडे गुरुजींनी केला महिला पत्रकाराचा अपमान *रिसर्च अँड स्क्रिप्ट - युगंधर ताजणे / निलम पवार

Interview with Matthew McCartney, professor of development economics and researcher at the Charter Cities Institute. We will talk about his vision for the future of cities, the pace of urbanisation, economic concepts in urban areas, intratrade in Africa, and many more. Professor Matthew McCartney spent twenty years as an academic at the School of African and Oriental Studies, University of London (2000-2011), and at the University of Oxford (2011-21). He has been a visiting Professor at Universities in China, Pakistan, India, Japan, South Korea, Poland, and Belgium. He is a development economist by background with a teaching and research specialization in the economic development of India and Pakistan after 1947. He has published, supervised, and taught on economic issues relating to industrialization, technology, trade, the role of the state, investment and economic growth, and human development issues relating to nutrition, employment, education, poverty, and inequality. He has also worked for the World Bank, USAID, EU, and UNDP in Botswana, Georgia, Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Egypt, Jordan, Bosnia, and Zambia. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford, and a Ph.D. in Economics from SOAS, University of London. His latest book is the outcome of two years of research-based in China and Pakistan ‘The Dragon from the Mountains: The CPEC from Kashgar to Gwadar' and was published by Cambridge University Press in 2021. You can find out more about Matthew through these links: Matthew McCartney at the Charter Cities Institute; Interview with Matthew McCartney and Junaid Qureshi, the director of European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) about Pakistan, China and CPEC Matthew McCartney speaking at EFSAS Seminar on CPEC in EU Parliament; The Dragon from the Mountains book by Matthew McCartney, published by Cambridge University Press; The Dragon from the Mountains book by Matthew McCartney on Amazon; Connecting episodes you might be interested in: No.060I - Interview with Gala Camacho about responsible technologies; No.072I - Interview with Tamás Mezős about urban characteristics; No.087I - Interview with Paul Brookbanks about the rate and pace of urbanisation; What wast the most interesting part for you? What questions did arise for you? Let me know on Twitter @WTF4Cities or on the wtf4cities.com website where the shownotes are also available. I hope this was an interesting episode for you and thanks for tuning in. Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

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It has been a difficult year for China in Pakistan. A burgeoning economic crisis in the South Asian country threatens to undermine the multibillion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor development initiative while anti-Chinese terrorism has surged in recent months.But amid these serious challenges, there's no indication that ties between Beijing and Islamabad have strained. Ammar Malik, a senior research scientist at AidData, closely follows Sino-Pakistani relations and joins Eric & Cobus to explain why this relationship is so durable.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander | @malikammarFacebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaprojectSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It has been a difficult year for China in Pakistan. A burgeoning economic crisis in the South Asian country threatens to undermine the multibillion dollar China Pakistan Economic Corridor development initiative while anti-Chinese terrorism has surged in recent months.But amid these serious challenges, there's no indication that ties between Beijing and Islamabad have strained. Ammar Malik, a senior research scientist at AidData, closely follows Sino-Pakistani relations and joins Eric & Cobus to explain why this relationship is so durable.JOIN THE DISCUSSION:Twitter: @ChinaGSProject| @stadenesque | @eric_olander | @malikammarFacebook: www.facebook.com/ChinaAfricaProjectFOLLOW CAP IN FRENCH AND ARABIC:Français: www.projetafriquechine.com | @AfrikChineعربي: www.akhbaralsin-africia.com | @AkhbarAlSinAfrJOIN US ON PATREON!Become a CAP Patreon member and get all sorts of cool stuff, including our Week in Review report, an invitation to join monthly Zoom calls with Eric & Cobus, and even an awesome new CAP Podcast mug!www.patreon.com/chinaafricaproject

One of the world's leading Economists, Atif Mian, comes on The Pakistan Experience for a masterclass on Pakistan's economic problems. On this deep dive podcast, we discuss inequality, real estate, economic indicators, incompetence of our leaders, circular debt, CPEC, IMF and the political economy. How bad is our economy? What are Pakistan's core economic problems? Why Pakistan focuses on unproductive sectors? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Atif Rehman Mian is a Pakistani-American economist who serves as the John H. Laporte Jr. Class of 1967 Professor of Economics, Public Policy, and Finance at Princeton University, and as the Director of the Julis-Rabinowitz Center for Public Policy and Finance at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs. He received a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2021, and was elected Fellow of the Econometric Society in 2021. His work focuses on the connections between finance and the macro economy. He is the first person of Pakistani origin to rank among the top 25 young economists of the world. In 2014, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) identified Atif as one of twenty-five young economists who it expects will shape the world's thinking about the global economy in the future. Atif Mian reflects on whether IMF, the Pakistani Economy and our failures to fix it. Just how bad is the Pakistani Economy? The Pakistan Experience is an independently produced podcast looking to tell stories about Pakistan through conversations. Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89 Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 1:30 Core Challenges of the Pakistani Economy 11:00 Speculation in the Economy 14:00 How do we move towards investing in Productive Assets 17:00 The Elite and their Incentives 23:30 Civilian Governments not having the courage 29:00 Political Instability 34:00 Daronomics and Fixed Exchange Rate 37:00 Industrial Policy and Export Prioritization 43:00 CPEC 50:20 IMF 56:00 Remittances and How bad is our Economy? 1:05:20 Extreme Inequality 1:07:30 Twin Deficits 1:10:00 Savings Rate and Investment Rate 1:14:15 Productive Sectors ripe for Public Investment 1:16:30 Advice to young Economists 1:21:00 Atif Mian and Macro Finance 1:25:45 What Economists should ask? 1:27:45 Class Mobility 1:31:00 Tax Base and Amnesty Schemes 1:33:50 State led Development model for Asian Countries and Privatization 1:38:45 Lessons from India 1:41:40 Path to Sustainable Recovery 1:44:00 Pakistan's consumption should fall and political incompetency 1:52:20 Economic Charter 1:55:20 Book Recommendation and closing

The Invisible People of CPEC Part- 1| Gilgit Baltistan | Siddharth Acharya SrijanTalks

The Invisible People of CPEC Part - II Xinxiang Province and POJK | Siddharth Acharya SrijanTalks

Top #news today:> Punjab machinations will extend political turmoil in Pakistan> Pakistan, China welcome 'interested' third countries joining CPEC> 7 missing workers found in forest near China border; IAF search on for 12 others> ‘Kangaroo courts, agenda-driven debates by media…': CJI Ramana> West Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee arrested by ED in school recruitment scam> BSF fire at Pakistani drone along the IB; Search op in Kanachak SectorListen here:@HindustanTimes #News #DailyNews #DailyUpdates #CurrentAffairs #AudioNews #Podcasts #HTSmartCastWest Bengal minister Partha Chatterjee arrested by ED in school recruitment scam, Pakistan, China welcome 'interested' third countries joining CPEC, BSF fire at Pakistani drone along the IB; Search op in Kanachak Sector, and other top news in this bulletin.

As a part of the CGTN series "China from Outside", Pakistani Ambassador to China Moin ul Haque elaborates on how China Pakistan Economic Corridor has accelerated Pakistan's sustainable development and addresses how the two countries can take on common challenges through joint efforts.

इस एपिसोड में सुनिए,गुजरात दंगे को लेकर अमित शाह बोले- मोदी ने भगवान शिव की तरह विषपान किया, अब सच सोने जैसा चमक रहा, पाकिस्तान आर्थिक मोर्चे पर हारा, चीन का बनाया CPEC ही आखिरी सहारा और तगड़ी प्लानिंग के साथ शाहरुख खान कर रहे हैं कमबैक, तोड़ेंगे सबका रिकॉर्ड ।

इस एपिसोड में सुनिए,गुजरात दंगे को लेकर अमित शाह बोले- मोदी ने भगवान शिव की तरह विषपान किया, अब सच सोने जैसा चमक रहा, पाकिस्तान आर्थिक मोर्चे पर हारा, चीन का बनाया CPEC ही आखिरी सहारा और तगड़ी प्लानिंग के साथ शाहरुख खान कर रहे हैं कमबैक, तोड़ेंगे सबका रिकॉर्ड ।

India is committed to helping Sri Lanka during its worst times of economic and political distress. India is playing a crucial role in assisting the island state from destabilising and reviving its economy. The new leadership in Pakistan has a very tough challenge ahead. We see a rising anti-China sentiment in Balochistan, which has been at the heart of CPEC. As we look towards the east, our north-east has to be the bridge that connects India to South East Asia. In light of this, Sheikh Hasina's offer is in line with the sentiment. Biden's visit has given a message that Washington's focus is not entirely on Ukraine and Europe, it does not intend to leave the Indo-Pacific alone. In the latest episode of “The Ideas Factory”, Naghma Sahar, Senior Fellow at ORF, and Harsh V. Pant, Director of Studies and Head of Strategic Studies Programme at ORF, analyse Challenges in India's Neighbourhood; Modi in Lumbini; Sheikh Hasina's Offer and Biden in Asia.

"PTI rigged the 2018 general elections to win." From challenging PTI over economic progress to accusing them of rigging elections, Ahsan Iqbal shares his views on politics, economy and his vision for the country. Watch the second episode of ‘Unboxing Pakistan' to know what's the biggest threat to Pakistani politics.

In conversation with Pravin Sawhney, Editor Force Magazine, this episode of The Pakistan Pivot discusses India's politics, foreign policy, and global world order. It explains India's relations with Pakistan, China, U.S., and Russia. What is the India of today? How is India governed? Is Congress no longer a part of Indian politics? Can India become a regional and superpower? What is India's foreign policy? Why does India see China as a threat and compete with it rather than as a partner for cooperation? What is the Quad doing about the Indo-Pacific and how does India view the group? Where is the world order headed? What is BRI's flagship project CPEC doing? What are India-U.S. relations? What are India-Russia relations? What does the Indian Missile Launch into Pakistan tell us about Indian capacity as a nuclear state? How do you see India-Pakistan relations in 2050? #ThePakistanPivot #PravinSawhney #PakistanNow

Jeff Peterson, President of CPEC 1031, explains the process of doing a build to suit for your 1031 exchange replacement property.

• Shelly Schorer, Northern California Division Chief Financial Officer, Dignity Health• Erickajoy Daniels, Senior Vice President and Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer, Advocate Aurora Health• Lisa Herbert, MD, FAAFP, CPEC, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, Just The Right Balance LLC; Executive Leadership Coach• Nikki Sumpter, Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer, Atlantic Health System • Moderated by Erica Carbajal, Writer/Reporter, Becker's Hospital Review

In conversation with Mushahid Hussain, Member of the Senate and an expert on China, this episode analyzes the history, evolution, and current state of Pakistan's relationship with China, U.S., and Russia. What has Pak-China relationship been like to come to where it is today? What is CPEC and how is it providing Pakistan an opportunity of economic advancement? Why are SEZs in Pakistan not doing well? Why are people of Gwadar protesting for basic human rights despite Gwadar being developed into a success story for CPEC? Is CPEC a debt trap for Pakistan? What is China doing to its Uyghur community? What has Pak-U.S. relationship been like to come to where it is today? What has U.S. done to Afghanistan and what is Pakistan doing about it now? How do you see Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan's visit to Moscow and Pak-Russia relationship for gas? Has censorship in Pakistan grown over the years? Will Pakistan shift from a parliamentary system to a presidential one? In what way do you think Covid-19 impacted the world the most? How do you see Pakistan in 2050? #PakistanPivot #PakistanNow #Mushahid Hussain

Imran Khan's government has completed negotiations with a popular uprising led by Maulana Hidayat ur Rehman in Balochistan's Gwadar. Shekhar Gupta looks at its implications on China's CPEC & growing rifts between civilian government & army administration in the region. In Episode 908 of CutTheClutter, we also look at Pakistan's politics where there is a storm in the making.    

Project for CPEC 255 about governmental involvement in The Peoples Temple and whether or not intervention could have been possible. Hosted by Han and Imani, featuring Autumn, Leila, and Finn.

In this episode of Imperium, Aimal Amjad Qureshi (Research Associate, RSIL) discusses CPEC, special economic zones, digitalization of the economy, and future policy direction with Muhammad Shakeel Ahmad Ramay (CEO, AIERD).Watch in video.

The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is facing trouble on more than one front. These include China's frustration with the lack of progress on the economic projects, the emerging security threat from a resurgent Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, and the growing anti-China sentiment in Pakistan. How will these challenges impact their all-weather strategic partnership? Suyash Desai talks to Shrey Khanna.Follow Suyash on Twitter @Suyash_Desai Follow Shrey on Twitter @Shreywa You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the new and improved IVM Podcast App on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/iosYou can check out our website at https://www.ivmpodcasts.com

Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience Ali Hasanain is the Economics Department Chair at the Lahore University of Management Sciences and was a Oxford-Princeton Global Fellow, he teaches Economics, Media and Corruption. Ali comes on The Pakistan Experience to discuss the underlying issues in Pakistan's that impede our Economic growth - what does the country need to do to ensure sustainable Economic growth? Will the Pandora Papers lead to anything? What is PTI's Economic Policy? Are Subsidies bad? Will CPEC be good for Pakistan? Find out this and more on this week's episode of The Pakistan Experience. Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:30 Are Pandora Papers Important for Pakistan? 5:40 Why should the common man care about Economic numbers? 10:30 Corruption led Growth 13:00 Khata hay toh lagata bhi hay 17:15 Why is Pakistan lagging behind 22:17 Free Market, Voluntary Exchange, Competitiveness and Growth Models 29:00 The downside of Subsidies 42:00 Political Establishment 49:30 Trade with India: State Interests vs Free Markets 55:15 What are the foundations of an economy? 1:08:30 Boom/Bust cycle of our economy 1:13:00 Police Reform 1:21:00 Analyzing PTI's Economic Policy 1:27:50 Petrol Prices 1:32:10 Hyper Inflation 1:35:30 Does the US printing dollars have any effect on us? 1:39:00 Quick hitters: Audience Questions 1:39:30 is CPEC good? 1:45:00 How can we revive Pakistan's engineering/manufacturing 1:47:30 Public policy for poverty reduction 1:49:30 Will cheap Indian goods destroy our industries? 1:51:10 Military Spending 1:52:05 Team MASEK 1:55:12 Can Consumer Behaviour combat Inflation? 1:57:50 Is there any hope? 2:00:20 What books to read to understand India/Pakistan's economy Please consider supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepakistanexperience And Please stay in touch: https://twitter.com/ThePakistanExp1 https://www.facebook.com/thepakistanexperience https://instagram.com/thepakistanexpeperience The podcast is hosted by comedian and writer, Shehzad Ghias Shaikh. Shehzad is a Fulbright scholar with a Masters in Theatre from Brooklyn College. He is also one of the foremost Stand-up comedians in Pakistan and frequently writes for numerous publications. He can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Tinder. Instagram.com/shehzadghiasshaikh Facebook.com/Shehzadghias/ Twitter.com/shehzad89

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://afghannewswire.com/2021/09/29/pakistan-pushes-afghanistan-into-cpec/

Professor Jeremy Garlick provides his informed analysis on China's Belt & Road (BRI) and why he believes it is the main game in town in terms of a coordinated strategy to transform global affairs given that the other contenders in the global ‘great game' of the 21st century (US, EU, Russia, Japan, India) have not […]

Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid on Monday expressed that the group “desires” to join the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He also informed that the Taliban will address Islamabad's concerns about Pakistan based terror group ‘Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan' (TTP), Samaa News reported. CPEC is a part of China's most ambitious project ‘Belt and Road Initiative', aimed at renewing the country's historic trade routes in the coastal countries of south-east Asia. In 2015, China announced the ‘China Pakistan Economic Corridor' (CPEC) project which is worth USD 46 billion. With CPEC, Beijing aims to expand its influence in Pakistan and across Central and South Asia in order to counter the influence of the United States and India. The CPEC would link Pakistan's southern Gwadar port (626 kilometers west of Karachi) in Balochistan on the Arabian Sea to China's western Xinjiang region. It also includes plans to create road, rail, and oil pipeline links to improve connectivity between China and the Middle East. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/global-reportage/support

इस एपिसोड में सुनिए, पाकिस्तान की मदद से छोटे-मोटे नेता को राष्ट्रपति बनाएगा तालिबान, चीन-पाकिस्तान के साथ CPEC प्रोजेक्ट में शामिल होना चाहता है तालिबान और मौत की सजा के 40 लंबित मामलों पर आज से सुनवाई करेगा सुप्रीम कोर्ट |

A bus blast near the Dassu dam project in Upper Kohistan kills 13 people, including 9 Chinese engineers, and an ambush by Pakistani Taliban kills 15 soldiers. Shekhar Gupta tells you why Pakistan has faced increased attacks since June, and looks at possible blowback from the Afghanistan crisis and China's involvement in CPEC. Episode 790 of #CutTheClutter

On this week's episode we're sharing portions of an interview with Margaret Finley, CPEC, CDP, OSCPA's diversity, equity & inclusion strategist. Margaret reflects on the George Floyd killing one year later and discusses the impact that it, the pandemic and other events of the past year have had on mental health.

With China rejecting Pakistan's demand for a loan of $600 million for Railways under CPEC, Pakistan media is reduced to crying, wailing and breast beating, its favourite occupation these days.

Learn about how control, engagement, pronunciation, and content mastery (CPEC) can be improved upon for your upcoming presentation, training, or speaking projects. Also, you'll be able to get an idea of the consequences of not integrating CPEC when you are invited to lead, speak, or teach a group. By the conclusion of this episode, you'll be more prepared to make an impact upon the most discerning of audiences. 

Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings In conversation with Shahid Raza, this episode explores the strategic affairs of Pakistan and neighboring countries. Why he got interested in strategic affairs? How he sees the changing dynamics between India and Pakistan? Is there a nationalism wave in India? Where will it lead them? Where India Pakistan peace process stands? Is CPEC really the next East India Company? Is it a debt trap or Marshal plan? CPEC in Pakistan’s changing economic dynamics and regional connectivity? Why Central Asian Republic is a big deal? Why it is important? Why and how resolving Kashmir Issue is beneficial for India? Tune in to deconstruct Indian airstrike, what’s happening in Central Asia and how energy runs the world! Follow us on Instagram: • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Shahid Raza’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/schaheid --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support

Is Imran Khan calling the shots in Pakistan? On Conflict Zone, his science minister hits back at opposition claims that the military really are in charge. Fawad Chaudhry joins DW’s Sarah Kelly down the line from Islamabad.

Nels Larsen, CPA at Guidance Accounting talks with Jeff Peterson, President and 1031 Expert with CPEC1031, LLC. They discuss the powerful tax benefits of using a 1031 exchange to defer the tax when selling investment real estate and buying a new/replacement property. Jeff walks listeners through the typical 1031 exchange process. Anyone investing in real estate should listen to this episode!   Jeff Peterson's contact info JeffP@CPEC1031.com www.CPEC1031.com 612-643-1031

With a range of connectivity and infrastructure projects across Pakistan, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a crucial foothold for the PRC in South Asia and a gateway to the Indian Ocean. As China projects power beyond its borders and into Pakistan, what security and defence implications does it hold for India? To answer this question, we have with us today Dr Tara Kartha, a strategic affairs expert who's spent 17 years at the National Security Council Secretariat, and Andrew Small, senior transatlantic fellow with the German Marshall Fund's Asia program. 

This essay is part of "On China's New Silk Road," a podcast by the Global Reporting Centre that tracks China's global ambitions. Over nine episodes, Mary Kay Magistad, a former China correspondent for The World, partners with local journalists on five continents to uncover the effects of the most sweeping global infrastructure initiative in history. As winter arrives high up in the Himalayas, troops from Asia’s two giants remain in a tense standoff at their long-contested border, where India and China fought a war in 1962, and then faced off again just months ago. Now the two sides are in talks to deescalate the situation, with a plan on the table to pull back military forces. In hand-to-hand combat around May, Indian and Chinese troops beat each other with sticks and stones — before better-armed soldiers arrived in June. Despite the long-standing agreement not to use gunfire on the non-demarcated Line of Actual Control (LAC) border, at least 20 Indian troops and an undisclosed number of Chinese soldiers died in the clashes. The confrontation also signaled a sharp turn for the worse in India’s and China’s relationship, which had somewhat warmed over the past dozen years, with China becoming one of India’s top trading partners. Chinese companies have helped to build and supply subway lines in India’s cities, with hopes in some quarters that India will be able to further engage China’s experienced construction companies to overhaul aging Indian infrastructure."We can't build enough bridges or we can’t modernize our railways fast enough. So, all of those skills, actually the Chinese have."Santosh Pai, partner, Link Legal“We have an infrastructure deficit,” said Santosh Pai, a partner with Link Legal in New Delhi. Pai lived in China for years and now advises both Chinese companies who want to invest in India and Indian companies seeking to invest in China.“We can't get our roads built fast enough,” said Pai. “We can't build enough bridges or we can’t modernize our railways fast enough. So, all of those skills, actually the Chinese have.”Related: Opening the door to Chinese investment comes with risks for Southeast Asian nationsChina’s telecommunications companies were among those that installed 3G and 4G systems in India. And until the June border clash, Huawei was under consideration to install 5G. Their involvement may now be off the table, and India — not unlike the US — has also banned dozens of Chinese apps, including TikTok, citing security concerns.China’s critics in India consider the prospect of Beijing controlling Delhi’s 5G networks to be potentially most worrying.  “The fear is that they have source code of these technologies and they can manipulate it to their advantage in a critical situation,” says VK Cherian, a telecommunications consultant in New Delhi. “Or they can literally shut off some networks — critical networks.”India’s leaders have also resisted China’s efforts to pull India into other sorts of networks that China leads or dominates. That goes for the new free-trade deal, the Regional Comprehensive Economic Agreement (RCEP), which was signed Nov. 15, and brings together most East Asian countries that represent almost a third of the global economy. And it goes for China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).‘Our sovereign territory’Even before border tensions ramped up, Indian strategists had become increasingly wary of China’s regional and global ambitions — with a Chinese presence now firmly entrenched in deep-water ports to India’s east in Myanmar, to its south in Sri Lanka, and to its west in Pakistan.India has opted not to join China’s BRI, which is a massive project to finance and build roads, railways, ports, pipelines, 5G and other infrastructure in dozens of countries around the world. The objective is to solidify a new network of global trade and power with China at its center.  Related: The ‘China dream’: New Silk Road begins at homeMany Indians — and other Asians — would prefer a region that’s networked in multiple directions — and not dominated by China. That’s one reason India hasn’t joined the BRI or RCEP. India also has a more immediate reason for keeping its distance from China’s Belt and Road endeavors. One of the BRI’s signature projects, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), runs through Pakistan-administered Kashmir, which India sees as its sovereign territory, unlawfully occupied by Pakistan soon after British colonialism ended in 1947. That was when the British separated the Indian subcontinent into two nations: India, a majority Hindu country, and Pakistan, a predominantly Muslim country.The area where Chinese and Indian troops are now at loggerheads is the Ladakh area in the greater Kashmir region. Chinese troops seized territory there in the 1962 war and in the more recent summer skirmish. And China claims more territory that India now controls.  Dhruv Katoch, a retired major-general in the Indian army. Credit: Mary Kay Magistad/The World “So far as India is concerned, there is no way we can ever support the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. It passes through our sovereign territory,” says Dhruv Katoch, a retired major-general in the Indian army who spent much of his career defending Indian sovereignty in Kashmir. Katoch has also directed India’s Center for Land Warfare Studies, the Indian army’s premier think tank. He argues that India needs to be alert about China’s Belt and Road activities in Pakistan, including the construction of dams, a railway and a road that will run from China, through Kashmir, diagonally southwest across the country, to Pakistan’s strategically-located port of Gwadar. Gwadar is near the Iranian border and not far from the Strait of Hormuz, which leads to the Persian Gulf. Around one-quarter of the world’s oil passes through there, as do US naval ships, coming and going from their base in Bahrain. China’s BRI includes big expansion plans for the Gwadar port. The development encompasses industrial parks and new housing for Chinese workers. The vision is consistent with a Chinese strategy called “port-park-city,” which promotes urban growth starting with port facilities and then continuing with other infrastructure. The term also is associated with the idea that China can build for predominantly civilian use now but pivot toward potential military use later. ‘Very major security concern’Katoch is troubled by the road passing from China through contested Kashmir to Gwadar.“I think it is a very major security concern,” Katoch says. “To protect that road, a very large number of Pakistani military troops are employed. But what is not known is that a very large number of Chinese soldiers are also employed.”“These soldiers are not in uniform, but they are part of the security apparatus of the Chinese state,” he added. “And I think it gives China and Pakistan a nexus to join hands from this particular area should any hostilities take place between India and China.” A general view of signs along a highway leading to Gwadar, Pakistan, April 12, 2017. Credit: Akhtar Soomro/Reuters Isfandiyar Pataudi, a Pakistani retired major-general who was once up for consideration to head Pakistan’s premier military intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), disputes that any armed Chinese are operating in Pakistan.“No foreigner can carry a weapon in Pakistan, including Chinese,” he says. “That’s the rule.  And so this fear — American audiences need to dispel — that there is going to be a Chinese outpost at the mouth of the Persian Gulf.” Gwadar has more challenges than most BRI ports. It’s in Balochistan, one of Pakistan’s poorest provinces. Over the years, it’s seen outsiders come in to mine copper and gold and drill for oil, leaving little benefit for ethnic Baloch people.Now, with China’s presence, the separatist Baloch Liberation Army has pushed back with repeated attacks on Chinese workers, on a luxury hotel in Gwadar, and on the Chinese consulate in Karachi. But still, Chinese construction continues. “I think China’s had its eyes on Gwadar Port for a very long time,” says Taha Siddiqui, a Pakistani journalist who long covered Balochistan. “And it’s going to get that no matter what, and keep that, no matter what.”

PANEL III (Sunday 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. EDT): The Belt and Road Initiative Becomes the World Land-Bridge: FDR's Unfinished Business Dennis Small (U.S.), Ibero-American Editor, EIR Dr. Natalia Vitrenko (Ukraine), President, Progressive Socialist Party, former member of parliament and presidential candidate Michele Geraci (Italy), former Undersecretary of State for Economic Development Hassan Daud Butt (Pakistan), former Project Director, CPEC; CEO of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Board of Investment & Trade Marcelo Muñoz (Spain), founder and President Emeritus of Cátedra China, dean of Spanish businessmen in China Dr. Björn Peters (Germany), physicist, entrepreneur and political advisor in the fields of energy, sustainability and commodities Q&A, part 1 Dr. Joycelyn Elders (U.S.), former Surgeon General of the United States Marlette Kyssama-Nsona (Republic of Congo), pharmacochemist, political executive of the Panafrican League UMOJA and specialist in public health issues Q&A, part 2

Understanding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Conversations around the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in mainstream media end up in a “are you a patriot” or “are you a traitor” binary. There is no doubt about the fact that Pakistan has doubled down on its strategic relationship with China in recent years: Prime Minister Imran Khan recently saying in an interview that Pakistan’s future is tied to China. But what is CPEC all about? And how does it fit into China’s overall regional and geopolitical ambitions? To talk about this, Uzair Younus invited Dr. Tayyab Safdar, a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the University of Virginia’s Department of Politics and East Asia Center. His research investigates the effects of increasing Chinese investment in infrastructure projects on economic development in countries located along the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). If you liked this episode, please share it on your social media and with your friends and family! Don't forget to subscribe to our channel!

My thoughts on the article published on Pakistan's CPEC Authority chief Mr Asim Bajwa (Ep # 95)

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PODCAST | India, American counter-China policy, Balochistan & CPEC | Ep # 16 (Urdu language)

We talk to Naheed Memon, CEO of Oracle Power PLC (AIM:ORCP) to get an overview of the company and her view on Pakistan's economic growth as well as the CPEC agreement. Naheed also provides more insight into the Thar project. 

Dr. Happymon Jacob speaks to Ambassador Nirupama Rao [Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011, and India's Ambassador to the United States, China as well as High Commissioner to Sri Lanka] about the second informal summit between President Xi Jinping and PM Modi in Chennai. She discusses the significance of such informal summits in general and the room they provide for discussion and progress beyond the formality and protocols that often beset formal meetings and summits. She identifies and elaborates on the various issues that drive India-China relations including the border dispute, China’s nexus with Pakistan, the BRI and the CPEC, among others. Amb. Rao also comments on the fallouts of the August 5 decision to read down Article 370, the international fallout and the diplomatic way ahead for India.

Dr. Happymon Jacob speaks to Ambassador Nirupama Rao [Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011, and India's Ambassador to the United States, China as well as High Commissioner to Sri Lanka] about the second informal summit between President Xi Jinping and PM Modi in Chennai. She discusses the significance of such informal summits in general and the room they provide for discussion and progress beyond the formality and protocols that often beset formal meetings and summits. She identifies and elaborates on the various issues that drive India-China relations including the border dispute, China's nexus with Pakistan, the BRI and the CPEC, among others. Amb. Rao also comments on the fallouts of the August 5 decision to read down Article 370, the international fallout and the diplomatic way ahead for India.

Sourabh Gupta discusses the Xi Jinping-Narendra Modi talks and why India is not a fan of BRI or CPEC. He explains India’s role in the Indo-Pacific which seeks to become not a ‘balancing power’ but a leading power in the region, yet wishes to remain friendly with both the U.S. and China. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics […]

Sourabh Gupta discusses the Xi Jinping-Narendra Modi talks and why India is not a fan of BRI or CPEC. He explains India’s role in the Indo-Pacific which seeks to become not a ‘balancing power’ but a leading power in the region, yet wishes to remain friendly with both the U.S. and China. *Support/Donate to Geopolitics […]

Happymon Jacob speaks with Dr. Jabin T. Jacob (Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, Shiv Nadar University) about China vetoing the request to put Masooz Azar on terror black list. What explains the Chinese behaviour of staking its relations with India for this cause? Does the China-Pakistan grand strategic alliance aim at more than just containing India? The conversation also discusses the specifics of China’s strategies in its dealing with India. Does post-Wuhan phase offer more scope of rapprochement between the two giants or is just an eyewash? Does India have a choice to not accept rising dominance of China in the region and whether boycotting forums like CPEC and OBOR further Indian strategic objectives in the region?

Happymon Jacob talks to Prof. Farzana Shaikh (Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London) about Imran Khan's ascension to Prime-Ministership, his domestic and foreign policy, the role of Islam in Pakistan's democratic set up, role of Pak military in its relations with India and what CPEC means for Pakistan. Dr Shaikh is the author of Community and Consensus in Islam (1989, 2012) and Making Sense of Pakistan (2009, 2018).

As Beijing has started the week after the 2nd Belt and Road Forum, where more than 30 world leaders and 5000 participants gathered in Beijing upon President Xi Jingping's invitation to discuss the BRI strategy, Olesya Dovgalyuk and Olim Alimov dove deep into a very particular element of the modern Belt & Road Initiative: the CPEC and wider China-Pakistani relations. A special guest joining them in this discussion is **Zoon Ahmed Khan**, a researcher at Tsinghua University's Belt & Road Strategy Institute and a member and Curator of the SCOLAR Discussion Club. Zoon's professional journey started in Pakistan, where she was a researcher at Lahore University of Management Sciences and anchored a current affairs programme at Daily Nai Baat. She is currently researching CPEC, Belt&Road and China's relations with Muslim world at Tsinghua University's Belt & Road Strategy Institute, after anchoring “The Belt and Road: Face to Face” at China Economic Net. How has the approach to bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and China changed from the first to the second Belt & Road forum? What is Pakistanis' perception of China and what is the state of the people-to-people relations? What are the current developments on the trade scene? Zoon gave us many insights into these and other questions. We hope you enjoy the episode, and don't forget to subscribe!

As Beijing has started the week after the 2nd Belt and Road Forum, where more than 30 world leaders and 5000 participants gathered in Beijing upon President Xi Jingping's invitation to discuss the BRI strategy, Olesya Dovgalyuk and Olim Alimov dove deep into a very particular element of the modern Belt & Road Initiative: the CPEC and wider China-Pakistani relations. A special guest joining them in this discussion is Zoon Ahmed Khan, a researcher at Tsinghua University’s Belt & Road Strategy Institute and a member and Curator of the SCOLAR Discussion Club. Zoon’s professional journey started in Pakistan, where she was a researcher at Lahore University of Management Sciences and anchored a current affairs programme at Daily Nai Baat. She is currently researching CPEC, Belt&Road and China’s relations with Muslim world at Tsinghua University’s Belt & Road Strategy Institute, after anchoring “The Belt and Road: Face to Face” at China Economic Net. How has the approach to bilateral cooperation between Pakistan and China changed from the first to the second Belt & Road forum? What is Pakistanis’ perception of China and what is the state of the people-to-people relations? What are the current developments on the trade scene? Zoon gave us many insights into these and other questions. We hope you enjoy the episode, and don’t forget to subscribe!

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan was one of the 40 or so heads of state and government present at the 2nd Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in Beijing last week. In his speeches and remarks, he strongly batted for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its star project, the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Responding to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s speech at the opening ceremony of the BRF, Khan said that the BRI was “a model of collaboration, partnership, connectivity and shared prosperity” in a world of geopolitical uncertainty, rising inequality and trade barriers. For more podcasts from The Quint, check out our [Podcasts](https://www.thequint.com/news/podcast) section.

China will hold its second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) from Thursday to showcase its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) without India's presence for the second consecutive time, while 37 heads of the state and government, including from Pakistan, would attend the three-day grand event. The BRI was launched by Chinese President Xi Jinping when he came to power in 2013. It aims to link Southeast Asia, Central Asia, the Gulf region, Africa and Europe with a network of land and sea routes. The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Pakistan's Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is the flagship project of Xi's ambitious BRI. India has been boycotting the BRI to protest over the $60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) being laid through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. For more, listen to this podcast...

Happymon Jacob speaks with Dr. Jabin T. Jacob (Associate Professor at the Department of International Relations and Governance Studies, Shiv Nadar University) about China vetoing the request to put Masooz Azar on terror black list. What explains the Chinese behaviour of staking its relations with India for this cause? Does the China-Pakistan grand strategic alliance aim at more than just containing India? The conversation also discusses the specifics of China's strategies in its dealing with India. Does post-Wuhan phase offer more scope of rapprochement between the two giants or is just an eyewash? Does India have a choice to not accept rising dominance of China in the region and whether boycotting forums like CPEC and OBOR further Indian strategic objectives in the region?

Happymon Jacob talks to Prof. Farzana Shaikh (Associate Fellow of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in London) about Imran Khan's ascension to Prime-Ministership, his domestic and foreign policy, the role of Islam in Pakistan's democratic set up, role of Pak military in its relations with India and what CPEC means for Pakistan. Dr. Shaikh is the author of Community and Consensus in Islam (1989, 2012) and Making Sense of Pakistan (2009, 2018).

This week, Kaiser and Jeremy chat with Andrew Small, senior transatlantic fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Washington, D.C. Andrew is one of surprisingly few scholars with specialized experience researching China's relations with what it calls its "all-weather friend" — Pakistan. His book from 2015 on the subject is titled The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics. Kaiser, Jeremy, and Andrew discuss how Sino-Pakistani ties have been impacted by the recent election of Imran Khan to prime minister, Pakistan's economic difficulties, and the numerous projects that comprise the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, or CPEC – one of the most important components of China's Belt and Road Initiative. Recommendations: Jeremy: What3Words, a startup that has divided the entire world into a grid of 57 trillion squares, each of them three meters by three meters (9.8 feet), and assigned each square a three-word address, generated randomly by computer. Improving.shrimps.legal, for instance, is located just south of the Chairman Mao portrait at Tiananmen in Beijing. Read more about the system and its implications for developing countries and China on SupChina. Andrew: Two alternative views on how an economic “decoupling” of the U.S. and China could happen, other than the tariff-driven trade war path currently being taken. First, “Trump thinks a trade war with China is the only option, but it’s not,” a piece by Dan Rosen in Foreign Affairs, and second, “Jennifer Hillman testifies on addressing Chinese market distortions,” where the Georgetown Law professor lays out before the U.S. Senate in early June how litigation could be brought before the World Trade Organization to address grievances against China. Kaiser: Command and Control: Nuclear Weapons, the Damascus Accident, and the Illusion of Safety, by Eric Schlosser.

On September 5, Hudson Institute hosted a panel to discuss CPEC and the evolving relationship between China and Pakistan.

On September 5, Hudson Institute hosted a panel to discuss CPEC and the evolving relationship between China and Pakistan.

Pakistan since its inception has been dependent on aid and aid-financed policy advisers. Lacking indigenous thinking, policy has always felt insecure and looked to easy solutions based on greater dependency on external agents. Following such advice policymakers have felt inadequate to tackle domestic policy issues. Donors in recent years have pushed the agenda of regional integration as vital to economic development. The initiation of CPEC is vital to the opening out of Pakistan to Central Asia and eventually to Pakistan playing a vital role in Asian trade and connectivity. CPEC is also playing a vital role in providing much needed energy and road infrastructure. We discuss regional connectivity with Haroon Sharif who has managed regional policy issues as a senior adviser in the World Bank and DFID. He has also had experience in several Pakistani policy positions and is now serving as an advisor to the National Defense University. While all economists agree on opening out the economy and the need to develop trade in your neighborhood and beyond, it is not quite clear whether an uncompetitive economy beset with poor governance and high cost of doing business will be able to take advantage only of regional policies.  Haroon sheds light on issues related to regional connectivity and how we can benefit from CPEC. Listen to this and let us reinvigorate research and debate into change.  Listen to this fascinating discussion. There is much to learn and research here.  You can also look at my book “Looking Back: How Pakistan Became an Asian Tiger in 2050” now available in hard copy in Pakistan here http://www.libertybooks.com/index.php?route=product/search&search=Nadeem%20ul%20haque&category_id=0Soft copy here. https://www.amazon.com/Looking-Back-Pakistan-Became-Asian-ebook/dp/B06X94135J/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1488133596&sr=1-1&keywords=nadeem+haque Listen and learn and write some papers on this subject.  Don’t forget to cite Soch Bichar Please subscribe to Soch Bichar if you like it. Tell you friends about it. That is the only way to grow a public discussion. And we need a wider conversation on these important subjects.

Muhammad Samrez Salik speaks at St Antony's College on 8th March 2018 Can the China Pakistan Economic Corrridor (CPEC) affect regional stability and the prospect for peace? Will Russia, Iran, and China be part of a new regional order at this crossroads of empire? This event will feature and interactive discussion of the One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative and its impact on geopolitics.

How are peace talks in Syria progressing – both in Geneva and Sochi? Also: a look at the proposed “China-Pakistan Economic Corridor,” or CPEC.

The US Secretary of Defense James Mattis has complicated a major diplomatic dispute over infrastructure. At issue is the China Pakistan Economic Corridor, known as CPEC. It's a massive system of transportation and energy projects, which runs through Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Mattis upset Pakistan by implying the plan threatens Indian sovereignty. China now fears the comment could upend their investment, worth tens of billions of dollars.

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China is the everything-all-the-time old new thing (and new old thing) in Pakistan. Andrew Small is the Senior Transatlantic Fellow at the German Marshall Fund in Washington DC. His book, The China-Pakistan Axis: Asia's New Geopolitics, is a widely acclaimed reading of the complex and oft-misunderstood strategic alliance between Pakistan and China. Join us as we discuss all things China with a China expert that has specialized his study of that country through the lens of Pakistan. We talk about Yao Ming, about the leadership dynamic in Beijing under President Xi Jinping, and best of all? We keep our promise of not talking about CPEC! Andrew's book: http://www.andrewsmall.org/the-book/

A conversation on China-Pakistan relations in the era of the New Silk Road with Aparna Pande, Charles Horner, Lianchao Han, and Eric Brown.

A conversation on China-Pakistan relations in the era of the New Silk Road with Aparna Pande, Charles Horner, Lianchao Han, and Eric Brown.

Listen and claim the prophecy for this week.