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Looking Ahead to 2019: Sri Lanka’s Uncertain Future
The collapse of the coalition government, leading to a constitutional crisis, highlighted a year marred by uncertainty for Sri Lankan politics and economics. While some economic reforms were put in motion and gains were made on the macroeconomic front during…
Towards a Reboot of India’s Africa Policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently undertook a state visit to three African countries (Rwanda, Uganda, and South Africa), and concluded his tour by attending a two-day summit in Johannesburg with the other BRICS countries: Brazil, Russia, China, and South…
The Perils of Regional Connectivity in South Asia
It was not long ago in December 2015 when Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s brief stopover in Pakistan, after a visit to Kabul, raised hopes of peace and cooperation between India and Pakistan. Labelled Modi’s diplomatic overture to have “breakfast…
پاکستان کےلئے گیم چینجر؛ سی- پیک
پاک چین تعلقات سے متعلق جو لوگ سوجھ بوجھ رکھتے ہیں وہ یہ جانتے ہیں کہ کئی عشروں تک یہ تعلقات ایک خاص حد تک محدود تھے ۔ تا ہم سی- پیک منصوبے کا حقیقی روپ دھار لینےکےبعد پاک چین…
CPEC: More Than Just a Game Changer for Pakistan
Beyond all the rhetoric, those familiar with China-Pakistan relations are well aware that for decades, there was limited substance in the relations between the two countries. With the materialization of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), however, China-Pakistan relations finally demonstrate…
2015 Takeaways – 2016 Forecasts
In India-Pakistan ties it is tough to make predictions. Indian Prime Minister Modi’s style of informal and personalized diplomacy is likely to make it tougher for the plethora of Indo-Pak pundits. Nobody could have anticipated the impromptu visit to Lahore…