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China has been a major investor and trade partner in Central Asia for some twenty-five years. For the first half of those years, Beijing was focused on oil ...
US President Donald Trump’s deal for joint oil exploration in Pakistan is being criticised as strategically risky and economically shaky. Analysts warn it may inflame unrest in Balochistan, strain ...
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On 15 August, when India celebrates Independence Day, the Taliban regime in Afghanistan will mark four years in power. The ...
Today's Central Asia is marked by complex power struggles beyond traditional influence, while its countries reshape their ...
The Trump administration has taken a sledgehammer to the existing domestic and international order. All the damage it has done can appear to be just a cynical smash and grab operation for Donald Trump ...