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How China and Pakistan Work Against India
Pakistan and China’s militaries are highly integrated and poised to continue threatening New Delhi’s position in multiple ...
A new book recounts the last leg of a 40,000km Silk Road odyssey, revealing the age-old sights and sounds of the Middle ...
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Pakistan: Back to Khaki
The latest Kashmir crisis has reaffirmed and revitalized the military’s praetorian stranglehold over Pakistan’s political ...
Key players in this game include Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia. For Iran, the BRI presents a golden opportunity to reclaim its historical significance and influence in the region, a ...
Matt Stirn Kargil has historically been a meeting point of cultures and Silk Road traders (Credit: Matt Stirn) But Bhat's business was not to last. In 1948 the borders between India and Pakistan ...
TASHKENT: Archaeologists have discovered the remains of two medieval cities in Uzbekistan’s southeastern mountains, perched above the ancient Silk Road trade route. The discovery, achieved using ...
It's hoped the project will create a new "Silk Road" shortening the trading route between China and the Middle East. However, Chinese nationals working in Pakistan continue to be targeted by ...
The "world's highest road trip" that was once part of the Silk Road has been described as "breathtakingly beautiful". Karakoram Highway in Pakistan is an 810-mile road which extends from Hasan ...
travelled to Kargil after finishing school in Skardu (modern-day Pakistan). At that time, Kargil was known as an important hub on the Treaty Road – a branch of the old Silk Road that connected ...