... development of diplomatic contacts and ensuring security in the Middle East. China, in turn, aims to develop economic ties with regional countries, becoming a key trading partner for them. What is more, the massive and strategically important China–Pakistan Economic Corridor leads right into the Middle East. All this notwithstanding, the United States remains the major external player in the region, where it has a robust military presence.
Coordinated actions between Russia and China could have ...
....
It is time for Qatar to wean from the bumper years of monopoly gas supplies, as the activity of new players could very well bring major changes to the current situation.
Qatar does not limit its presence in the region to India. In February 2016, Pakistan contracted the country to supply 3.75 million tonnes of LNG annually for a period of 16 years, which should cover up to 20 per cent of Pakistan’s
energy needs
. But it is time for Qatar to wean from the bumper years of monopoly gas supplies,...
... a matter of momentous importance for both the SCO itself and for its positioning on the world stage in its new and expanded composition. This was due to significant deepening of the SCO’s geopolitical dimension following the accession of India and Pakistan last year, whose leaders first took part in the organization’s activities at the Qingdao summit. As a result of the expansion, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has become the world’s largest association, the global nature of which Russian ...
... participating countries as one of the most important international events of the year. All the more so because it will mark the first time that the six member states (China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan anthd Uzbekistan) are joined by India and Pakistan. Journalists and analysts were quick to point out that the participants account for a sizeable share of world’s population, territory, natural resources and economic potential. The impressive figures suggest that the SCO will inevitably become ...
RIAC hosted a meeting with National School of Public Policy (NSPP) with the assistance of Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Moscow
On May 11, 2018, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) hosted a meeting with
National School of Public Policy
(NSPP) with the assistance of Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Moscow. The Pakistan delegation was ...
... priority site in Eurasia is the EAEU.”
Luzyanin writes that “strengthening security and economic cooperation in the Eurasian center is the key task of SCO, which expanded from six to eight permanent member format in 2017. The entry of India and Pakistan means qualitative evolution of the Organization, its regional status being shifted to the global structure level. Any potential tensions within the Organization among individual members were informally stabilized by the Russian-Chinese ‘axis’ ...
On April 4, 2018, RIAC hosted a meeting with Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Executive Director of Center for International Strategic Studies (Pakistan) and representatives of Pakistan Embassy to Moscow.
On April 4, 2018, RIAC hosted a meeting with Ali Sarwar Naqvi, Executive Director of Center for International Strategic Studies (Pakistan) and representatives of Pakistan Embassy to Moscow....
... previous basis which failed but on a new footing. Next in geographical terms would be India – because our relations with India are clear and there are unused opportunities that have been missed in the last 30 years.
How would you characterise the Russia-Pakistan relationship?
Pakistan is an important player, we want to be involved, have a relationship with them. But they are not in the same category as China or India.
Is Russia supporting Taliban in Afghanistan?
We are playing a very complicated game ...
On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) hosted a conference on current relations between Pakistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, and the security challenges in the region. The event was organized by Strategic Vision Institute (Islamabad, Pakistan).
On February 22, 2018, Islamabad (Pakistan) ...
... have acquired the extensive geo-political and geo-economic importance in the region. CARs include five republics of the former Soviet Union: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. All republics are land-locked and energy-rich.Pakistan and CARs share various religious and cultural commonalities. However, Islamabad has not cultivated close ties so far. Margins in mutual cooperation still exist. Even though Pakistan desires close political and economic linkage with the Central ...
