... admission of India and Pakistan to the SCO in 2017 sparked an enduring debate about whether the organization can function effectively when its members
are locked in
unresolved (or even irresolvable) territorial disputes. This concerns not only India–Pakistan tensions but also India–China frictions. While the agreement to keep discussions of bilateral issues off the SCO framework is still in place, moments of heightened confrontation may produce dramatic political gestures, such as a refusal to sign a
joint summit declaration
.
...
... security between states creates the situation of war and peace. Therefore, states with different capabilities set up the situation of asymmetric balance of power.
In South Asia, India is the largest economic and military power. However, under the shadow of China, Pakistan has been challenging Indian security in the region. The US had also been tried to use Pakistan for its presence in the region and India to contain China’s power, resulted in new great game in the area. On the other hand, China looks South Asia ...
... The SCO provides a multilateral framework that enables both countries to collaborate with other regional powers, further cementing their strategic partnership.
The BRI, spearheaded by China, is another critical link connecting Russia and Pakistan. The China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a key component of the BRI, has already deepened economic ties between Pakistan and China. Russia's potential involvement in the BRI can extend these benefits to a broader regional context, linking Eurasia through infrastructure,...
... formally elaborated in late February 2023
On March 16, 2023 Asian Institute of Eco-Civilization Research and Development (Pakistan) held a webinar “Global Security Initiative”, dedicated to the eponymous initiative, introduced by the Chinese President ... ... the concept, its potential efficiency in countering traditional and non-traditional global threats as well as its meaning for China’s foreign policy in the changing world order in general.
Julia Melnikova, RIAC Program Manager, took part in the event....
... are vectors. Cricket is a vector. Pakistani music, designs, art, poetry, philosophy, and cuisine are vectors. New Horizons.
CPEC
An enormous developing Afro-Eurasian connectivity builds towards a back-bone, a core-region inside Pakistan, along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from China via Pakistan to the Indian Ocean. The enormity of Pakistan’s future Afro-Eurasian connectivity will be extensions and cross-connections to the CPEC backbone.
Western analysts have tended to grossly underestimate ...
... Russia and the Anglo-Saxon powers — first Britain and later the United States.
But what is happening and will continue to happen in Afghanistan may have more varied consequences. With a high degree of probability, it will strengthen the position of Pakistan, which already closely cooperates with China and relies on its economic opportunities. India will feel more insecure — this country already estimates the fall of the republican government in Kabul as a serious blow to its strategic interests. It is likely that the US and its allies’ attempts ...
... example, Armenia or Belarus, and not the actual bilateral relations.
Russia also cannot proceed from the assumption that fully ordinary bilateral diplomacy exists in relations with Lithuania or Romania. An opposite example is Russia's policy towards Pakistan, Kazakhstan or Uzbekistan - countries that have the resources necessary for independent survival and responsible foreign policy. China has tried to build traditional relations with the countries of Eastern Europe, but now these efforts are facing noticeable difficulties.
It is very likely that as international politics return to a dynamic balance of power, the leading powers will ...
... the Taliban seeking to establish ties with the group it had previously opposed. China is seeking to play an active role in the economic reconstruction of Afghanistan following the NATO withdrawal. The country’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) are significant investments that require regional stability to flourish. China has dangled the prospect of greater Afghan involvement in the CPEC as an incentive to maintain stability in Afghanistan where it has previously ...
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Russia was represented in the drills by a naval group of the Black Sea Fleet that consisted of the frigate Admiral Grigorovich with a deck-based helicopter, the patrol vessel Dmitry Rogachev and the rescue tug SB-739. The United States' naval ships, China, the U.K., Japan, Turkey, Pakistan, and other countries also participated in the exercise. The drills involved 46 nations, including the militaries from NATO countries, Russia, Iran, Ukraine, and even observers from Switzerland, Uzbekistan, and other states that do not have their ...
On July 16, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in cooperation with the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS, Pakistan), held a video seminar on Russia’s Presidency of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
On July 16, 2020, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), in cooperation with the Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS, Pakistan),...
