Why Trump is tightening up India’s screws

Why Trump is tightening up India’s screws

India's archetypal practice of changing goalposts when it suits its interests   Azhar Azam   For many years, India successfully leveraged US tensions with China and Russia to its advantage,…
Xi meets Russian State Duma chairman

Xi meets Russian State Duma chairman

Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Vyacheslav Volodin, chairman of the Russian parliament's lower house, the State Duma, in Beijing on Tuesday.   Xi pointed out that China-Russia relations are…
India and the United States

India and the United States

India has benefited from the punishing relationship that has developed between China and the United States   Shahid Javed Burki   The global order constructed with considerable care by the…
China’s South Asia challenge

China’s South Asia challenge

The absence of a formal joint statement after Wang Yi's meetings with Afghan officials indicates a troubling reality   Imtiaz Gul Is China unhappy, if not annoyed, with Kabul's position…