Beijing: The Chinese Embassy has issued an urgent advisory calling on its citizens and companies near the Afghanistan–Tajikistan border to evacuate immediately due to a worsening security situation. In a statement released on Wednesday, the embassy described the security environment in the border region as “complex and severe.” It highlighted a series of attacks on...
China’s rapid rise in South Asia since the 2000s, with deepening and expanding engagements with all countries is now felt in every corner of the world. China’s growing economic capabilities and interdependence are pushing it to protect and promote its expanding interests abroad through a combination of traditional and new instruments. China’s influence in South...
I received a cartouche of this book from the writer himself. Two years ago the President DigiMap and Editor of our websites (IBC Urdu and IBC English) Sir Sabookh Syed took me to the author’s office where we sat had some tea, and talked about the book that’s how I came to know the overall...