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Pakistan seeks solace in the Kremlin
07.05.11 08:41 Asia rising
The Kremlin has announced a three-day "official visit" by Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari to Russia beginning next Wednesday at the invitation of President Dmitry Medvedev.
Asia Times Online
 

Why is China making a fuss about the Nobel?
08.12.10 12:29 Asia rising
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Jiang Yu declared on Tuesday that any country sending representatives to the ceremony in Oslo awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to Liu Xiaobo were "clowns".
BBC News
 

Kyrgyz deal a Silk Road turning point
19.07.10 20:20 Asia rising
Central Asia arrived at a turning point last weekend far removed from the history of Genghis Khan riding out to conquer the world, as it sought peacekeepers from Europe. Russia, which has provided security to the region for the past century and more is stepping aside - unable or unwilling, and possibly incapable of performing that role anymore.
M K Bhadrakumar
 

Europes crisis is Chinas opportunity
01.07.10 21:05 Asia rising
When China designed the 2010 Universal Expo in Shanghai as a showcase for its new public diplomacy, it probably did not envision the exhibition would play a much bigger role as a magnet for recession-hit European businesses.
Antonaeta Becker
 

China breaks the Himalayan barrier
30.04.10 23:33 Asia rising
Two veteran diplomats, one from China and the other an American, trudge their weary way from their respective capitals to the remote Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan to witness as "observers" a gathering of eight leaders from South Asia agonizing over the stasis of their 25-year old regional forum.
M K Bhadrakumar
 

Chinas rail goals raise regional doubts
17.04.10 10:14 Asia rising
Beijings plan to build a high-speed railway network across Asia and Europe through Central Asia is its key project for the continent. A reflection of the rise of China on the global stage, the proposed network will connect 17 countries and comprises three major routes linking Kunming in China with Singapore via South Asia; Urumqi in northwest China and Germany through Central Asia; and Heilongjiang in northeast China with southeastern Europe via Russia.
Roman Muzalevsky
 

African view: China′s new long march
21.10.09 20:16 Asia rising
In our series of viewpoints from African journalists, Ghanaian writer and former government minister Elizabeth Ohene considers China′s impact on Africa.
BBC NEWS
 

A neo-con Yankee in Karzai′s court
20.05.09 21:45 Asia rising
The neo-conservatives have all but been vanquished. But the Barack Obama administration in the United States is making a solitary exception in the case of Zalmay Khalilzad. He is back on the Washington circuit, repeating an amazing trapeze act which has few parallels in the chronicles of political opportunism.
M K Bhadrakumar
 

Russia, China on comradely terms
01.05.09 16:46 Asia rising
Westernism is giving way to Orientalism in Moscow′s outlook, if the past week′s happenings are any guide. As Russia′s ties with the West deteriorate, an upswing in its strategic partnership with China becomes almost inevitable.
M K Bhadrakumar
 

China breaks its silence on Afghanistan
25.02.09 13:37 Asia rising
In the violent, lethal environment in which he lived and survived to eventually lead Beijing′s march towards socialism with Chinese characteristics, Deng Xiaoping had great reasons to be cautious. In regards to China′s international approach, Deng had this to say: "Observe calmly; secure our position; cope with affairs calmly; hide our capacities and bide our time; be good at maintaining a low profile; and never claim leadership."
M K Bhadrakumar
 

Weakest link in US-China ties endures
25.12.08 12:24 Asia rising
Noting improvements in cross-Taiwan Strait relations since May 2008, Admiral Timothy Keating, commander of the US Pacific Command which is responsible for preserving security, stability, freedom and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, remarked recently that he could now sleep well most nights. A direct result of warming cross-Taiwan Strait relations is that the likelihood of a US-China military clash over Taiwan has greatly diminished. However, military relations remain the weakest link in the ever-expanding US-China bilateral ties.
Zhiqun Zhu
 

All roads lead out of Afghanistan
23.12.08 21:13 Asia rising
The measure of success of president-elect Barack Obama's new "Afghan strategy" will be directly proportional to his ability to delink the war from its geopolitical agenda inherited from the George W Bush administration.
M K Bhadrakumar
 
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