Tag: China

  • China To Invest In Pakistan

    A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between China’s Hong Kong-listed chemicals-maker, Lumena Resources Corp, and the KASB Group of Pakistan. This is a great sign of initiative considering the fact that foreign investors have stopped even visiting Pakistan for security reasons. Under the deal, an industrial park is to be set up for Chinese…

  • Welcome to America, Mr. Singh!

    When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes to Washington DC next week his priority number one will be to dispel any doubts of Washington’s commitment to New Delhi in a region where it rivals China and Pakistan — both seen as U.S. foreign policy priorities. Indian diplomats and White House representative tell us that two…

  • India Getting Nervous Over Pakistan-China Ties

    In the latest display of regional belligerence India’s Defense Minister A.K. Antony today (Friday, November 27, 2009) expressed serious concern over growing military ties between China and Pakistan are a serious concern to India. Interestingly, this reaction came a year later: China and Pakistan had signed a military cooperation pact last year. Mr. Antony was…

  • Why Is India So Polite?

    The Indian Defense Minister’s admission last week that his country is in an arms race with China speaks volumes of India’s intention to establish itself as a regional hegemony; or counter another global ‘rising empire.’ Defense Minister A.K. Antony was quoted saying: “just as what China is doing, we are also trying to strengthen our…

  • Why Is India So Nervous?

    As China and Russia strengthen ties, Indo-Sino ties seem to become more fragile, now feebler than at any other time in last decade. India has amplified its rhetoric against China, and Beijing has been frank in expressing concern over India’s planned Agni-V ballistic missile test. From Arunachal Pradesh to Azad Kashmir, there have been several…