Azhar Azam

Lahore

Columnist at Freelance

Articles

BRICS: a challenge to Western-led institutional architecture?

1 week ago | tribune.com.pk | Azhar Azam

As the Western-led governance system experiences an incessant erosion of credibility over its own predatory and protectionist policies, leading to more international turbulence and slower global growth — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at the BRICS summit in Rio de Janeiro, offered a framework of cooperation to protect interests of the Global South and develop a joint response to the new, cascading challenges, helping contending with America's actions to erect trade barriers and grow at the...
Multilateralism and global governance reform: Key to shared development in BRICS and beyond

2 weeks ago | news.cgtn.com | Azhar Azam

Editor's note: Azhar Azam, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, works for a private organization as a market and business analyst. He writes on geopolitical affairs and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily those of CGTN.
China and Kenya break new ground for Global South cooperation

3 weeks ago | news.cgtn.com | Azhar Azam

China is Kenya's largest trading partner. In the first quarter of 2025, bilateral trade increased 11.9 percent to more than $2.2 billion. Chinese goods such as home appliances, electrical components and construction machinery have benefited Kenyan consumers and infrastructure development; China's agriculture imports from Kenya, ranging from avocado to tea, are boosting the livelihoods of Kenyan farmers.
Los aranceles de Trump son una oportunidad para China

1 month ago | reporteasia.com | Azhar Azam

Mientras economistas y analistas cuestionan la prudencia detrás de los aranceles generalizados impuestos por el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, contra China, el mandatario estadounidense ha intensificado la presión, lo que, sin embargo, dejará a los ciudadanos comunes —y a sus propios votantes— tambaleando ante una alta inflación en un contexto de elevadas tasas de interés.
Trump's 'Obliteration Day' tariffs will only strengthen China's resolve

1 month ago | news.cgtn.com | Azhar Azam

One of Trump's overarching goals is to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. but he is mistaken. For instance, economists caution that footwear giant Nike, despite tariffs, won't shift production to make sneakers in America. Instead, it would redirect its sale to other countries like China.
Trump can prevent world from sliding into nuclear meltdown

2 months ago | tribune.com.pk | Azhar Azam

The ulterior motives of the United States to use Ukraine as a proxy to force a regime change in Russia were unveiled once former US President Joe Biden, at the beginning of Russia's invasion, put Kyiv at the forefront of the liberal democracy and vehemently declared "this battle will not be won in days or months either." His comment that Russian President Vladimir Putin "cannot remain in power" left US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to tidy up the ensuing mess: "As you know, and as you...
El futuro del mundo radica en la multipolarización y el multilateralismo

2 months ago | reporteasia.com | Azhar Azam

En su discurso principal en el evento «China en el Mundo» de la 61ª Conferencia de Seguridad de Múnich, el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de China, Wang Yi, respondió a la pregunta sobre si la multipolaridad traerá caos, conflicto y confrontación, así como el dominio de las grandes potencias y la imposición de los fuertes sobre los débiles.
World's future lies in multipolarization and multilateralism

Feb 15, 2025 | news.cgtn.com | Azhar Azam

Editor's note: Azhar Azam, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, works for a private organization as a market and business analyst. He writes on geopolitical affairs and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily those of CGTN.
Trump's tariff approach is unwise both as a policy tool and a strategy

Feb 10, 2025 | news.cgtn.com | Azhar Azam

Editor's note: Azhar Azam, a special commentator on current affairs for CGTN, works for a private organization as a market and business analyst. He writes on geopolitical affairs and regional conflicts. The article reflects the author's opinions and not necessarily those of CGTN. On February 10, U.S. President Donald Trump announced new 25 percent tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports into the U.S. Many critics believe that yet more import duties are coming.
TikTok ruling: SCOTUS has failed to protect Americans and U.S. constitution

Jan 18, 2025 | news.cgtn.com | Azhar Azam

The reality is that the app is such a powerful tool that Donald Trump on his campaign trail signed up to it to attract young voters. Even Biden's campaign had a plan to use it to reach out to young voters. The full-throttle use of the app by presidential candidates debunks the notion that it is a national security threat.