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Jan 8, 2025 | 
southasianvoices.org | Jagannath Panda |Shruti Pandalai |Dalir Khan |Namita Barthwal
Reversing the trend that India and China ties have witnessed in the last half-decade, the coming year is unusually optimistic. For the first time in recent history, bilateral hostilities have taken a backseat, even if straightforward cooperation and trust are still missing. Nonetheless, despite the upward outlook, China’s uneven trajectory with India during the Xi Jinping era continues to warrant a cautious reading of current events.
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Dec 19, 2024 | 
southasianvoices.org | Namita Barthwal |Jagannath Panda |Shruti Pandalai |Dalir Khan
On August 30, 2024, India formally issued a notice to Pakistan seeking a review and modification of the Indus Water Treaty (IWT), citing concerns over shifting population demographics, agricultural demands, and the urgent need to accelerate clean energy development. The IWT, signed in 1960, governs water sharing from the Indus River system between the two nations.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Namita Barthwal
On October 15 and 16, Pakistan hosted the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting. Security was tight due to ongoing protests by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and recent attacks by Baloch insurgents in Karachi that resulted in the deaths of two Chinese nationals. Over 10,000 paramilitary personnel were deployed to protect the 900 delegates.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Namita Barthwal
On October 15 and 16, Pakistan hosted the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting. Security was tight due to ongoing protests by the opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and recent attacks by Baloch insurgents in Karachi that resulted in the deaths of two Chinese nationals. Over 10,000 paramilitary personnel were deployed to protect the 900 delegates.
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May 21, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Namita Barthwal
On May 13, Indian Ports Global Ltd. (IPGL) and the Port and Maritime Organization (PMO) of Iran signed a 10-year agreement to operate the Shahid-Behesti terminal of the Chabahar port. This agreement is part of a four-phase development program that began in 2016. Under the new agreement, IPGL will invest $120 million in the terminal’s infrastructure development. Additionally, India has agreed on a credit line to further develop the Iranian port.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
tribunecontentagency.com | Namita Barthwal
On April 24, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his team of ministers concluded a three-day visit to Pakistan. This visit followed January’s tit-for-tat missile attacks, briefly straining relations between the two states. Raisi’s visit was announced soon after Iran and Israel’s attacks on each other. Conflict watchers thus viewed the visit as Iran’s diplomatic outreach to gather support.
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Namita Barthwal
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Apr 26, 2024 | 
thediplomat.com | Namita Barthwal
On April 24, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his team of ministers concluded a three-day visit to Pakistan. This visit followed January’s tit-for-tat missile attacks, briefly straining relations between the two states. Raisi’s visit was announced soon after Iran and Israel’s attacks on each other. Conflict watchers thus viewed the visit as Iran’s diplomatic outreach to gather support.
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
claws.in | Namita Barthwal |Jamia Millia Islamia
Recently, there has been an increase in attacks on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), with four consecutive attacks between March 20, 2024, and March 31, 2024, resulting in the deaths of nine people, including five Chinese workers. These attacks occurred in both the northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and the southern western province of Balochistan. Since 2016, attacks on CPEC projects and Chinese nationals have claimed the lives of seventeen Chinese individuals.
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Aug 3, 2023 | 
claws.in | Namita Barthwal |Jamia Millia Islamia
In Pursuit of Peace: India-Pakistan Relations Under Six Prime Ministers by Satinder Kumar Lambah published by Penguin Random House India Pvt. Ltd. (2023), Gurugram, Haryana, India, 373pp, Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-670-09794-4“…no country’s destiny is immune from its relationships with neighbours.”Satinder Kumar Lambah Both peace and cooperation seem elusive in India-Pakistan relations.
