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China has intensified its economic engagement with Pakistan by cultivating influential political elites. But the deeper story of Chinese inroads is the diversification of ties to local stakeholders, notably in the education, media, and energy sectors.
China has intensified its economic engagement with Pakistan by cultivating influential political elites. But the deeper story of Chinese inroads is the diversification of ties to local stakeholders, notably in the education, media, and energy sectors.
Neena Gopal | | Published 01.06.21, 11:04 AM
Is this a peace outreach that’s doomed even before it has got to first base? Or have leaders in India and Pakistan realised it’s time to make peace in a world that has changed beyond recognition?
Most analysts reckon that the behind-the-scenes peace action is being driven in part because the US does not want India-Pakistan rivalry to imperil Joe Biden’s plans to exit the ‘Forever War’ in Afghanistan and get his troops home.
The first hint of backroom talks came after a calculated leak by the UAE envoy to Washington, Yousuf Al Otaiba, which revealed that senior Indian and Pakistan leaders had met in his country, which is a staunch US ally. What made the meeting especially significant was that the December 2020 interaction was between Lt. Gen. Faiz Hameed, the director-general of Pakistan’s Inter-Services In