Putin at SCO Summit: Pakistan Is Integral to the Eurasian Future

Putin at SCO Summit: Pakistan Is Integral to the Eurasian Future

The Eurasian future that President Putin articulated during his keynote speech at the SCO is made possible by Pakistan’s leading role in this vision. President Putin’s keynote speech at the SCO was brief but concise, laying out Russia’s envisioned future for Eurasia during its new year-long presidency of the organization. His address comprised two main…

Pakistan-Russia Relations: Upcoming Putin-Khan Meeting on Sidelines of SCO Summit

Pakistan-Russia Relations: Upcoming Putin-Khan Meeting on Sidelines of SCO Summit

Russian President Putin and Pakistani Prime Minister Khan will reportedly have their first-ever meeting later this week during the SCO Summit in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek, but while the symbolism of this possible interaction shouldn’t be downplayed, observers also shouldn’t get their hopes up for unrealistic outcomes. A Monumental Meeting The Russian-Pakistani Strategic Partnership…

Iran’s Relations with India and Pakistan. Couldn’t Be More Different

Iran’s Relations with India and Pakistan. Couldn’t Be More Different

Iran is becoming increasingly desperate after the US intensified the economic component of its Hybrid War on the country, and while Indian Prime Minister Modi snubbed the Islamic Republic’s top diplomat during his visit to the country earlier this month and humiliatingly sent him back to his homeland empty-handed, his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan warmly…

PM Khan Made Progress on CPEC+ at the BRI Forum

PM Khan Made Progress on CPEC+ at the BRI Forum

Far from the failure that some people have portrayed PM Khan’s participation in the BRI Forum as being, the Pakistani leader actually made progress on CPEC+ through his meetings with his Ethiopian and Tajikistani counterparts whose countries are poised to play important roles along S-CPEC+ and N-CPEC+ respectively. Pakistan’s Express Tribute portrayed PM Khan’s participation…

Don’t Pout Just Because President Putin Didn’t Meet PM Khan at the BRI Forum

Don’t Pout Just Because President Putin Didn’t Meet PM Khan at the BRI Forum

Pakistan’s Express Tribune quoted some unnamed diplomatic sources in a recent report claiming that it was the “biggest setback” and a “diplomatic failure” that President Putin didn’t meet with PM Khan at last week’s BRI Forum, but those emotional reactions don’t take into account the full context of Russian-Pakistani relations otherwise this non-event wouldn’t be…