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One must always follow the money. American begging, encouragement, persuasion, pressure could not change the gulf Arabs support for the fundos. The money kept flowing to the talis in Afghanistan from the Gulf. If the money had stopped, the problem could have been solved. A lot depends on how...

The total installed capacity of pakistani ports is 6 million teu. The volume of Chinese trade that sails in front of Pakistani shore is > 200 million teu. Even if Jiwani, ormara (doubt that army will give it up), pasni become full scale ports, pakistani infra-structure cannot handle so much...

A country has either internal strength or it has strong "reliable" friends. Saudi and the gulf states have neither at the moment. With strong American oil production, south america trading in their own currency, Russia/china, iran/india using local currencies for oil, that leaves only the gulf...

While all the focus is on Gwadar, people are forgetting about the work China (+others) are doing in Karachi. Only 5% of Chinese cargo can completely overwhelm the Pakistani ports and infra-structure. “Total national container capacity is currently about 3.6 million 20-foot-equivalent units...

Thanks. Wow that is a big number! Why I ask? They are talking about sending forces into Syria (The GCC + Turkey). Plus there is action in Yemen. Busy times for these folks ahead.

If the percentage is high then: 1) An introduction of a Russian plane in Pakistan is bound to have an impact in the middle east also. 2) Unit price of a SU-35 is 3-4 times less than a Rafale, Eurofighter - lets not even talk about the f-22/f-35. At some point folks in the middle east and...

What percentage of pilots in these air force are of Pakistani origin: Kuwait = ? Bahrain = ? Saudi Arabia = ? Qatar = ? UAE = ?

You need to be able to defend Gwadar and the entire coast of Pakistan. In case things heat up between Iran and Gulf, Pakistan must be able to protect fuel coming through the Gulf. You need to be able to fly Jets from Pakistan, carry out missions in the Gulf and return to Pakistan. Dual engine...

The security paradigm is changing. F-16 and JF-17 are single engine planes with short range. To defend the entire coastal belt and the territorial waters you need long range dual engine fighters. Who knows what the situation between saudi and iran will be in a years time? If oil tankers...

-With the sanctions gone, this is the most geopolitically important project for the region: -Germany certainly can build the tunnel under the hormuz (40km). Karachi to Dubai freight train < 24 hour journey. -Huge middle east market for agri/food products -CPEC extends to middle east Connecting...

-The geopolitical situation is changing quickly. -The Saudis are not fools for making repeated trips to Pakistan. -Iran will be getting top of the line SU-35 from Russia. -There are still real estate disputes between the gulf states and Iran. -How many Pakistanis serve in the airforce service...

This is all nonsense. Afghanistan: This road link will take India right into the heart of the Taliban stronghold (south Afghanistan). Not sure if the Talib's have forgotten the Indian help to NA. Even Iran now sees the Talib's as a legit force in Afghanistan. A Talib delegation from Qatar...