Well, China IS a superpower, no doubt but it doesn't mean that other countries cannot aspire to be like them. It's a slow process but surely we'll get there.
Looking at the tweets of Chinese ambassador and other news from China, it looks like it's China which is interested in pushing CPEC whereas Pakistanis are doing their best to sabotage it.
The biggest reason for India's extreme poverty is that 50% of people are engaged in agriculture or related fields but this sector contributes only 17% to the GDP. A vast majority of these farmers are subsistence farmer. They own tiny tracts of land which gets further subdivided after each...
The biggest reason for India's per-capita GDP being so low is that 50% of Indian population is engaged in agriculture but this sector contributes only 17% to the GDP. This ratio is much better for Pakistan (India in orange and Pakistan in Green below). Now I understand why China went ahead with...
Preventing Islamic risk on ‘Belt and Road’
This article states that there are 33 Islamic countries where OBOR projects are running but then singles out Pakistan!
There was news of Pakistan keeping some motorway as collateral for loans. What happens in case the loan cannot be paid back? What can the lender do with this road? Block it?
There have been only two countries who have had materially strong interactions with Pakistan - US and China. Now that China's influence is increasing in Pakistan, is there any perception in GHQ that may be they are becoming too dependent on China? I mean, when US used to say "do more", Pakistan...