A collection of analytical commentaries and opinion pieces exploring global affairs, foreign policy, strategic narratives and emerging geopolitical trends.
What Will Really Drive China’s Next Stage of Growth?
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy.
Date: 9 March 2026
Boao 2026 and the Four Dimensions of Asia-Pacific Strategy
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy.
Date: 25 March 2026
Can Pakistan and China Calm the Chaos in West Asia?
Media: China Global Television Network (CGTN), Beijing.
Date: 1 April 2026
Can Hainan’s Expo Set A New Template?
Media: China Global Television Network (CGTN), Beijing.
Date: 14 April 2026
Can Washington Adapt to a Multi-Vector World Order?
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy.
Date: 26 May 2026
Is Pakistan West Asia’s Emerging Swing State?
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy.
Date: 3 June 2026
Are Civilizations Ready To Clasp in Athens?
Media: China Global Television Network (CGTN), Beijing.
Date: 10 June 2026
Time To Talk On The Two-State Trap?
Media: The Friday Times, Lahore.
Date: 1 July 2026
Yangling Lessons: How CPEC 2.0 and SCO Can Transform Pakistan’s Agriculture
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy.
Date: 26 August 2025
Reducing Doubt and Encouraging Dialogue and Diplomacy in India-Pakistan Ties: A Pakistani Perspective
Media: South Asian Voices (Stimson Center), Washington, D.C.
Date: 26 September 2025
Before the China–Japan Impasse Break
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy.
Date: 4 December 2025
Was 2025 the Year Protectionism Won?
Media: China Global Television Network (CGTN), Beijing.
Date: 29 December 2025
Ceasefire in Gaza: Diplomatic Triumph or Mirage?
Media: China Global Television Network (CGTN), Beijing.
Date: 30 December 2025
Will the Russia-Ukraine Conflict Find Peace or Persist?
Media: China Global Television Network (CGTN), Beijing.
Date: 31 December 2025
‘Jing‑Jin‑Ji’ Turning into a Mega Economic Region
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 19 April 2024
A Pathway to Pakistaniat with China’s Global Civilisation Initiative
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy
Date: 6 October 2024
Defence diplomacy: Bridging Baku and Islamabad
Media: News.az, Azerbaijan
Date: 14 October 2024
Pakistan’s Prospects for Integration in the BRICS+ Multipolar World
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy
Date: 24 October 2024
China‑Pakistan Partnership: A True Template for Self‑Reliance and Growth
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy
Date: 31 October 2024
CIIE blooms amid global uncertainties
Media: CGTN, Beijing
Date: 5 November 2024
China’s 2024 APEC agenda: Driving regional growth and innovation
Media: CGTN, Beijing
Date: 10 November 2024
G20 in Brazil: Bridging a broken balance
Media: CGTN, Beijing
Date: 18 November 2024
China’s Vision for Championing Change at the G20
Media: World Geostrategic Insight (WGI), Italy
Date: 20 November 2024
South Korea’s democratic disruption
Media: CGTN, Beijing
Date: 16 December 2024
Macao’s quarter century of prosperity under ‘One Country, Two Systems’
Media: CGTN, Beijing
Date: 18 December 2024
China’s vision for the Global South: Forging a shared future
Media: CGTN, Beijing
Date: 30 December 2024
Bizarre Policies to Disparage Chinese Pandemic Fight
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 5 January 2023
Blue Pakistan
Media: Dawn, Karachi
Date: 4 February 2023
US Debt Default Could Trigger Global Economic Meltdown
Media: Gwadar Pro, Beijing
Date: 23 May 2023
Chinese culture provides extra attraction for foreign students
Media: China Daily, Hong Kong
Date: 17 July 2023
Media’s role important in empowering youth, Pakistani expert says
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 14 October 2023
Human Rights in Sindh is a Far Cry
Media: Pakistan Observer, Islamabad
Date: 13 February 2022
Towards a Greener World: China’s Great Leap Forward
Media: China Economic Net (CEN), Beijing
Date: 18 February 2022
Winter Games Leave Behind a Green Legacy
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 26 February 2022
China to Strengthen Global Cooperation in Economy: Two Sessions
Media: China Economic Net (CEN), Beijing
Date: 6 March 2022
Learning from China’s Rural Revitalisation
Media: China Economic Net (CEN), Beijing
Date: 18 March 2022
Strengthening SCO
Media: Gwadar Pro, Beijing
Date: 20 September 2022
Lithium, fresh silver lining on economic horizon of Pakistan
Media: Gwadar Pro, Beijing
Date: 12 December 2022
Impact of U.S. Rate Hikes on Pakistan’s Economy
Media: Gwadar Pro, Beijing
Date: 21 December 2022
Report to Afghan Piece
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 21 August 2021
China Offers Emergency Aid to Afghanistan
Media: CCTV.com, Beijing
Date: 18 September 2021
Lunar New Year: An Epic Event for China and Beyond
Media: China Economic Net (CEN), Beijing
Date: 23 January 2020
Facts and Fallacies Surrounding Coronavirus
Media: CGTN, Beijing
Date: 12 February 2020
The CPEC Narrative
Media: The News International, Karachi
Date: 13 February 2020
CPEC a Blessing for both Pakistan and China
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 15 January 2019
Peace Prospects in Afghanistan: Potentials for BRI and CPEC
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 15 February 2019
CPEC a Debt Reliever, not a ‘Debt Trap’ for Pakistan
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 16 April 2019
CPEC: A Gateway to Prosperity
Think Tank: Centre of Excellence for CPEC, Islamabad
Published in CPEC Quarterly Magazine
Date: 9 September 2019
Xinjiang: Leading to Prosperity
Media: The Nation, Lahore
Date: 10 October 2019
CPC has Explored Exemplary Growth Path
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 21 October 2019
CPEC‑Centre of Excellence is Going ‘Great Guns’
Media: The Nation, Lahore & Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Islamabad
Date: 4 January 2018
Time to Dispel Negative Narratives of CPEC
Think Tank: Centre of Excellence-CPEC, Islamabad
Published in: CPEC Quarterly Magazine
Date: 20 March 2018
Economic Corridor to Bring Prosperity to Region
Media: China Daily, Beijing
Date: 7 April 2018
CPEC Defeating the Debunkers
Media: Islamabad Institute of Conflict Resolution
Date: 23 June 2018
Why India Opposes CPEC?
Media: Pakistan Observer, Islamabad
Date: 8 August 2018
PM Khan’s Visit to China Promises CPEC’s Prosperity
Media: CRSS Blog, Islamabad
Date: 2 November 2018
Attack on the Chinese Consulate: Reasons and Remedies
Media: Pakistan Observer, Islamabad
Date: 2 December 2018
Expanding CPEC
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 12 December 2018
Stop Spinning CPEC’s Finances
Media: CPEC‑Centre of Excellence, Islamabad
Date: 30 December 2018
Trail to Triumph: China at Forty Years of Reform and Opening‑up
Media: People’s Daily, Beijing
Date: 30 December 2018
Pakistan‑India Impasse
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 5 April 2017
CPEC: Sculpting a Common Destiny
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 3 May 2017
CPEC Calling the Shots
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 2 June 2017
CPEC: Dismissing the Detractors
Media: Pakistan Today, Islamabad
Date: 11 June 2017
The SCO and CPEC
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 23 June 2017
Nuances of CPEC
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 12 November 2017
Community of Commonality
Media: The News International, Karachi
Date: 2 January 2016
Regional Rapport
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 29 May 2016
Rekindled Pak‑Russia Relations
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 9 August 2016
Mr Mootable Modi
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 30 September 2016
Standing Up to India
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 28 October 2016
Democracy or Aristocracy
Media: Express Tribune, Karachi
Date: 10 November 2016
Durable Democracy
Media: The News International, Karachi
Date: 29 January 2015
A Turbulent Territory
Media: The Nation, Lahore
Date: 27 August 2015
The Post US Withdrawal Conundrum
Media: The Daily Times, Lahore
Date: 10 April 2014
The Only Way
Media: The News International, Karachi
Date: 15 April 2014
The Downward Spiral
Media: Pakistan Observer, Islamabad
Date: 5 May 2014
Democratic Dangers
Media: The News International, Karachi
Date: 4 September 2014
Seeking Security
Media: The Nation, Lahore
Date: 27 October 2014