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EFSAS Commentary

EFSAS Commentary

 

Weekly analytical commentary - EFSAS Commentary -  by the European Foundation for South Asian Studies (EFSAS) on news, current affairs and political developments in South Asia.  

Publication: Pokhara International Airport, which Nepal insists is not part of China’s BRI, still has all the exploitative BRI aspects

Pokhara International Airport, which Nepal insists is not part of China’s BRI, still has all the exploitative BRI aspects

Many experts are convinced that the Pokhara International Airport is at risk of becoming yet another…
Publication: The many man-made crises across the globe should not detract from the urgent need for assistance to earthquake-hit Afghans

The many man-made crises across the globe should not detract from the urgent need for assistance to earthquake-hit Afghans

The pair of devastating 6.3-magnitude earthquakes that reverberated through western Afghanistan last…
Publication: Mohamed Muizzu’s victory in Presidential run-off brings China back into play, but is that good news for the Maldives?

Mohamed Muizzu’s victory in Presidential run-off brings China back into play, but is that good news for the Maldives?

Chinese activities in the Maldives began to increase noticeably a decade ago, when President Xi Jinping…
Publication: Expansion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor halted by China as Islamabad struggles to put its economy in order

Expansion of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor halted by China as Islamabad struggles to put its economy in order

The Pakistani media painted a rather bleak picture of the prospects of further expansion of the China-Pakistan…
Publication: Afghanistan’s natural resources, not the betterment of its people, is driving China’s incessant push towards Kabul

Afghanistan’s natural resources, not the betterment of its people, is driving China’s incessant push towards Kabul

China this past week also formally posted a new envoy to Afghanistan, thereby becoming the first country…
Publication: At the New Delhi G20 Summit, India achieved what few can – get the West, China and Russia to sign a joint Declaration

At the New Delhi G20 Summit, India achieved what few can – get the West, China and Russia to sign a joint Declaration

The 83 paragraphs of the 2023 G20 New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration that were approved, including by China…
Publication: The Pakistan Army seeks to take control of the imperiled economy even as protests rage in Pakistan-Administered J&K

The Pakistan Army seeks to take control of the imperiled economy even as protests rage in Pakistan-Administered J&K

Communal differences may only be a trigger for the protests as there are several underlying factors that…
Publication: Pre-Summit reports suggested India’s reluctance to BRICS expansion, but the new members are to its liking

Pre-Summit reports suggested India’s reluctance to BRICS expansion, but the new members are to its liking

A decision on the growing swell of over 40 countries that had evinced interest in joining the grouping…