Category: Belt and Road Initiative
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China-led regional group calls for countering protectionist policies, sanctions
Updated Oct 16, 2024, 08:35 PM Published Oct 16, 2024, 02:47 PM ISLAMABAD – A China-led 10-state regional group criticised what it called protectionist trade measures on Oct 16, part of an intensifying standoff between Beijing and Western countries over tariffs on Chinese products. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), an Eurasian security and political group,…
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Major meeting of Asian security group begins in Pakistan to discuss security and economic ties
The leaders and officials from an Asian security group an international group founded to counter Western alliances have met in the capital, Islamabad to discuss how to boost security cooperation and economic ties ByMUNIR AHMED Associated Press October 16, 2024, 2:17 AM ISLAMABAD — Officials from an international security group founded to counter Western alliances…
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SCO Summit in Islamabad: Jaishankar attends day 2 meet
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar shakes hands with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the SCO meet, in Islamabad, on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday (October 16, 2024) called out the “unilateral” connectivity moves in the region in his address at a conclave of the…
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Leaders from China-Russia-backed international organization meet in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD — Leaders and top officials from an international group founded to counter Western alliances met in Pakistan’s capital on Wednesday and called for enhanced cooperation in areas including security, trade, and health. They also called for boosting people-to-people contact and minimizing the impacts of climate change. The meeting of the China- and Russia-founded Shanghai…
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India’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar visits Pakistan for Shanghai bloc summit
India‘s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a meeting of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, along with leaders and senior officials from countries including China, Russia and Iran. It is the first time in nearly nine years that India has sent a foreign minister to its nuclear-armed neighbour. The Shanghai Co-operation Organisation…
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Is The West Prepared To Deal With Potential Iranian Sabotage Of The Oil Market?
Simon Watkins Simon Watkins is a former senior FX trader and salesman, financial journalist, and best-selling author. He was Head of Forex Institutional Sales and Trading for… More Info Premium Content By Simon Watkins – Oct 14, 2024, 7:00 PM CDT The Israel-Hamas war could cause significant disruptions to the global oil market, similar to…
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How a war between Israel and Iran could impact oil prices
Following Iran’s missile attacks on Israel, and amid the backdrop of Tel Aviv’s year-long war on Gaza and the recent ground invasion of Lebanon, global concern is rising about the possibility of an all-out war in the Middle East. A lot now depends on Israel’s response to Tehran’s salvo of ballistic missiles in early October, with possible…
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Chinese premier lands in Pakistan amid security lockdown before regional meeting
China’s Premier Li Qiang (C, left) speaking with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (C) upon his arrival at the Chaklala military air base in Islamabad. Photo: AFP Pakistan’s capital was under strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the city on Monday ahead of a heads-of-government gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation…
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Pakistan capital in lockdown ahead of regional leaders’ meeting
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif welcomes Chinese Premier Li Qiang upon his arrival to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Islamabad on Monday. — Reuters Pakistan’s capital was under strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang landed in the city on Monday ahead of a heads-of-government gathering of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) this…
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Pakistan capital under security lockdown before regional SCO summit
Three-day public holiday declared in Islamabad as Chinese Premier Li Qiang visits for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting. Pakistan’s capital has been put under a strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives for a four-day visit during which he will also preside over a regional summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). Li’s…
