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Salman Bashir

Salman Bashir is a Pakistani diplomat who served as Foreign Secretary of Pakistan and as High Commissioner of Pakistan to India.
Twitter: @Salman_B_PK

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Is the Pakistan-China partnership as relevant as ever in a multipolar world?

January 20, 2023

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Pakistan-India: A narrow bandwidth of relations

January 06, 2023

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Pakistani Taliban and terrorism: When does it end?

December 10, 2022

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Biden and Xi Jinping’s first in person summit: Implications

Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping met in Bali for their first in person meeting on 14 November 2022.

November 17, 2022

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PM Sharif’s visit to China and implications for bilateral relations

November 04, 2022

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Another term for China’s President Xi Jinping would be welcomed in Pakistan

October 17, 2022

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The rise of India and implications for Pakistan

India continues to climb the economic ladder and was recently declared the fifth largest economy of the world after overtaking the United Kingdom. It is expected that it will be the third largest after the US and China by 2030.

September 24, 2022

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Big ramifications for region and Pakistan of US Speaker’s visit to Taiwan

Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi recently visited Taiwan despite strong objections from China and disregarding advice from the US administration.

August 13, 2022

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