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China-Pakistan Nexus

19 January 2021 Join Amb G. Parthasarthy and Dr Teshu Singh for an extensive discussion on the China-Pakistan Nexus. <span>January 19, 2021</span> <span> <a href="/category-articles/60">Neighbourhood Studies</a> , <a href="/category-articles/73">Pakistan</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8117">Podcast</a></span></div> <div class="article_share"> <ul class="share_links"> <li class="fb"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?title=China-Pakistan Nexus&desc=19 January 2021 Join Amb G. 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From technology to politics; very few things remain the same. But, BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continues to be where it was. Mooted in 1998, it is still under discussion.....</p> <div class="article_info"><span>January 18, 2021</span> <span> <a href="/category-articles/60">Neighbourhood Studies</a> , <a href="/category-articles/196">Commentary</a> , <a href="/category-articles/552">BIMSTEC</a> , <a href="/category-articles/635">BBIN</a> , <a href="/category-articles/4992">Atmanirbhar Bharat</a> , <a href="/category-articles/5686">FTA</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8075">SAFTA</a></span></div> <div class="article_share"> <ul class="share_links"> <li class="fb"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?title= India and the BIMSTEC FTA Proposal: Need for a Rethink&desc=Over the last two decades, the world economy has undergone a sea change. From technology to politics; very few things remain the same. But, BIMSTEC Free Trade Agreement (FTA) continues to be where it was. Mooted in 1998, it is still under discussion.&images=/sites/default/files/1502090860.jpg&u=https://www.vifindia.org/2021/january/18/india-and-the-bimstec-fta-proposal-need-for-a-rethink" onclick="window.open(this.href, 'mywin','left=50,top=50,width=600,height=350,toolbar=0'); return false;" ><i class="fb_icon"></i></a></li> <li class="tw"><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/share?text= India and the BIMSTEC FTA Proposal: Need for a Rethink&url=https://www.vifindia.org/2021/january/18/india-and-the-bimstec-fta-proposal-need-for-a-rethink&via= India and the BIMSTEC FTA Proposal: Need for a Rethink"><i class="tw_icon"></i></a></li> <li class="wa"><a target="_blank" href="whatsapp://send?text=https://www.vifindia.org/2021/january/18/india-and-the-bimstec-fta-proposal-need-for-a-rethink" data-action="share/whatsapp/share"><i class="wa_icon"></i></a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></span> </div> </div> <div class="views-row article clearfix views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <div class="views-field-php"> <span class="field-content"><div class="articles"> <div class="article clearfix"> <div class="list_img"> <a href="https://www.vifindia.org/article/2021/january/15/pakistan-the-relentless-killings-of-the-hazaras"> <img src="/sites/default/files/SHIA.jpg" alt=""> </a> </div> <div class="list_data"> <div class="list_data_inner"> <a href="https://www.vifindia.org/article/2021/january/15/pakistan-the-relentless-killings-of-the-hazaras" class="article_title" data-transition="all">Pakistan: The Relentless Killings of the Hazaras<sup>1</sup></a> <div class="article_meta"><span><a href="#">Tilak Devasher, Consultant, VIF</a></span> <span><a href="/category-articles/195">Article</a> </div> <p>The cold-blooded killing of 11 Shia Hazara miners in Geshtari area of Machh, Balochistan on 03 January 2021 by the Islamic State (IS) refocused attention on the brutal persecution of minorities in Pakistan in recent decades. However, even among the m....</p> <div class="article_info"><span>January 15, 2021</span> <span> <a href="/category-articles/60">Neighbourhood Studies</a> , <a href="/category-articles/73">Pakistan</a> , <a href="/category-articles/195">Article</a> , <a href="/category-articles/651">Islamic State</a> , <a href="/category-articles/1363">Balochistan</a> , <a href="/category-articles/1595">Taliban</a> , <a href="/category-articles/2121">Imran Khan</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8050">Hazaras</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8051">Lashkar e Jhangvi</a> , <a href="/category-articles/8052">Shia</a></span></div> <div class="article_share"> <ul class="share_links"> <li class="fb"><a target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?title=Pakistan: The Relentless Killings of the Hazaras<sup>1</sup>&desc=The cold-blooded killing of 11 Shia Hazara miners in Geshtari area of Machh, Balochistan on 03 January 2021 by the Islamic State (IS) refocused attention on the brutal persecution of minorities in Pakistan in recent decades. 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