Azad Pattan Hydropower Project

The Azad Pattan project is a hydropower project that is to be constructed in Pakistan occupied Kashmir. It is to be built on the Jhelum River and will have the capacity to generate 700 MW of hydroelectricity. This is a 1.35 billion USD project that is to be jointly undertaken by China and Pakistan as ..

Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020

Category: International Current Affairs

Topics: Azad Pattan Hydropower • Belt and Road Initiative • Chabahar • China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) • CPEC • Gwadar • India-China Border • India-China border dispute • India-Pakistan border issues • Pakistan-occupied Kashmir

Italy to join China’s ambitious Belt and Road initiative

Recently, Italian Premier Premier Giuseppe Conte has pledged to make Italy the first Group of Seven nation to join China’s ambitious Belt and Road initiative, despite objections from the United States and concerns within his governing coalition. While, on 20th March 2019, India signalled that it will boycott China’s second Belt and Road Forum (BRF) ..

Topics: Belt and Road Initiative • BRF • Countries • Economy • Gwadar • Gwadar District • Gwadar Port • Pakistan • Trade routes

India, Afghanistan and Iran hold their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port project

India, Afghanistan and Iran has recently hold their first trilateral meeting on Chabahar port project in Tehran during which they reviewed its implementation. The Indian delegation was led by TS Tirumurti, Secretary (Economic Relations). The Afghan and Iran delegations were led by respective deputy ministers of Transport. The meeting assumes significance as the strategically-located port ..

Topics: Chabahar • Chabahar Port • Economy • Economy of Iran • Gulf of Oman • Gwadar • Gwadar District • Gwadar Port • Trade routes

Saudi Arabia to be strategic partner of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor

Saudi Arabia will be the third “strategic partner” of the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It was announced after Prime Minister Imran Khan returned from his first foreign trip to the cash-rich kingdom. The CPEC is the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which aimed at enhancing Beijing’s ..

Topics: Belt and Road Initiative • Economy • Foreign relations of China • Gwadar • Gwadar District • Gwadar Port • Trade routes

Port of Duqm

The Port of Duqm is strategically located situated on southeastern seaboard of Oman, overlooking Arabian Sea and Indian Ocean. It is straddled along critical sea lanes in  Arabian Sea and Gulf of Aden. It is located in close proximity to Chabahar port in Iran ( being developed by India open a trade route to Afghanistan ..

Topics: Arabian Peninsula • Arabian Sea • Bilateral relations of Pakistan • Countries • Duqm • Economy • Geography of Asia • Gulf of Oman • Gwadar • Gwadar District • Trade routes