Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan

Bridging horizons: China-ASEAN partnership in a changing world
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- July 25, 2026
THE China-ASEAN Comprehensive Strategic Partnership entered its fifth year in 2026, vividly reflecting the strength of mutual economic sustainability, export diversification and qualitative industrialization…

Unlocking Shandong’s BRI Potential: From Comparative Advantage to Competitive Strategy
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- July 22, 2026
This year marks the 13th anniversary of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a transformative global “endeavor” that has become one of the “defining” development…

Summer Davos: China’s new economic vision
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- July 18, 2026
AT the opening plenary of Summer Davos 2026, Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivered a landmark keynote speech that redefined the narrative of China’s economic…

Prosperity through Partnership: Xinjiang’s Strategic Anchor in CPEC 2.0
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- July 15, 2026
The escalating regional tensions in the Middle East, the potential blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and the imminent disruption of the Bab el-Mandeb Strait…

Dynamics of China’s strategic nuclear forces & intra-Asian security
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- July 11, 2026
RIGHT from the beginning, Beijing has maintained that its military modernization is strictly defensive, designed to ensure credible second-strike capabilities that deter foreign intervention…

From Gwadar to Dushanbe: Can the Pak-Tajk Corridor Deliver on CPEC 2.0’s Trans-regional Promise
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- July 8, 2026
The governments of Pakistan and China are making concerted efforts to expedite the revival of CPEC 2.0, aiming to achieve sustainable socio-economic prosperity, high-quality industrialization,…

CPC at 105: A architect of rejuvenation
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- July 4, 2026
THE Communist Party of China (CPC) has completed 105 years, a period in which it has successfully transformed its society, politics, economy and environment…

The Metamorphosis of a Megaproject: Security, Sovereignty and Sustainability in CPEC 2.0
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- July 1, 2026
The geopolitics of proxies is clearly constraining the expansion and evolution of CPEC 2.0, demanding a strategic recalibration. The Government of Pakistan and Army Chief…

Unlocking the Persian Gulf: The Economic Geography of BRI after a US-Iran Deal
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- June 24, 2026
According to a wide range of official data, the Middle East has emerged as a prime destination for China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Cumulative…

From adversaries to architects: A reimagined ME
- By Dr Mehmood Ul Hassan Khan
- June 20, 2026
THE journey from the brink of catastrophic destruction to sustainable peace has culminated in the landmark signing of a US-Iran peace agreement. Pakistan played…







