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Nikkei Asia
28-05-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
China is the unlikely winner of the Indo-Pakistan conflict
Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and the surrounding region. When Indian and Pakistani militaries clashed in early May, few foresaw China's rise as the key winner from the four-day conflict.


Nikkei Asia
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Mediation is needed before India and Pakistan cross the nuclear line
Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and the surrounding region. India and Pakistan's unprecedented tit-for-tat military strikes on Wednesday marked their most serious escalation since their 1998 nuclear tests, and they raise fears of a broader threat to global security well beyond their shared border.

Nikkei Asia
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
Stakes are high as Trump pushes to curb NATO contributions
Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and the surrounding region. The stakes will be high if U.S. President Donald Trump cuts Washington's contributions to NATO, the U.S.-led security framework created in the aftermath of World War II primarily to defend Europe and North America.

Nikkei Asia
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Nikkei Asia
US House's focus on Pakistan's democratic gaps must not be ignored
Farhan Bokhari is an Islamabad-based foreign correspondent who writes on Pakistan and the surrounding region. It would be a mistake by Pakistan's rulers to simply ignore the targeting of their country by the U.S. Congress, which has introduced a bipartisan bill calling for sanctions, citing democratic and human rights gaps in the South Asian country.