Pakistan’s Diplomacy: Islamabad’s leadership has captured global attention for its deft handling of rival superpowers. Pakistan’s civilian government and the military have coordinated in a manner that has both impressed and raised eyebrows. The country recently secured $8.5 billion in new Chinese investments while simultaneously offering the United States the opportunity to develop a port near Pasni in Balochistan. Saudi Arabia has also joined the strategic equation through a new defence agreement.

Observers say that Islamabad’s approach to diplomacy is unconventional. Mihir Sharma, senior fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, wrote in Bloomberg that Pakistan’s leaders have found a way to manage two rival global powers at the same time. The country provides the United States with a

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