Syed Fazl-e-Haider
Biography
Publications
Syed Fazl-e-Haider is a contributing analyst at the South Asia desk of Wikistrat. He is a freelance columnist and the author of several books, including The Economic Development of Balochistan.
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Pakistan gets on the TikTok ban wagon
For very different reasons, the South Asian country follows rival India in blocking the China-based app.
![As Pakistan and Saudi Arabia drift apart, China moves in](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1220737414%20copy.jpg?itok=kujzNHga)
As Pakistan and Saudi Arabia drift apart, China moves in
A growing schism between Saudi Arabia and Pakistan points to new alliances in the Muslim world.
![Twisting India’s Chicken’s Neck](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-562575233%20copy.jpg?itok=513Aau1P)
Twisting India’s Chicken’s Neck
The Siliguri Corridor in north-eastern India poses a major defence challenge.
![Could Afghanistan be the stage for US-Iran conflict?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/5669953312_cdff6573c5_o%20copy.jpg?itok=-_vVqqm5)
Could Afghanistan be the stage for US-Iran conflict?
If Tehran pursues further retaliation for the US strike on a top commander, its neighbour to the east is an easy mark.
![Shifting alliances in the Gulf a boon to China](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-919332678%20copy.jpg?itok=xniLL3A7)
Shifting alliances in the Gulf a boon to China
Iran’s offer to connect Chabahar port to Pakistan’s Gwadar will frustrate India but might also encourage China.
Pagination