"Dramatic development of bilateral relationship between India and the United States after the end of cold war through strategic dialogue has reached a new height when the two signed new framework for the US-India Defence Relationship 2005."
Deputy Director and Associate professor at the Institute of International Studies Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, Dr Zhang Guihong, while presenting his paper on "US-India strategic co-operation: implications for China" said this at one-day international seminar on "Pakistan-China relations in changing regional and global scenario."
The seminar was organised by the Area Study Centre for East and South East Asia, Sindh University (SU).
Professor Dr D Varaprasad Sekhar, Assistant Professor in Chinese Studies Centre for East Asian Studies - School of International Studies, Jawahrlal Nehru University, in his paper on "Civilian technology transfer in Sino-Pak relations," said the second half of the 20th century witnessed the largest technology transfers that the world had ever seen a process, which was essentially led by the developed countries.
Ambassador Khalid Mahmood, in his paper on "Pak-China relations: economic dimension," said: "Pakistan and China had traditionally enjoyed very close relations in the political, strategic and security fields. Their time-tested friendship was based on deep mutual trust and confidence. The quality and level of that relationship was, however, not reflected in their bilateral co-operation in the economic and commercial areas.
SAWCCAD Sichuan University, China, Professor Dr Zhang Li in his paper on "Sino-Pakistan relation: potentials, new issues and emerging trend," said that over recent years, there had been speculation over the judgement of perceived China's shifting approach towards the South Asia.
That had a critical bearing on protracted Sino-Pak partnership that was quite necessary to redefine, clarify and reassure bilateral relations across a broader strategic spectrum and in diverse dimensions. That relevance as well as collateral occurrences also given the China-Pakistan strategic nexus in a more productive and securing manners for China's part to keep Sino-Pak partnership.
Former Ambassador Dr Maqbool Ahmed Bhatti, in his paper on Security Dimension of Pakistan-China Relations, said Pakistan China relation had become a cornerstone of Pakistan's policy since 1963, when they signed a boundary agreement.
Earlier, Sindh Education Minister Professor Dr Hamida Khuhro, in her inaugural speech, stressed on the need for a block, comprising countries of South Asia including China, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Iran, and said all those countries in joint efforts worked for the welfare of peoples of the areas.
SU Vice Chancellor Mazharul Haq Siddiqui speaking on this occasion said one of the remarkable signs of the 21st century was that Asia was transforming itself at rapid pace. The post-Cold War era had made a qualitative change by shifting the gravity of world economic activities towards Asia. The new division of economic centres was underway. It was creating new distribution of power at regional and global levels. New alliances were in the making.