Srinagar, Feb. 8 -- The so-called all weather partnership between Beijing and Islamabad has long been masquerading as a diplomatic triumph of mutual interest, yet for any keen observers, it is nothing more than a calculated axis of deceit designed to keep South Asia in a state of perpetual friction. While the leadership in Islamabad continues to croon about a relationship that is supposedly higher than the Himalayas and sweeter than honey, the reality on the ground suggests a much more sinister dynamic where Pakistan has effectively auctioned its sovereignty to the highest bidder in the Far East. This is not a union of equals but a new and insidious form of imperialism within the Global South, where a predatory superpower leverages the de...