Bisht, Pankaj Bakshi, Rajan and Sah, Reetesha
Evaluation of China Pakistan economic corridor and its security implications for India - U.S.I. Journal - 155(641), Jul-Sep, 2025: p.495-508
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was conceived as a multidimensional development project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative to connect the Gwadar Port of Pakistan to Kashgar region of China, aimed to reduce the travel time and dependency of China on Malacca Strait and provide easy access to the Arabian Sea. China’s investment through CPEC is seen as a strategic move to maintain its regional hegemony, economic gains, and strategic alliance with Pakistan. The Pakistan-China relations have always had India as its central theme, with China trying to balance India in South Asia while Pakistan seeing China as a counterweight to India. India has opposed the CPEC project as it passes through Gilgit-Baltistan region which is a disputed area and illegally occupied by Pakistan. Moreover, CPEC is facing numerous obstructions in Pakistan due to security issues, economic crisis, and frequent terror attacks on its infrastructures. The development of the CPEC through disputed territories will have security implications for India’s territorial sovereignty. Issues that encompass India’s territorial integrity significantly challenge its strategic, economic, and geopolitical interests in the region. India is, thus, not in agreement with the proposal of CPEC and must work out its own stratagem that would assist as a counterweight in the region.- Reproduced
https://usiofindia.org/pdf/USI_Journal_July_Sept_2025_Issue.pdf
Evaluation of China Pakistan economic corridor and its security implications for India - U.S.I. Journal - 155(641), Jul-Sep, 2025: p.495-508
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was conceived as a multidimensional development project under China’s Belt and Road Initiative to connect the Gwadar Port of Pakistan to Kashgar region of China, aimed to reduce the travel time and dependency of China on Malacca Strait and provide easy access to the Arabian Sea. China’s investment through CPEC is seen as a strategic move to maintain its regional hegemony, economic gains, and strategic alliance with Pakistan. The Pakistan-China relations have always had India as its central theme, with China trying to balance India in South Asia while Pakistan seeing China as a counterweight to India. India has opposed the CPEC project as it passes through Gilgit-Baltistan region which is a disputed area and illegally occupied by Pakistan. Moreover, CPEC is facing numerous obstructions in Pakistan due to security issues, economic crisis, and frequent terror attacks on its infrastructures. The development of the CPEC through disputed territories will have security implications for India’s territorial sovereignty. Issues that encompass India’s territorial integrity significantly challenge its strategic, economic, and geopolitical interests in the region. India is, thus, not in agreement with the proposal of CPEC and must work out its own stratagem that would assist as a counterweight in the region.- Reproduced
https://usiofindia.org/pdf/USI_Journal_July_Sept_2025_Issue.pdf