CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR: AN INSIGHT INTO SECURITY PERSPECTIVE
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https://doi.org/10.47781/asia-pacific.vol42.Iss42.7432Keywords:
Security perspective, Socio-economic development, Regional integrationAbstract
China Pakistan Economic Corridor is steeped in the grand strategy of creating co-prosperous regions in its neighbourhood with the Silk Road Economic Belt and Maritime Silk Road while providing China with nonMalacca access to the Indian Ocean for its uninterrupted energy trade with Middle East, Europe and Africa. The paper elucidates an overview of CPEC and its catalyst significance for BRI while enlisting the benefits it entails for satisfying China and Pakistan’s economic aspirations. Besides insight into security perspective, paper also puts light on hurdles and roadblocks Pakistan sees on political, diplomatic, economic and security fronts especially from the anti-CPEC forces under foreign patronage playing out on the regional terrorism landscape in and around Pakistan. The study is a qualitative one as the methodology pertains to examining the existing literature on the subject. Consequent analysis of CPEC would aid to highlight prime dimensions needed to be prioritized for successful accomplishment of CPEC important for Pakistan’s development and growth.
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Sareen, S. (2016). Corridor Calculuc: China Pakistan Economic Corridor & China's Comprador Investment Model in Pakistan (Monogram). New Delhi: Vivekananda International Foundation.
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Siddique, O. & Achakzai, M.A (2022). Balochistan: The Unrealised Potential. PIDE Knowledge Brief No 2022:54
Sinha, R. (2022, February 24). CPEC and Its (de)Stabilising Effect on Pakistan. Retrieved from https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/cpec-and-its-destabilising-effect-on-pakistan
Singh, D and Magry, J. (2017) China- Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Its Impacts On Pakistan Economy, International Journal of Innovative Re-search and Advanced Studies (IJIRAS) 4(7) 7
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Tchakarova, V (2021, 04 23). Is A Cold War 2.0 Inevitable. Retrieved from https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/is-cold-war-2-inevitable.
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Wolpert, S.A (n,d,) British Raj: Indian and Pakistan History. Retrieved from https://www.britannica.com/topic/East-India-Company.
Younus, K. (2020). Strategic Convergence and Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region: Policy Options for Pakistan. Margalla Papers, 24(1), 81-96.
Zee News (2018, February 20). China in Talks with Balochistan Terrorists to Protect CPEC Installations. Retrieved from http://zeenews.india.com/world/china-in-talks-with-balochistan-terrorists-to-protect-cpec-installations-claims-report-2082642.html.
Zeng, D. Z. (Ed.). (2010). Building engines for growth and competitiveness in China: Experience with special economic zones and industrial clusters. World Bank Publications.
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