CHINA PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR: PAKISTAN’S GEOPOLITICAL STANDING BETWEEN THE US AND CHINA

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Dr Shabana Fayyaz

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The present research study encapsulates Pakistan’s geopolitical standing vis-à-vis the US and China with the commencement of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). It also reflects upon the multi-dimensional aspects of the Pakistan’s geo-strategic importance for both, by primarily focusing on security, economics and politics. Parallel to this, Pakistan’s strategic perspective regarding the onset of CPEC and its initiatives to further solidify its relationship with China is highlighted. The impact of the initiation of CPEC upon the US – Pak equation is also deliberated. Theoretical prism of ‘Complex Interdependence’ put forth by Robert Koehane and Joseph Nye is employed to explain, how economic and social interactions pave way for the mutual security stakes across the board. One of the key inference is, overlapping and interconnectedness of the geopolitical, geo-economic and geostrategic   theoretical  ideas and practices are relevant at the global and regional level equally.

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