Pakistan’s Trajectory: A Balancing Act Of Progress And Challenges – OpEd
Pakistan’s trajectory is shaped by a complex interplay of progress and challenges. The government, while not without its critics,..
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China–Pakistan Economic Corridor
Network of infrastructure projects
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is a 3,000 km Chinese infrastructure network project in construction in Pakistan. This sea-and-land-based corridor is aimed to secure and reduce the passage for China's energy imports from the Middle East, by avoiding the existing route from the Straits of Malacca between Malaysia and Indonesia, which, in case of war could be blockaded, and thus hamper the Chinese energy-dependent economic avenues. Developing a deep water port at Gwadar in the Arabian Sea and a well built road and rail line from this port to Xinjiang region in western China would be a shortcut for boosting the trade between Europe and China. In Pakistan, it aims to overcome an electricity shortfall, infrastructural development and modernize transportation networks. Along with shifting it from an agricultural based economic structure to industrial based.
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Geopolitical Chessboard: India’s Role In Gilgit Baltistan’s Security Landscape – OpEd
Gilgit Baltistan (GB) stands out as an unparalleled natural beauty that has great geostrategic importance. It is situated in the..
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