CHINA-
PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CPEC), ITS IMPACTS ON PAKISTAN ECONOMY
Sutinder
Singh and John Mohd Magray
GDC, Bijbehare Anantnag India, GDC, Pulwama, India
Email: singh.john@ymail.co.uk
ABSTRACT
China
is opening up its land borders in Xinjiang to interact more freely with central
Asia and Europe. China and Pakistan are jointly building the china- Pakistan
Economic Corridor (CPEC), with passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. India
views this is as violation of its sovereignty. Geopolitics rather than
geo-economics predominates India’s thinking on possibilities offered by the
revival of the old Silk Road by the Chinese. The CPEC project has been divided
into phases, the first phase being the completion of Gwadar International
Airport and major developments of Gwadar Port. This phase is expected to be
completed by the year 2017. The project also includes the expansion of
Karakoram Highway- the road that connects China with Pakistan and placement of fiber-optic
line ensuring better communication between the two countries. This paper
analyses the steps that should be taken to favour this scenario and warns about
the consequences of poorly-managed implementation of the CPEC such as
aggravating divisions within Pakistan and heightening tensions between
Islamabad and other regional players. This paper will also look into the
prospective implications of the CPEC on development of Pakistan and other
neighboring countries.
Keywords: CPEC,
Development, Economy, Phases, Silk Road Etc.
INTRODUCTION
The 3,000 km-long
china Pakistan economic corridor (CPEC) consisting of highways, railways and
pipelines is the latest irritant in the India-china relationship. The corridor
connects china’s landlocked western province of Xinjiang to Gwadar port in
south Pakistan. According to Pakistan Economic Survey 2014-15, the volume of
trade between Pakistan and China has increased to $16 billion.Complete journal>>>>>>
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