Author (Person) | Kumar, Sunaina, Stanzel, Angela |
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Publisher | European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) |
Series Title | Commentary |
Series Details | 05.10.16 |
Publication Date | 05/10/2016 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog, News |
As the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor begins to take shape, the troubled province of Balochistan could become a flashpoint for regional competition. Could the Great Game in Asia shift from Afghanistan to Balochistan? According to watchers of the complex geostrategic region, including a former general of Pakistan’s army, it already has. With rising political tension in the region, brought to the fore by the ambitious China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), the central players, Pakistan and China, are contending with many unexpected factors, including India. China is investing $46bn in the China Pakistan Economic Corridor project, which aims to link western China to Pakistan's Arabia Sea with a network of road, rail and energy pipelines. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_the_balochistan_tinderbox7133# |
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Countries / Regions | Europe, Southern Asia |