Articles

China-Pakistan Strategic Nexus: Implications for India

The growing China-Pakistan nexus raises the threat to India. Their strategic and territorial interests have been cemented by the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). With the flow of Chinese military power into Pakistan, China veritably straddles....

April 16, 2021 Pakistan , Article , China , CCP , CPEC , PLA , Gwadar , Ladakh , Two Front war , Western Theatre Command , J &K

CPEC: Chinese ‘Dragon’ in Pakistan’s ‘Tent'

Col Nilesh Kunwar (Retd.) Article

On Monday, 22 Feb 2021, Pakistan’s Cabinet Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor [CCoCPEC] instructed Ministries of Defence and Interior to ensure that Pakistan Navy and the Coast Guards immediately vacate 116 acres of real estate in Gwadar....

March 02, 2021 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Pakistan , Article , China , CPEC , Gwadar , Pakistan Navy , BRI , Pishkuan

Deconstructing China Pakistan Economic Corridor- Is it Viable?

Aakriti Vinayak, Research Associate, VIF Commentary

Covid-19 crisis has compelled the world to re- envision its strategies of cooperation and contestation with China. International community has demanded an investigation of the origin of virus putting the spotlight firmly on China. However, these unpr....

September 11, 2020 Neighbourhood Studies , Pakistan , Commentary , Pakistan , China , Belt and Road Initiative , CPEC , Gwadar , Economic crisis , China Pakistan Economic Corridor , China Perfidy

Gwadar and The Chinese Navy

Commodore Gopal Suri

The Gwadar Port

The port of Gwadar has been a prominent part of Pakistani aspirations and also figures in many arguments about Chinese ambitions in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Gwadar has also been projected as the gatew....

January 18, 2017 National Security and Strategic Studies , Gwadar , Chinese Navy , Pakistan Port

China’s Stance towards Pakistan Occupied Kashmir: Recent Developments

Dr Teshu Singh, Research Fellow, VIF

Background Given its geo-strategic location, China has been keenly interested in the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) for long. The Chinese plan, to use Pakistan card against India dates back to the 1950’s when Zhou En Lai suggested....

November 28, 2016 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , India , China , Kashmir , POK , OBOR , CPEC , Gwadar , Karakoram Highway , NDRC , National Development Reform Commission , Zarb-e-Azb , XUAR in China