STRATEGIC STRAIN: SECURITY DILEMMAS FACING THE CHINA-PAKISTAN ECONOMIC CORRIDOR

Abstract

Many nations depend much on China's One Belt and One Road project. Furthermore quite dependent on this project are Pakistan and China. Still, the One Belt, One Road project poses several security issues for China and Pakistan that need to be satisfactorily addressed using deftness and success. To guarantee the proper implementation of this project, security is a major threat that has to be taken care of right after its end. This study will look at security issues' dynamics and effects in respect to the western CPEC Corridor. Solving the proximity of the western route to Afghanistan and FATA will help to maximize the benefits of the CPEC. There are argued both internal and external challenges for this megaproject.

Keywords: Insurgency, Gwadar Port, India-Pakistan rivalry, Afghanistan-Pakistan border issues, Security assessments for CPEC projects