http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).03
10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).03
Published : Mar 2023
Navigating India's Counter Narrative over CPEC
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the flagship project of the 'Belt and Road Initiative' (BRI). It enters Pakistan through the territory of Gilgit Baltistan, claimed by India as part of Jammu and Kashmir. India claims that CPEC violates its territorial sovereignty. Therefore, India totally rejected CPEC. Moreover, the world community accepts Jammu and Kashmir as disputed territory. Due to these reasons, CPEC has become a bone of contention between Pakistan and India. India evaluates CPEC as a key strategic project that will be an instrument in China's diplomatic clout. It will also be detrimental to the geopolitical supremacy of India in South Asia. While on the other hand, Pakistan considers CPEC her economic lifeline and negates Indian assertation as baseless. The research will address the Indian narrative and Pakistan's counter-narrative related to CPEC.
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China, CPEC, India, Pakistan, Economic Cooperation, Security, South Asia
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(1) Muhammad Nauman Akhtar
PhD International Politics, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.
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APA : Akhtar, M. N. (2023). Navigating India's Counter Narrative over CPEC. Global Foreign Policies Review, VI(I), 28-38. https://doi.org/10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).03
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CHICAGO : Akhtar, Muhammad Nauman. 2023. "Navigating India's Counter Narrative over CPEC." Global Foreign Policies Review, VI (I): 28-38 doi: 10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).03
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