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Gwadar Port
Gwadar: Emerging Port City or Chinese Colony?
By Logan Pauley and Hamza Shad
Pakistan must take care that Gwadar doesn't become a Chinese “state within a state.”
National Ambitions Meet Local Opposition Along the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
By Michael Kovrig
Pakistan's central government is all-in on CPEC. But at key points, local communities are resisting.
Gwadar’s Water Crisis
By Mariyam Suleman
Gwadar, the regional hub of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor struggles with continuous water crisis after years of chronic water shortages.
A New China Military Base in Pakistan?
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Reports about Beijing trying to acquire another facility there could have significant consequences for the region.
Can Russia Piggyback on China’s ‘String of Pearls’?
By Nicholas Trickett
Russia looks to gain an advantage from the glut of infrastructure projects in Pakistan, Iran, and India.
How India is Playing its Indian Ocean Ace Card
By Jeff M. Smith
A closer look at New Delhi's renewed focus on the Andamans.
What’s Happening at Pakistan’s Gwadar Port?
By Zofeen T Ebrahim
Despite big promises, the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is yet to deliver local benefits.
CPEC and the Baloch Insurgency
By Shazar Shafqat
Balochistan stands to gain little from the massive project, despite being in desperate need of economic opportunity.
Pakistan and China: Don't Fear Chabahar Port
By Ahmad Bilal Khalil
A closer look at what Iran's Chabahar port deal with India and Afghanistan really means for China and Pakistan's CPEC.
Balochistan: The Troubled Heart of the CPEC
By Usman Shahid
Long-standing violence in Pakistan’s most impoverished province is given new impetus by modern geopolitics.
The Plight of the Gwadar Fisherman
By Shah Meer Baloch
At Gwadar port, the heart of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, local fishermen see their livelihood under attack.
The Reality of India-Iran Ties
By Kabir Taneja
A post-Modi visit analysis