Category: CPEC/BRI
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BRI: The Infected Project of the Century by Lt Gen P R Shankar (R)
The BRI envisaged infrastructure and construction projects at a mega scale — Railways, Highways, Ports, Energy Projects, and Industrial Estate Developments across 70 odd countries. The crown jewel being the CPEC. The Chinese ambitions are to displace the US from the top. Engage countries in bilateral economic partnerships. Deploy excess Chinese capital and capacity overseas […]
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China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) – Failure Looming Ahead
https://bharatshakti.in/china-pakistan-economic-corridor-cpec-failure-looming-ahead/ March 14, 2019; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd); 1 Print Email Editor’s Note Is the CPEC faltering? What is the extent to which it has been pruned down already? Why are more and more countries getting apprehensive about Chinese funding? Has it got anything to do with Hambantota unfolding – the Chinese garnering a 99 […]
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The Weak Heart of CPEC – Neglected Beyond Repair?
https://bharatshakti.in/the-weak-heart-of-cpec-neglected-beyond-repair/ Image Courtesy: Herald Magazine – Dawn May 09, 2018; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd.); 3 Print Email Editor’s Note We have already published a fairly large number of articles by the author on the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in BharatShakti. in. This article focuses primarily on the cascading effects of the CPEC on Baluchistan. […]
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The Grand Global Corridors & China Pakistan Economic Corridor
Image Courtesy: Wali Zahid https://bharatshakti.in/the-grand-global-corridors-china-pakistan-economic-corridor/ October 13, 2017; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retired); 1 Print Email Editor’s Note Over the last two centuries, many a corridor for trade and trasit have been created by the world’s super rich nations. The Panama Canal is one such example that continues to count the passage of thousands of ships […]
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Coal Firing ‘CPEC’: Colonisation Of Pakistan & Enrichment Of China
Image Courtesy: Financial Express https://bharatshakti.in/coal-firing-cpec-colonisation-of-pakistan-enrichment-of-china/ November 13, 2017; By: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retired) Print Email Editor’s Note Notwithstanding the problems China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is expected to encounter as China progresses with the project to link its western provinces to Gwadar port, there are also a few issues that run against the policies it seems […]
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The New Carotids Of China
https://bharatshakti.in/the-new-carotids-of-china/ March 05, 2017; By: Lt Gen PR Shankar (Retd); 8 Print Email Editor’s Note The China-Pakistan-Economic-Corridor (CPEC) has evoked high decibel responses in India. The fact that it runs through territory that Indians claim as theirs, may deny the corridor legitimacy in an international court. Given the fact of the Chinese losing their case for islands in […]
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CPEC – The Chinese Carotid, Pakistani Jugular and an Indian Opportunity
https://bharatshakti.in/cpec-the-chinese-carotid-pakistani-jugular-and-an-indian-opportunity/ May 19, 2017; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retd); 1 Print Email EDITOR’S NOTE The General, in a previous article in BharatShakti.in, had argued that the China Pakistan Economic Corridor was a carotid for China (https://bharatshakti.in/the-new-carotids-of-china/). However, it imposes huge costs on both China and Pakistan. For the Chinese the security of the corridor that passes through […]
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The CPEC Fable – “China Punjab Economic Corridor” or “Colonise Pakistan Enrich China”?
The CPEC Fable – “China Punjab Economic Corridor” or “Colonise Pakistan Enrich China”? June 06, 2017; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar (Retired); 5 Print Email Editor’s Note In the General’s last article on China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) (https://bharatshakti.in/cpec-the-chinese-carotid-pakistani-jugular-and-an-indian-opportunity/), he had examined the mammoth project from an Indian viewpoint. In this article he reviews the project as perceived […]
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China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and Kashmiri Angles
https://bharatshakti.in/china-pakistan-economic-corridor-cpec-and-kashmiri-angles/ June 30, 2017; By: Lt Gen P R Shankar(Retired); 2 Print Email Editor’s Note The China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is undoubtedly the showpiece of the grandiose Belt and Road Initiative of China, and is making news almost daily. In the author’s previous articles on CPEC ( https://bharatshakti.in/author/shankar-pr/), he had analysed what it would mean for various actors […]
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The Story Of BRI So Far—Loose Belt And Bumpy Road
Lt Gen. PR Shankar (retd) New Delhi 23 April 2019 original article in sniwire.com The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), dubbed the “Project of the Century”, evokes sharp reactions, divided opinions and polarised views. The divide is clear—for or against. The views expressed here are those I consider best in India’s national interests. The second Belt and […]
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