Category: CPEC/BRI
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CPEC : A LOOSE BELT ON A BUMPY ROAD
Lt Gen K J Singh (R) narrated an absorbing account of the BRI and CPEC in a story telling fashion. Ignore the visuals but listen to his audio alone. His depth of knowledge and grasp of the BRI and his ability to narrate the complex project in a simplistic manner was simply great. Listen to…
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Global Initiatives of China
In this video, Lt Gen SL Narasimhan outlines and explains the five global initiatives of China : namely BRI, Global Initiative for Digital Security, Global Development Initiative , Global Security Initiative and Global Civilisational Initiative. These initiatives are those which will enable China to establish a Sino centric world order. Understanding these are important to…
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CPEC Endgame
The conversation with Lt Gen K J Singh clarified that the CPEC has changed the fortunes of Pakistan forever but for the worse. The more relevant issue which came out was that the CPEC can not be revived. Further, China has other option but to stay committed to Pakistan…for good or bad. USA will also…
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A Peek Into Everyday China : Loose Belt and Bumpy Road
The belt of the BRI is loose and it has hit a lot of bumps. Long back I had written an article on BRI titled The Story of BRI so far _ A loose Belt and Bumpy Road. Today the belt is too loose and strictly speaking the road is no more bumpy but has…
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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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