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The Silent Encirclement: How China Is Reshaping the Bharatiya Subcontinent
China’s challenge to the Bharatiya subcontinent extends far beyond conventional military pressure along the Line of Actual Control. This analysis explains how infrastructure finance, defence supply, ports, digital networks, debt exposure and political influence can create asymmetric dependence across South Asia. It provides country-specific assessments of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and…
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Gwadar’s High-Stakes Gamble: Why Russia’s CPEC Option Alarms Bharat
Russia’s possible use of Gwadar Port is a high-stakes geopolitical issue because Gwadar is tied to CPEC, China’s Belt and Road Initiative, and Pakistan-occupied territory claimed by Bharat. The proposal offers Moscow a potential non-Western trade route at a time of sanctions pressure, while giving Pakistan diplomatic validation for its corridor strategy. However, the risks…
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Déjà vu in Pakistan: The eerie similarities between 2023 and 1971
Pakistan is facing a complex set of political and economic challenges in 2023, which bear some striking similarities to the situation the country faced in 1971. In both cases, the popular electoral choice has been kept out of power, bad economic markers such as GDP and inflation have been on the rise, and regional identity…