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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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US or China – Who started it?
There are many claims that it was the US, irked by China’s economic and geopolitical rise, started surrounding China with bases and military posts and thus threatened the Chinese. Is it correct? To understand the current predicament, we must understand what has happened between these two countries. Let us quickly breeze through the historical issues…