China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies

Gul, Saima; Umer, Saima; Malik, Muhammad Shoaib

doi:10.31703/ger.2018(iii-i).07

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“…In 2015, the replenishment of the Defense Cooperation Framework Agreement and the Joint Strategic Vision additionally fortified the alliance that was developed years back (Khan 2017a , b ). Other numerous partnerships can be seen between US and India too, mainly to contain China (Gul et al 2018 ).…”

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China, the emerging economic power: options and repercussions for Pak–US relations

Khan

2020

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Washington established relations with Pakistan immediately after the independence when Moscow was diplomatically avoided by Pakistan elite policymakers to opt for one of the superpowers as a need for the Cold War. The article aims to analyses Beijing as an emerging economic power with special reference to Pak-US relations. During and after the Cold War period both the USA and Pakistan have close relations to deter communist expansionism in South Asia and Central Asia but post 9/11 when the US decided to overthrow the Taliban government in Afghanistan, Pakistan aligned its policies and strategies with Washington. Despite Pakistan's huge sacrifices and loss of life and economic suffering, the US still doubts Pakistan's intentions. In this backdrop, Pakistan tilted wholeheartedly toward its all-weather friend China for its diplomatic moral, political, and military support.

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China, the emerging economic power: options and repercussions for Pak–US relations

Khan

2020

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“…The US resurgence to Asia is the realization that "the future of politics will be decided in Asia, not Afghanistan or Iraq, and the US will be right there at the center of the action." 48 Ascendant China is very much in the view of US policymakers, therefore, criticism on BRI is branded as 'Debt-Trap Policy' 49 and China being a 'Revisionist Power' 50 is challenging current geoeconomics strategies of the US.…”

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Strategic Convergence and Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region: Policy Options for Pakistan

Younus¹

2020

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With Indo-Pacific being the stage for US-China strategic influence, South East Asia’s geopolitical scenario is likely to be transformed considerably. By declaring India as a Net Security Provider, the US has backed its outreach in the region by officially adjoining Pacific and Indian Oceans as the Indo-Pacific region. Major countries of the region including China, Russia, India, and Pakistan are in the phase of diversifying and reconfiguring their relationships. Within this scenario, Pakistan and India are likely to pursue their strategic interests that take them in opposite directions. While the US endows India with its strategic partner status, CPEC in Pakistan has emerged as a litmus test for China’s BRI. The contestation is to have a direct bearing on the strategic matrix of South Asia generally and Pakistan particularly. This qualitative research under the framework of realist/neo-realist and complex interdependence’s assumptions undertakes to account for this Sino-US strategic convergence and competition that is leading to a security dilemma in South Asia with implications for Pakistan. It concludes cooperation between the US and China is to enhance Pakistan’s security both internal and external while competition is to erode it. Alongside, this paper formulates some policy options for Pakistan’s decisionmakers for ensuring the security and socio-economic development of the country. Bibliography Entry Younus, Khadija. 2020. "Strategic Convergence and Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region: Policy Options for Pakistan." Margalla Papers 24 (1): 81-96.

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China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Debt Quagmire or a Ridge Rope for Struggling Economies

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China, the emerging economic power: options and repercussions for Pak–US relations

China, the emerging economic power: options and repercussions for Pak–US relations

Strategic Convergence and Competition in the Indo-Pacific Region: Policy Options for Pakistan

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