Abstract
Regional and global geo-political and geo-strategic whirlwind changes
have pushed the states to revisit and reconceptualize their role and
position. Mutual politico-economic and strategic significance propel
them to constitute new alliances and sign new pacts and protocols. In
the contemporary world, new avenues of regional and inter-regional
economic cooperation and trade have achieved the centrality at the
stage of international relations. China Pakistan Economic Corridor
(CPEC), a Sino-Pak joint initiative, has become the flagship project of
inter-regional connectivity and integration. The CPEC would link the
regions to promote regional and inter-regional commerce and trade
cooperation and would boost the economic activities which would
resultantly become helpful to seal off the vicious cycle of poverty.
However, some regional and non regional states expressed their
reservations over CPEC. The paper will seek whether or not CPEC can
help Pakistan to overcome its energy crisis and cure the ever-ailing
economy? The study will also analyze how operational CPEC would
counter the Indian hegemonic designs in South Asia? The research will
also frame a set of recommendations to capitalize the CPEC and counter
the possible considerations to Pakistan’s security and economy.
