Abstract:
OBOR offshoot initiative, the China Pakistan Economic
Corridor (CPEC), is one of the six vital corridors
envisioned to realise China’s promise to shun
protectionism, and promote global, regional and national
economic growth. This paper assesses the existing
architecture of strategic competition in South Asia. In
relation to this, it studies in particular the potential of
CPEC and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)
after admission of India and Pakistan as full members of
the latter to shape and strengthen existing strategic
stability in South Asia between these nuclear armed
neighbours. Similarly, China’s role is discussed in the
event of any potential crisis (such as the Jammu and
Kashmir dispute) between India and Pakistan to avert
crisis escalation between them.
