Hyde
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CPEC is a template,
As I have been saying in past, Iran, India, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries will be linked sometime in the future. It is a natural alliance after completion of infrastructure in Pakistan.
China & Pakistan needs to import energy from Middle East and Persian Gulf so it would lay a pipeline going across Pakistan. China has signed a deal with Russia for gas imports but it may not cater the growing demand of Western China. Afghanistan would want to gain access to Gwadar port for shorter route to Afghanistan so the route of CPEC will be beneficial for them. We will be looking forward to increase bilateral trade with Central Asia so they may also be linked together via Afghanistan.
It's a vision, beneficial for the whole subcontinent. Unless India develops a direct trade route with China, it has the potential to cater the needs of Indian trade going to China via Lahore & Sialkot. It is very ideal route to meet the requirement of North India.
The biggest beneficiary is likely to be China and Pakistan due to obvious reasons but the pace of bilateral trades between South Asia, Central Asia and Middle East will increase manifold.
As I have been saying in past, Iran, India, Afghanistan and Central Asian countries will be linked sometime in the future. It is a natural alliance after completion of infrastructure in Pakistan.
China & Pakistan needs to import energy from Middle East and Persian Gulf so it would lay a pipeline going across Pakistan. China has signed a deal with Russia for gas imports but it may not cater the growing demand of Western China. Afghanistan would want to gain access to Gwadar port for shorter route to Afghanistan so the route of CPEC will be beneficial for them. We will be looking forward to increase bilateral trade with Central Asia so they may also be linked together via Afghanistan.
It's a vision, beneficial for the whole subcontinent. Unless India develops a direct trade route with China, it has the potential to cater the needs of Indian trade going to China via Lahore & Sialkot. It is very ideal route to meet the requirement of North India.
The biggest beneficiary is likely to be China and Pakistan due to obvious reasons but the pace of bilateral trades between South Asia, Central Asia and Middle East will increase manifold.