Of late, there has been much talk of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) that stretches from the autonomous region of Xinjiang to the Gwadar port. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to have brought up the issue of the economic corridor passing through PoK in his bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in September. The story went that both the US and the Soviets had a choice of engaging in an arms race or channelling resources for economic development. the economic corridor, is valuable not just to Pakistan but also to China. But the more important concern relates to the possible conflict in Pakistan between votaries of economic development and supporters of militancy.

Source: Mint November 02, 2016 20:13 UTC