Gwadar Coverage Assessment
08/26/20 As the Coronavirus keeps it hold on the world’s economic situation, mega projects like China’s Gwadar Special Economic Zone, located in Pakistan and part of the Belt & Road Initiative, are left in a precarious position. With trillions of dollars at stake and the future order of international politics in the balance, the United States and China are set to redesign the global paradigm. Countries, much like they did at the close of the Second World War, are forced to take sides or sustain in a dangerous middle ground. One such ally straddling the divide is long-term U.S. partner in the region, Pakistan. Pakistan turned its back on Washington in 2015 after signing a 43-year lease with China to establish the port in Gwadar, until then a small fishing village in the separatist plagued region of Balochistan. “DAWN”, a Pakistani business daily, focuses on the immediate effects of the investment and what it means to ordinary Pakistanis. ...