Balance of Power Politics, CPEC, Gwadar Deep-Sea Port, Insurgency, Geopolitics, Geostrategic, Nationalism, Maritime Silk Road, Warm Water politics, One Belt One Road (OBOR)

This paper aims at elaborating the geopolitical importance of Balochistan in regards with mega projects of Gwadar Port and China-Pakistan Economic Corridor. It will also examine the impacts of the changing regional alliance system due to the Chinese presence in Pakistan’s Gwadar Port. In recent years, the Changing geopolitical importance of Balochistan, as it is located at the crossroads of Indian Ocean, the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, where most of the seaborne energy trade occurs, gained remarkable Chinese attention. Since, throughout the human history, the geographical location of a state has always played a pivotal role in the political history of the world. It always helped the nations to formulate the domestic as well as their foreign policies. Chinese interests cover certain aspects. The growing Chinese ambitions in South Asian Region have sparked a kind of debate about the geopolitical importance of the region. China has signed a multi-billion-dollar agreement with Pakistan in order to have a much more dominant role in these territories. Furthermore, this paper also examines the local and national reservations on the development of Gwadar Port and CPEC as well as the impacts of growing Chinese presence in Pakistan on regional balance of power politics.