Geo-Strategic Location of Baluchistan and its Impact on Super Powers
Journal Title: ACADEMIC JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Baluchistan is the largest province of Pakistan. On partition of Sub-continent, it acceded to Pakistan. Baluchistan, connects Iranian Plateau with South East Asia and Central Asia. It hasa long coast line along the Arabian Sea. This gives it, geo-strategically an important place. The civilizations have always developed along the waters. The waters have been used as trade route since long. Pakistan is a gateway to the strategically important 'Strait Of Hurmoz' in the Indian Ocean. Balochistan is blessed with hidden treasures and has constantly been a centre piece of Regional Politics. The establishment of Gwadar Port as a possible regional economic hub has influenced the regional and extra regional powers to develop strategic and economic relations with Pakistan to reach the energy enriched Central Asian Republics (CARs). Iran and Dubai Port World (UAE) have interests to keep Gwadar Port out of competition as it serves as a gateway to Strait of Hurmoz. Pakistan needs to be addressing all the concerns to make Gwadar as a regional energy corridor. In the recent months, Baluchistan has come into limelight in the international media and the opposition movements have risen to the extent where the Baluchies are demanding liberation and separation. It is very much evident that the geo-policies of Baluchistan, internal contradictions in Baluchi society, state response and the foreign hand have aggravated the problems in the province. This paper aims at discussing, these real factors. The territory of Baluchistan makes it a prime location for the development of roads, railroads and pipelines to ties the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia. To enhance this development, the construction of a deep-water port at Gwadar has the potential of bringing globalization to the region in an exponential manner. So the role of super powers and their rivalry will minimize to some extent in the region. As such, the strategic importance of Baluchistan lies in its potential to be in the forefront in development of South Asia, or be the epicenter of the next large-scale multinational conflict.
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NUSRAT REHMAN, NAZIR HUSSAIN SHAH
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