• Jyoti Shekhawat
• Dr. Anurag Tripathi

CPEC, a project specific to china and Pakistan is a part of the larger Belt and Road initiative which is a dream project of china revitalizing the ancient silk route. CPEC plays a very important role in the growth of the still struggling economy of Pakistan and enhances china’s prospects of increasing its influence in South Asia both economically and politically. There are numerous aspects to CPEC that this paper discusses. Reasons why china has taken up this expensive venture, obstacles to this initiative like terrorism both in Pakistan as well as china and resistance by the people of Pakistan because of the lack of transparency, is being analyzed in the paper. There is a detailed study of the phases CPEC has gone through due to the changing domestic politics in the region. The stance of the beneficiary nations in South Asia and India’s resistance to CPEC has been dwelled upon.

CPEC, China, Pakistan, South Asia, India

"China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Implications in the Region ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no.444-451, February-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902564.pdf

"China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and its Implications in the Region ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 2, page no. pp444-451, February-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1902564.pdf