The Economic Viability of Gwadar Port: An Economic Hub for Maritime Trade

Hikmat Shah Afridi, Sumayya Bibi and Bilal Muhammad
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Hikmat Shah Afridi: PhD,Department of Politics & IR,International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan.
Sumayya Bibi: PhD Scholar,Department of Political Science,University of Kebangsaan, Selangor, Malaysia
Bilal Muhammad: PhD Scholar, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur, Sindh, Pakistan.

Global Political Review, 2016, vol. 1, issue 1, 19-31

Abstract: Gwadar Port is the mega project of ongoing developmental projects in Balochistan which is shaping the economy of the World. The port is creating opportunities and possibilities for promoting regional and international shipping and it will resuscitate trade links between China and CARs being the closest route to warm waters. Gwadar Port has vast region to influence; stretching up to several breakaway states of the former Soviet Union in the north, to Iran, the Gulf, the Middle East and East Africa in the west, to India and Sri Lanka in the south. Moreover, this deep port is serving the Gulf and East African ports with fast feeder services. It has deep-water sea complementary to Karachi and Bin Qasim ports for enhancing cargo shipments and therefore it will be a mother port for Asia in the coming years.

Keywords: Balochistan; Sea; Gwadar Port; CARs; CPEC; Natural Resources; Geostrategic (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.31703/gpr.2016(I-I).03

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