Launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a comprehensive foreign policy aimed at promoting regional and international development through infrastructure investments. This initiative seeks to connect China's expanding economy with the rest of the world via land and maritime routes. A key component of the BRI is the 3,000 km China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which encompasses highways, railways, oil and gas pipelines, and a fiber optic network linking Kashgar in China’s Southern Xinjiang with Gwadar in Pakistan's Balochistan. There are concerns that the BRI may exacerbate geopolitical tensions and security issues throughout Asia. This paper will analyze these perspectives by investigating CPEC’s impact on the geopolitical dynamics among Pakistan, China, and India while also exploring the connections between the BRI and insurgency movements in Pakistan. Ultimately, this case study will evaluate whether it contributes to greater stability or instability in the region.
