67 gfpr 10.31703/gfpr Global Foreign Policies Review gfpr 2788-502X 2788-5038 Humanity Publications Pakistan 394294 10.31703/gfpr.2023(VI-I).03 4763 1.0 article Navigating India's Counter Narrative over CPEC Akhtar Muhammad Nauman Conceptualization Writing – original draft PhD International Politics, Shandong University Qingdao China Corresponding Author: Muhammad Nauman Akhtar, PhD International Politics, Shandong University, Qingdao, China.

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the flagship project of the 'Belt and Road Initiative' (BRI). It enters Pakistan through the territory of Gilgit Baltistan, claimed by India as part of Jammu and Kashmir. India claims that CPEC violates its territorial sovereignty. Therefore, India totally rejected CPEC. Moreover, the world community accepts Jammu and Kashmir as disputed territory. Due to these reasons, CPEC has become a bone of contention between Pakistan and India. India evaluates CPEC as a key strategic project that will be an instrument in China's diplomatic clout. It will also be detrimental to the geopolitical supremacy of India in South Asia. While on the other hand, Pakistan considers CPEC her economic lifeline and negates Indian assertation as baseless. The research will address the Indian narrative and Pakistan's counter-narrative related to CPEC.

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China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is the flagship project of the 'Belt and Road Initiative' (BRI). It enters Pakistan through the territory of Gilgit Baltistan, claimed by India as part of Jammu and Kashmir. India claims that CPEC violates its territorial sovereignty. Therefore, India totally rejected CPEC. Moreover, the world community accepts Jammu and Kashmir as disputed territory. Due to these reasons, CPEC has become a bone of contention between Pakistan and India. India evaluates CPEC as a key strategic project that will be an instrument in China's diplomatic clout. It will also be detrimental to the geopolitical supremacy of India in South Asia. While on the other hand, Pakistan considers CPEC her economic lifeline and negates Indian assertation as baseless. The research will address the Indian narrative and Pakistan's counter-narrative related to CPEC.

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