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Gwadar and the “String of Pearls”
Topic Started: Feb 13 2013, 12:10 AM (308 Views)
Hong Nam
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Bought by China

Gwadar and the “String of Pearls”
By James R. Holmes
February 9, 2013

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This week the not-so-unexpected news broke that Overseas Port Holdings Ltd., a Chinese state-run enterprise, has taken over management of the western Pakistani seaport of Gwadar from the Singaporean firm PSA International.

Gwadar boasts geographic position in spades, situated as it is to India's west and near the Strait of Hormuz. But it is neither strong nor well-supplied. It sits on a narrow spit of land jutting out from the Pakistani coastline, making it an ideal target for air or missile strikes. Supplies must be transported in through
Baluchistan, a region plagued by a nagging insurgency.

Does Beijing entertain naval ambitions in the Indian Ocean? I doubt it not. But for now, China is merely cultivating options for the future. India should
keep watch while holding its fears in check. The sky may fall — but not today.

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