Strategic Vacuum Staring At J&K, And Beyond

AS the US-China debate intensifies on how much Pakistan will gain or lose because of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Jammu and Kashmir, including Ladakh, will be in the crosshairs of the super-power rivalry. It has triggered a worrisome situation for the Indian nation in this part of the country. Delhi seems to be clueless about the consequences of the Washington-Beijing rivalry in the geopolitics of this region.

Shutting eyes to the competing narratives of a superpower can complicate the situation for India, and the battleground will be Jammu and Kashmir through which the CPEC passes. Since Delhi has reinforced its claim on the whole of the erstwhile princely state of Jammu and Kashmir on November 2, the CPEC can complicate matters.