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The Gwadar Deep Sea Port Project being developed in Balochistan at the crossroads of South Asia and West Asia is the largest developmental project being undertaken in Pakistan and kickstarts development in a hitherto undeveloped region and brings in an extra-regional power—China. Its location at the entrance of the Gulf, the continued unstable environment in the Gulf region after the Gulf War and the emergence of the Central Asian States have enhanced the geo-strategic significance of the port. During the Cold War, the Soviet Union had realised its significance and was keen to gain access to Gwadar for an opening to the Indian Ocean. Pakistan has been interested in the project to gain strategic depth further to the southwest from its major ports in the Karachi-Bin Qasim Complex that has long been vulnerable to the Indian Navy as was reflected in 1971.

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Alok Bansal, a former naval Captain, is Director, India Foundation. He is also the Secretary-General of the Asian Eurasian Human Rights Forum and a member of the Ladakh Planning Board. He was the Founder-Executive Director of the South Asian Institute for Strategic Affairs (SAISA) and the facilitator of the India Policy Group on Afghanistan.

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