SWOT Analysis of Gwadar and Chabahar Port
Gwadar and Chabahar port both have significance due to their geostrategic position for the emerging economic powers of Asia, India, and China. Gwadar port managed by China under the CPEC agreement, while on the other side, Chabahar port funded by India under Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA) which was signed on 23 May 2016 between India, Afghanistan, and Iran. Both ports are located in a significant strategic position for an energy trade route to connect Central Asia, Middle East, and Europe. Due to economic cost, both ports came into competition with each other. However, Iran and Pakistan both states deny any competition with each other and both states keenly interested in building cooperation and connections with each other. No doubt China is the emerging economic power of the world while the US try to contain China's growing influence in the Asian region for its resources. This paper focused on the nature of both ports and built arguments that possible strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threat in the light of comparative analysis through descriptive studies
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Gwadar, Chabahar, Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, Threats, CPEC
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(1) Shabnam Gul
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
(2) Sabahat Jaleel
Lecturer, University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Faizan Asgher
MPhil, Peace & Counter Terrorism Studies, Minhaj University Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.