You are again confriming my point ..... to you Gwadar means limiting Indian navy !!!!! While as for China ... this is of a greater strategic value, to them it is worth its weight in gold. Which unfortunately Paksitan was not able to "extract" as they thought only about limiting India. So who is the loser here !!!
Pakistan was not asking for aid of $ 1.5 to $ 3 billion from China ......... all it wanted was China to deposit this "foreign exchange" in its bank so that it could meet its financial obligation and would not have to go to IMF for cripling loans. What happened ????? An ally indeed !!!!!
Yeah. But thats only one aspect of it. There are economic benefits aswell. Google it if you are so capable.
Its worth its weight in gold for all parties.... Pakistan DID NOT jsut think about exctracting only the single benefit.
Pakistan has not extracted full benefit yet for multiple reasons.
1. The port just opened a year or two ago.
2. The infrastructure is still being developed in that area. For example, we still need a rail tracks connecting Gawadar to the north.
3. There is a general down turn in economic activity in Pakistan.
4. The law and order situation doesnt permit full benefits of the project. For one thing, Afghanistan which would through the port have quickest access to the gulf through Gawadar is wreck currently. China has to be connected through Balochistan, which is also a wreck.
5. The global down turn has meant that trade is also down, so this a concern for developed ports around the world, Dubai for example has seen a huge down turn. So if a huge developed port city like Dubai is feeling the heat, imagine what its like for a port like Gawadar which is only just beginning!
As for alliances and what the mean, thats a moot point. Alliances dont mean you give things for free. And they dont always work to your advantage.
America has had to deal with the unreliable allies for years. But alliances such as these do pay dividends in the long run.