Re: India ‘concerned’ over China’s role in Gwadar
Well, you build infrastructure for the future as much as the present. The commercial advantages can only accrue if there is port for such activity to take place.
For pakistan I think this has many advantages. Of course it has defense implication, having China in the area of sets the Indian presence. Pakistan has military disadvantage, Indian navy is much larger and Pakistan only has one (or two?) ports, so of course they would need another. Even if India isnt a threat, you must prepare for threats unseen and seen, so…
Also, there is great potential in the port. At some point the region will settle down, and things will look up again.
Perhaps its posturing.. But then Pakistan didnt just hand over the port to China, they had the Singapore company running first, which I suppose didnt work out. Plus, other neigbors of India have also had ports built by China.
In the end, alls fair in love and war, and if you can make a healthy buck on the side, well thats just the cherry on top isnt it..