China Pakistan Economic Corridor Building Narratives

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Contents

1. CPEC & Beijing’s Soft Power Push Agnieszka Nitza-Makowska
2. Sustainable Development Policy Implications of CPEC Muhammad Igbal Anjum
3. CPEC: National Sovereignty, Economic Interdependence and the War of Narratives Farah Adeed
4. Dynamics of Indian Ocean Region’s Geopolitics and the CPEC Maliha Zeba Khan
5. Quadrilateral Security Dialogue: Is it worth the Dime? Rizwan Zeb:
6. The Impact of CPEC on Dynamics of Peace and Conflict in South Asia Muhammad Samrez Salik
7. Reconstructing the Ancient Trans-Himalaya Narrative Li Xiguang
8. China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Prospects for Pakistan-Iran Relations Syed Qandil Abbas | Syeda Hudaisa Kazmi
9. The Chinese Malacca Dilemma and Regional Integration Muhammad Khan
10. Strategies to Use social media in Building Desired Narratives about CPEC Rida Rizvi
11. An Analysis of Media Narratives Regarding CPEC Shamaila Haleem
12. Prospects of CPEC for Regional Connectivity between Eurasian Union and South Asia Manzoor Khan Afridi | Ali Jibran
13. CPEC and the Evolving New Geostrategic Geography in the 21* Century Asma Rashid
14. The Effects of Talk Shows Viewing and CPEC Media Discourses: A Foucauldian Discourse Analysis Samina Noor | Arsalan Rasool
15. Economic Clusters of China: Accomplished Lessons for CPEC Tatheer Sheerazi
16. The Politics of Mega Projects & the CPEC in Pakistan Meshal Amin
17. The Economic Model of Translation in Perspective of CPEC Shair Ali Khan
18. The Impact of CPEC on Political Economy of Pakistan: From Terror Victims to a Regional Economic Hub Naveed Anjum
19. Prioritized Special Economic Zones (PSEZs) under CPEC and Provincial Grievances Zaheer Abbas
20. Geo-Strategic Importance of CPEC: implications for Pakistan Muqarrab Akbar | Nasreen Akhtar
21. Law Enforcement in Maritime Zones of Pakistan by Pakistan Maritime Security Agency (PMSA) Muhammad Faisal Sadiq

About Authors

Husnul Amin specializes in social movement studies, religion and politics, conflict and peace studies, and contemporary Muslim intellectual thought movements. He has an academic background in political economy, development studies, and political sociology. Dr. Amin is currently a Professor in Peace and Conflict Studies, National Defence University Islamabad. Before joining NDU, he was an Associate Professor of Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations IIUI Executive Director of the Iqbal International Institute for Research &    Dialogue (IRD). He was recently awarded (2019-20) Fulbright Visiting Research Fellowship jointly hosted by the South Asia Centre, University of Pennsylvania and Stockton University, NJ, United States. The Fulbright fellowship opportunity was utilized for carrying out a research project on the emergence of youth mobilization and rights-based activism in the region adjacent to Pak-Afghan border. Dr. Amin was also awarded postdoctoral fellowship supported by the DRS-COFUND Fellowship Program of Freie University Berlin and the European Commission, hosted by the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures & Societies (BGSMCS) during his research stay (2013- 2014); availed fellowship at William & Mary, Virginia, USA (Jan 2014), and short- term research stays at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA (Oct 2015).

In 2006, he was awarded foreign fellowship to pursue his PhD in Development Studies with further specialization in Political Sociology from the International Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He has been providing academic research supervision since 2010 to MS and PhD students. Dr Amin has published several books and numerous journal articles, and book chapters.

Maryam Siddiqa completed her PhD in Politics & IR from the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) in 2015. She holds Master degrees in English Literature, Political Science and Islamic Studies from the University of the Punjab. She is author of Politics of Madrassa Reforms in Pakistan: Islamization and Enlightened Moderation.

Dr Maryam is currently working as a Lecturer at the Iqbal International Institute for Research and Dialogue, International Islamic University Islamabad. The

author can be reached at [email protected]

About the Book

The proceedings of 2-day International Conference “China Pakistan Economic Corridor: Building Narratives” organized by IRD is a modest attempt, which aims to highlight several narratives and related debates on and around CPEC in Pakistan and beyond. We hope that the academic community and policy making circles will find it a useful exercise.