34 the silk road economic belt Indicators on state and human security CPEC PAKISTAN Voice/Accountability 27 Political Stability 1 Rule of Law 24 Control of Corruption 24 Human Development 22 INFORM Risk 0 94 100 global percentile rank CPEC could over time stimulate Pakistani perceptiveness towards greater support for stability in Afghanistan. Islamabad Concerns that CPEC might strengthen the military establishment and widen the military vs. civilian leadership power rift. Gilgit Peshawar Kashgar CHINA Northern route Khunjerab Rawalpindi AFGHANISTAN Lahore Balochistan Greater geopolitical instrumentalization over this pivotal CPEC province: new flashpoint for regional competition. Western route PAKISTAN Quetta Central route Faisalabad Eastern route Disputed territories Rekindling of historic dispute over contested territories between India and Pakistan. IRAN Iran is not part of CPEC Chabahar Nawabshah Hyderabad Karachi Gwadar Port Indian concerns over increased Chinese military surveillance capacity of Indian naval activity and increased Chinese(in)direct security presence. INDIA 0 km 200 400 CPEC ‘Early-harvest’ projects coal mining/ power plant wind farm economic zone public transport hydro station port solar farm road LNG pipeline optic fibre cable Indicators are derived from the World Bank World Governance Indicators(2016), the UNDP(2015 Human Development Report), and the Inter-Agency Standing Committee’s index for humanitarian crises and disasters(2017). This map of CPEC only depicts so-called early-harvest projects which are anticipated to be completed by 2018 and, mostly, have a energy provision focus. These projects are as of 28 Dec. 2016. Figure 2.2. Map of South Asia illustrating China–Pakistan Economic Corridor projects and interaction with South Asian security dynamics Note : Pakistan is centrally featured, coloured tan with Balochistan Province a shade darker. Credit : Map by Christian Dietrich. Sources : Data compiled by authors, various sources.