INDIA - PAKISTAN: ‘PROVINCIAL STATUS' FOR GILGIT BALTISTAN - SERIOUS IMPLICA-TIONS

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    INDIA - PAKISTAN: ‘PROVINCIAL STATUS' FOR GILGIT BALTISTAN - SERIOUS IMPLICA-TIONS

    Despite protests in his country and strong opposition from India, Pakistan on 1 November, officially con-verted the disputed territory of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) into a full-fledged province. The study examines the immediate implications of the decision; Pakistan ignoring interests of Gilgit-Baltistan, including local re-sentment against Chinese projects; strategic and long term implications, including geostrategic importance of  Gilgit-Baltistan;  whether Pakistan abandoning its position of Kashmir as ‘disputed territory’ etc 

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