How Indian proxies endangering global players?
Why this matters: local context for readers following news across Pakistan and the region.
SURGING cross-border terrorism in Pakistan should not be viewed in a narrower bi-lateral or tri-lateral issue between Pakistan, India and Afghanistan. Indian-sponsored anti-Pakistan proxies directly undermine the strategic interests of regional and global players by destabilizing the Afghan transit route, disrupting Central Asian energy corridors and increasing the risk of a nuclear escalation. Dirty game of proxies and cross-border terrorism patronized by state actors from New Delhi is equally denting the strategic interests of her ally USA. To many sane minds, the USA is undermining its own strategic and economic goals in Eurasia by overlooking terrorist networks using Afghan territory to destabilize western parts of Pakistan, a trend that simultaneously cedes influence to China. Crucially, this instability impacts Balochistan, a region holding over 55% of Pakistan’s mineral resources, including the massive Reko Diq copper-gold deposit. To secure critical minerals and reduce dependence on south Asian competitors, the US and its allies need diversified supply chains. However, at this moment Pakistan lacks the capital and technology to extract its vast resources without foreign investment. Because international corporations require stability and predictable environments, whereas ongoing terrorist attacks in Balochistan deter potential investors (who largely belong to the West} by escalating project costs and safety risks. This persistent instability effectively locks particularly American firms out of the market, ceding control to global competitors and undermining Western efforts to diversify critical mineral supplies. To gain greater strategic autonomy and reduce their dependence on Russia; Central Asian Republics (CARs) are actively seeking alternative trade routes to access global markets. While Pakistan offers the most practical southern gateway connecting Central Asia to the Arabian Sea, West Asia and Europe, however, these regional transport networks depend e