Pakistan fortifying Gwadar on pressure from China Pakistan fortifying Gwadar on pressure from China
Pakistan allots millions of funds to increase security around Gwadar, based on China s request. Gwadar, which is a key port in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, will be an extremely high surveillance area and will fortify the people living in the region. 12:41 PM
Pakistan has now started erecting a wall of barbed fencing around Gwadar city, which will seal off the heart of Gwadar city, leaving only one entry point and one exit point for the city’s residents. This has started after China pressurized Pakistan because it was worried about the safety of their men as well as the machines stationed at the port. The Gwadar port, located on the coast of Arabian Sea in the Balochistan province, is being used by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) and will be developed as a military base
To Avoid A Bloodbath, the U.S. Army Needs To Demonstrate Its Relevance In The Pacific
If all the Army plans to do in the Indo-Pacific is deploy fires systems and air defenses, it risks irrelevance and a major hit to its budget.
The rise of China is the one overarching national security challenge for the foreseeable future, and it will be vital to continue maintaining stability in the Indo-Pacific region through deterrence measures. Complicating those efforts is the need to modernize and restructure the U.S. military.
The Pentagon’s plans to expand the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force, reorient the Marine Corps and build a Space Force with warfighting potential are being pursued largely with the growing threat from China in mind. However, the Service largely being left out is the Army. The Army has not been able to articulate a substantive role for itself in the Indo-Pacific region. Unless it does, the Army risks suffering a significant reduction in resources and end-strength.