South Asia Investor Review

Is China using China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to colonize Pakistan just as the British East India company colonized India centuries earlier? Will Pakistan be caught in a massive Chinese debt trap and eventually become China's colony? What are the terms of  Chinese financing and investments  in CPEC projects in Pakistan? Are Pakistanis required to pay exorbitant interest rates on infrastructure loans and unreasonably high return on equity on power plant investments? Is there an IBM-like organized campaign of  fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD)  being waged by CPEC's detractors to convince Pakistanis that it's a zero sum game in which China's gain is Pakistan's loss? Is there no possibility of win-win in CPEC for both China and  Pakistan ? Azad Labon Ke Saath host Faraz Darvesh discusses these questions in Urdu with Riaz Haq (www.riazhaq.com) https://youtu.be/YZzea9OsC2k Related Links: Haq's Musings Campaign of Fear, Uncertainty an...

Is China using China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) to colonize Pakistan just as the British East India company colonized India centuries earlier? Will Pakistan be caught in a massive Chinese debt trap and eventually become China's colony? What are the terms of  Chinese financing and investments  in CPEC projects in Pakistan? Are Pakistanis required to pay exorbitant interest rates on infrastructure loans and unreasonably high return on equity on power plant investments? Is there an IBM-like organized campaign of  fear, uncertainty and doubt (FUD)  being waged by CPEC's detractors to convince Pakistanis that it's a zero sum game in which China's gain is Pakistan's loss? Is there no possibility of win-win in CPEC for both China and  Pakistan ? Viewpoint From Overseas host Faraz Darvesh discusses these questions with Misbah Azam and Riaz Haq (www.riazhaq.com) https://youtu.be/NixuaR0_jws Related Links: Haq's Musings Campaign of Fear, Un...