The Wakhan Corridor
How Afghanistan’s Narrowest Strip Could Redefine China, Pakistan, India & Central Asia Dynamics
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The Wakhan Corridor is no longer a forgotten buffer zone—it is emerging as one of Asia’s most sensitive geopolitical pressure points. This Strategic Intelligence Report examines the Taliban-led construction of a road linking Afghanistan’s Badakhshan province to China’s Wakhjir Pass and why Beijing’s hesitation to open the route reveals deeper security anxieties.
The report traces the corridor’s historical origins from the Great Game to its modern relevance, unpacking how a direct Afghanistan–China land route could reshape regional trade, weaken transit dependence on Pakistan, and challenge the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor. It evaluates Afghanistan’s economic ambitions, Pakistan’s strategic vulnerabilities, China’s Malacca Dilemma calculus, and India’s growing geo-economic disadvantage in Central Asia.
Crucially, the report analyses hard security risks—ETIM-linked militancy, spillover threats into Xinjiang, Taliban assurances, and the vulnerability of infrastructure projects to insurgent attacks. It explains why, despite its economic promise, the Wakhan Corridor remains a high-risk strategic gamble rather than a guaranteed breakthrough.
Designed for policymakers, defence analysts, investors, geo-economic strategists, and South & Central Asia watchers, this product converts geography into foresight.
Strategic corridors rarely announce their importance early. Following Global Eye Intelligence ensures you track these silent shifts before connectivity turns into leverage—and leverage into power.
