ABSTRACT

The international political scenario keeps the World politics dynamic and forces the states to adjust their strategies. The power axis of global players has transformed now and supremacy over the energy resources has become significant for every state. The reserves of Central Asia (CA) are very crucial which has lime light the strategic importance of this region. It is now a very complex game which involved not only great powers but its neighbors too. Energy issues in China, USA, Russia; and the whole of Asia and Europe have augmented the interests of great powers in CA. Great power rivalry has impact on Pakistan’s position to pursue its objectives. The purpose of the paper is to explore the hydrocarbon potentials of Central Asian Republics (CARs) and to look opportunities for Pakistan. The paper provides energy richness of the area, its future progress but linked with its progress and development. It also covers the role played bythe Global players in creating troubles for these states in forging ties with regional states. The paper finds that CARs future prosperity depends on peace and development of the infrastructure. It also covers the role played by the big powers in creating obstacles for the CARs in strengthening ties with Pakistan and their neighbors. The article will cover the energy richness of the region; that how Pakistan is affecting in making relations with these states will be discussed. In the paper other players’ interests will be mentioned but major power’s interests in CA, New Great Game, and regional conflicts will not be broadly discussed. The options for Pakistan’s development through some proposed projects have been covered, but all the projects have not given full coverage. However the importance of Gawader port is highlighted in the last section of the paper. The study is descriptive where the data is analyzed from secondary sources like books, journal, articles and reports etc. where the energy resources are shown through tables and maps. Keywords: Central Asia, Energy Richness of Central Asia, Opportunities for Pakistan

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2019/8.12.4812