THE One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative mainly consists of two major components: one is overland, based on the traditional Silk Road economic belt and the other is seaborne (maritime silk road).

Under its initiative, there is a chain of projects for free trade routes linking the Baltic Sea with the Pacific Ocean through roads, railways and sea routes.

Its projects are financed through the 50-member Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

The US considers OBOR to be a threat to its imperialist intentions. The US will employ all means, fair or foul, to impede and to contain China from challenging its lasting hegemony in world politics.

India scuf fles traditionally with China and feels ill at ease with the time-testedChina-Pakistan strategic partnership and the two countries` numerous joint ventures in economic and security spheres.

Owning to long-time implications of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor for both Pakistan and China, the US and India seem hell-bent upon going out of the way for doing everything they can to sabotage this mega-project.

ShamsulHaq Karachi