China has a new route into Afghanistan through Wakhan Corridor: Why the road near PoK matters for India

Market Mastery Webinar by Vishal Malkan Find the weak links in your portfolio by Vishal Malkan Afghanistan’s Taliban government has inaugurated a newly constructed road linking the country to China’s Xinjiang region through the strategically sensitive Wakhan Corridor, opening up fresh possibilities for regional connectivity while raising questions about Beijing’s expanding footprint in South and Central Asia. Afghanistan’s Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, Abdul Latif Mansour, attended the inauguration and described the road as having “strategic, political and economic importance” for Afghanistan. The Taliban government has reportedly said it spent more than $5 million on the project, although the…