| dc.description.abstract | Infrastructural techno-political regimes are growing all over the world. One such regime, the
Chinese One Belt One Road project (OBOR) is planned to have transnational connections to over
65 countries, in Africa, Asia, and Europe. OBOR’s flagship project is the US$62 billion China-
Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). Pakistan and China’s common neighbor in the South Asian
region, India, is one of few states in Asia that has not agreed to join the OBOR. Instead, India has
since the launch of the CPEC continuously voiced security concerns over it. The aim of this thesis is
to explore the perception of insecurity that the Indian government create against the techno-political
regime of CPEC. Along these lines, this thesis furthers the knowledge of how infrastructural
techno-political regimes shape (in)security. It does so by building on the theoretical framework of
techno-politics and securitization of infrastructure. The thesis uses discourse analysis and document
analysis as methods. It finds that infrastructural techno-political regimes are concerned with
securing connectivity, flow, and territorial control, viewing them as referent objects.
Simultaneously, however, the same regime might be seen as a security threat by other political
entities. In the case analyzed, the infrastructural techno-political regime of CPEC is seen as a
securitized threat by the Indian government. Infrastructure technology produced by CPEC promotes
a securitized discourse of connectivity, flow, and territorial control as a cause of; regional tension,
national rivalries, unnecessary competitiveness, terrorism, and sovereignty issues. | sv |
