If Britain is worried over the CPEC, can the EU and the USA be far behind? China should know that the more it tries to plant its footprint in the Indian subcontinent, the Indian Ocean, and the Arabian Sea, the more it attracts the deep suspicion about its global political intent - as did the creation of a six dash line in the South China Sea (SCS). A case in point is the motion passed in the British Parliament on March 23, condemning Islamabad's announcement declaring Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth frontier, saying the region is a legal and constitutional part of Jammu and Kashmir illegally occupied by Pakistan since 1947. May it be noted that Pakistan has already ceded 9,900 s KM of Shaksgam tract to People's republic of China, which is said to administer this area. The motion which was tabled on 23 March and sponsored by Conservative Party leader Bob Blackman, stated that Pakistan by making an announcement to the effect of converting Gilgit-Baltistan as its fifth frontier was implying its sovereignty over an already disputed area. "Gilgit-Baltistan is a legal and constitutional part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India, which is illegally occupied by Pakistan since 1947, and where people are denied their fundamental rights including the right of freedom of expression," the motion read. It was further noted that the further attempts to change the demography of the region was in violation of State Subject Ordinance and the 'forced and illegal construction' of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) further aggravated and interfered with the disputed territory. Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry has said that Beijing was ready to work with Islamabad to take forward the CPEC to benefit the people of both countries. With Pakistan planning to declare Gilgit-Baltistan region as its fifth province, the Baloch leaders have warned Islamabad of serious repercussions stating that this development will only lead to massive resistance by the people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). The Gilgit-Baltistan area is Pakistan's northernmost administrative territory that borders the disputed Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. A committee headed by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Advisor on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz recommended granting the region a provincial status, reports the GeoNews. In the given situation, it is not an effective option for India to keep reiterating that GB areas are its part and parcel. New Delhi's security and political establishment need to be more creative and daring.