India boycotts China's OBOR meet; outs diplomatic pressure on CPEC
PTI India boycotted China's high-profile Belt and Road Forum, taking its protest over a controversial economic corridor traversing through Pakistan- occupied Kashmir (PoK) to a new level despite Beijing's overtures to ensure New Delhi's participation. Following India's boycott, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, taking a veiled swipe at New Delhi's move, said the multi-billion dollar China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was an economic project open to all the nations in the region and it "must not be politicised". No Indian official of any level was present at the elaborate opening ceremony attended by 29 heads of state and government along with top officials of the world bodies like the UN, the World Bank and the IMF. India skipped the ...
China cautioned over Silk Road projects in disputed regions
Source: PTI As China went ahead with its economic corridor project with Pakistan through PoK disregarding India's objections, a Chinese think tank in a rare criticism on Wednesday cautioned the government to exercise "prudence" in pushing Silk Road projects. In an article titled “China must tread lightly with its 'one belt, one road' initiative” in the South China Morning Post on Wednesday, Shi Yinhong, a professor of international relations and strategic studies at China's Renmin University specially referred to the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM), the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and the Maritime Silk Road (MSR). “Above all, prudence is required in dealing with the problems that may arise during the initiative, as well as with regard to other strategic projects including ...
