Russias support to CPEC, should India be worried?
The Dollar Business Bureau Recently Russia came out in support of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Project even making its intentions that Moscow should try and expand the scope of the CPEC including Russia and other Soviet republics. Though the suggestion by Moscow has not gone down well with India, Moscow is trying to warm up to Pakistan to in order to gain access into Afghanistan. And to do that it is factoring in some of Pakistan’s economic interests to win over Islamabad. Replying to a question, Russian Ambassador to Pakistan Alexey Y Dedov said his country wants Pakistan and India to resolve all differences, including the Kashmir issue, through peaceful means. He said Pakistan and Russia are also closely cooperating in efforts for restoration of ...
Pakistan army chief assures security to $46bn CPEC
The Dollar Business Bureau Pakistan’s Army Chief Gen Raheel Sharif has assured complete security to the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). He said this when he met China’s Premier Li Keqiang and Vice President of the Central Military Commission Fan Changlong on Monday. Gen Sharif admired the friendly relationship between Pakistan and China. He said that Pakistan is ready to cooperate in all means to achieve success from the CPEC. He further deliberated with Chinese officials on the steps to increase mutual cooperation in various aspects including training exchanges, defence technology and intelligence sharing and security of the CPEC. According to Li Keqiang, military-to-military relations and economic cooperation have strengthened the ties between China and Pakistan. He further called for higher level ...
China dismisses India's apprehensions on Silk Road projects
Source: PTI China on Tuesday dismissed any apprehensions in India on its ambitious multi-billion dollar Silk Road projects stretching across continents to build infrastructure and improve connectivity with the avowed aim of expansion of trade and development. It also sought to assure India that there are benefits for countries joining the projects envisaged under the One Belt and One Road (OBOR) unveiled by President Xi Jinping two years ago. “There are some media which say China is in an expansion mode and damaging the world. The key objective of OBOR is to share benefits with all countries involved with China, the second largest economy in the world,” Liu Yunshan, the fifth ranking member of the powerful Standing Committee of the ruling Communist ...
