India has continuously taken a strong stance on the BRI, which includes the CPEC, which runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and is now under development. India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity are being flagrantly violated, as New Delhi is entitled to see, by the CPEC’s expansion in that area.
Source: Silk Road Briefing
China’s apparent use of double standards. Beijing had dissented from the G20 Tourism Working Group conference in Srinagar in May of this year on the grounds that Jammu and Kashmir was a disputed territory. In sharp contrast, China is conducting itself as normal in PoK, which is India’s legitimate claim to the region.
India also succeeded in putting China and Pakistan on the spot about cross-border terrorism during the SCO conference. PM Narendra Modi urged member states to denounce those who harbour terrorists and use terrorism as a tool of foreign policy in his speech.u00a0
Source: BQ Prime
The ‘hydra-headed monster’ of terrorism and extremism must be battled with ‘full force and conviction,’ according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, but he added a qualifier that it should not be used as a stick for earning diplomatic points.u00a0
Beijing has also been a key friend of Islamabad on this issue. India and the US have frequently requested that Pakistan-based terrorists be outlawed at the UN, but China has always rejected those requests. It is admirable that India, the SCO’s current chair, has utilised this forum to expose China-Pakistani collusion.u00a0
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