Tag: CPEC
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China, Pakistan agree to expand CPEC cooperation
The two sides also signed and exchanged cooperation documents on health, youth exchanges and Gwadar Port development.
November 6, 2019 -
India objects to China’s Kashmir reference at UNGA, takes swipe at CPEC in PoK
Wang Yi had said that the Kashmir issue is a 'dispute left from the past, and should be properly and peacefully resolved based in accordance with the UN Charter, UNSC resolutions and bilateral agreements'.
September 28, 2019 -
Kashmir ‘integral part of India’, asserts New Delhi, rejects China-Pak joint statement on J-K
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also referred to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) saying that India has consistently expressed concerns to both China and Pakistan on the projects.
September 10, 2019 -
3 killed, 28 injured as blast rocks mosque in Pakistan
The blast came days after terrorists attacked the Pearl Continental luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, killing at least eight persons, including four civilians and a Pakistan Navy soldier.
May 25, 2019 -
Can Pakistan’s army change its mindset?
In an article in the Pakistani Newspaper ‘Dawn’ of 9 February this year, Pervez Hoodbhoy writes, ‘Its (Bangladesh) growth rate last year (7.8 per cent) put it at par with India (8.0 per cent) and well above Pakistan (5.8 per cent).
May 21, 2019 -
China slams terror attack in Pakistan
Three gunmen stormed the Pearl Continental Hotel in Gwadar on Saturday, killing four hotel workers and one Navy official.
May 13, 2019 -
India skips BRI forum for second time, Pakistan says CPEC to go ahead
India sternly opposes the CPEC, a key artery of the Belt and Road project that cuts through Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.
April 26, 2019 -
Vijay Gokhale meets Chinese officials, asks Beijing to be sensitive to India’s concerns
Gokhale is on a two-day China visit to meet Wang, also China's Foreign Minister and is expected to convince Beijing not to block a resolution to declare Azhar an international terrorist at a UN panel.
April 22, 2019 -
Vijay Gokhale in China on Sunday; blacklisting of Masood Azhar likely to be discussed
Earlier this week, top diplomatic sources had said that China was set to lift its technical hold on the listing of JeM chief Masood Azhar as a global terrorist by the 1267 sanctions committee of the UN Security Council in early May.
April 20, 2019 -
India likely to again boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum this month
Asked if China had asked India to participate in the forum to be held this month, the source did not give a straight reply but stated that Beijing had been requesting New Delhi to reconsider its decision.
April 6, 2019 -
Pakistan Foreign Minister to begin 3-day China trip
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi will begin his three-day official visit to China on Monday during which he is scheduled to attend the first Islamabad-Beijing foreign ministers' strategic dialogue.
March 18, 2019 -
Sushma Swaraj proposes air freight corridor between India and Central Asia
Swaraj informed the gathering that Iran was holding the Chabahar Day International Conference on February 26 at the Chabahar port to introduce to the invited delegations the capacities of the port.
January 13, 2019 -
2018 a watershed year for Sino-Indian ties
It all started with Chinese President Xi Jinping hosting PM Modi in Wuhan in April in an informal setting for a summit that provided an opportunity to the two leaders to discuss ways to put the past behind and open a new chapter in bilateral ties.
December 29, 2018 -
The dishonoured Air Chief
Is India a banana republic? The answer is an emphatic 'No'. Yet, why does a political stalwart, who and whose political party had the pleasure and privilege of ruling India for 55 years, publicly target and viciously denigrate the incumbent Indian Air Force chief? Why this humiliation? Especially, on a day, when the Chinese foreign minister, Wang, and a military delegation from Beijing are in town? How happy will the Chinese be? Will, they not celebrate? Elated to see helplessness of the dishonoured serving Air Chief.
December 29, 2018 -
India, Japan identifying joint projects in Africa under their growth corridor project
Based on the success of the AAGC initiative in Africa, the two countries would undertake joint projects in Asia, the source added. Japan was also investing in connectivity and infrastructure project in India's North-Eastern region.
December 24, 2018 -
China junks report of secret plan to build fighter jets in Pak trade corridor
The CPEC, which connects Gwadar Port in Balochistan with China's Xinjiang province, is the flagship project of Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.
December 22, 2018 -
Imran’s fate hinges on economic showing
Pakistan has requested for a $12 billion help because its economy is in a shambles. The foreign exchange reserve is at $7.3 billion whereas a dollar itself buys 140 Pakistani Rupees. The monthly trade deficit is at $1.7 billion.
December 21, 2018