Tag: CPEC

Battling China in the region

A news report over the weekend stated that China has warned India to stay off its ‘own colony’ Sri Lanka. For China, India is a major competitor in Asia. On the one hand, it has suggested that India join the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and One Belt One Road (OBOR) projects which it has …

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February 13, 2017

India-China irritants

The dormant differences in India-China ties have once more flared up in recent days, due inter alia to their lack of agreement on how to deal with Pak-based terrorist Masood Azhar. India has been on a long quest to bring that individual to book, for his record as a perpetrator of attacks against India is …

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January 11, 2017

China approves inclusion of 3 Sindh projects in CPEC

China on Thursday reportedly agreed in principle to include three infrastructure projects in Sindh province, including circular railway for Karachi, at a meeting attended by top officials of the two countries where they reviewed the progress of the USD 46 billion CPEC project. Top Chinese and Pakistani officials reviewed the progress of the China-Pakistan Economic …

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December 29, 2016

No secret talks with Pak on CPEC, says Russia

Russia on Tuesday denied holding any “secret talks” with Pakistan on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “The possibility of Russia joining this initiative is not being discussed with Islamabad,” Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an statement. Rubbishing the Pakistani media reports, the statement said: “Secret talks between Russia and Pakistan on the CPEC do …

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November 29, 2016

No secret talks with Pak on CPEC, says Russia

Russia on Tuesday denied holding any “secret talks” with Pakistan on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). “The possibility of Russia joining this initiative is not being discussed with Islamabad,” Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an statement. Rubbishing the Pakistani media reports, the statement said: “Secret talks between Russia and Pakistan on the CPEC do …

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November 29, 2016

Pakistan fears China may use CPEC to enhance trade with India

Some lawmakers in Pakistan fear that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) may be used by Beijing to enhance trade with New Delhi.

November 17, 2016

Chinese business model-I

The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) has incurred adverse reactions in India over its strategic implications, but just what is the CPEC all about? In December 2014, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) established the Silk Road Fund (SRF) as a fund management company to extend investment and financial support to CPEC projects and to promote …

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October 26, 2016

CPEC economic corridor game changer for Pakistan, region: Sharif

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday said the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is not only a "game-changer" for Pakistan but would help bring prosperity to the entire region.  Addressing the inaugural session of the CPEC Summit at the Pakistan-China Friendship Centre, Sharif said the economic corridor project is the most important economic initiative …

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August 29, 2016

China will get involved if India foments trouble in Balochistan

China will have "to get involved" if any Indian "plot" disrupts the $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) in restive Balochistan, an influential Chinese think tank has warned India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reference to Balochistan in his Independence Day speech is the "latest concern" for China and among its scholars, Hu Shisheng, the Director …

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August 28, 2016

China’s won’t take sides on Kashmir: Chinese media

China will not stop building the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) despite India’s protests but will also not side with either country over the Kashmir dispute, a state-run daily said on Tuesday.  In an editorial, the Global Times referred to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj’s reported concern over the corridor — worth $46 billion — in …

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August 16, 2016