The BRI, which is boycotted by India as it comprises the USD 60 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) being laid through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, has come under constant criticism of the US which say that the massive loans being doled out by Bejing for different projects, specially in smaller countries over and above their capacity to pay, has resulted in long term indebtedness.
People protest against Pakistan at Muzaffarabad in PoK
Reports on Monday claimed that Pakistan has shut down terror camps on its soil fearing more Balakot-like airstrikes by India. But has it really?
Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations has admitted to three casualties among their troops at Rakhchakri in Rawalakot.
Rawat, who was delivering the Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Lecture, also expressed concern over allowing funeral processions of terrorists, saying they glorify militants as martyrs and are "possibly encouraging more people to join the terrorist ranks".
MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that India has always maintained that the so-called China-Pakistan 'boundary agreement' of 1963 is illegal and invalid.
Anti-Pakistan slogans raised in PoK
Official sources said a white-colour chopper crossed into this side in Gulpur sector and hovered for sometime before turning back.
In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, V K Singh, Minister of State in the External Affairs Ministry, said India's consistent and principled position has been that the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.
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Pakistan builds radio transmission towers along LoC in PoK
Touted as Xi's pet project, the BRI has become a major stumbling block in India-China relations as the controversial USD 50 billion CPEC has been listed as its "flagship project".
The decision has been taken amidst no let-up in LoC ceasefire violations by the Indian forces in the recent days, the Express Tribune quoted local government sources as saying.
The Azad Pattan Hydropower Project (APHP) is a run of river scheme located on Jhelum River in the Sudhanoti district of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and about 90 kilometres from Islamabad.
India has issued demarches to both Pakistan and China conveying its position on construction of dams on the Indus river in PoK by the Pakistani government.
“Because of the lucrative deals that it offers to powerful countries in the West, it has practically imposed a gag order on Kashmir," claimed Masood Khan, 'president' of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
The minister of state for home said Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir was under Islamabad because of the “mistakes” of previous governments.
Slamming Abdullah over his controversial remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav said that his views and opinions were unfortunate.
India, in its recommendation, said the Pakistan government should "provide freedom to the people of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) by ending its illegal and forcible occupation".
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