China rejects Indian concerns on CPEC: Global Times

KARACHI: (APP) Beijing has reassured that it will not step back from ambitious Pakistan China Economic Corridor (CPEC) despite Indian concern.

It is regrettable to see CPEC become another unharmonious factor in Sino-Indian ties, but China is unlikely to give up on the idea of CPEC because of India’s protest, Global Times, ruling Communist Party of China’s mouth piece newspaper reported on Tuesday.

The CPEC is not a zero-sum game where Pakistan gains and India loses.
If economic cooperation between China and Pakistan can improve infrastructure in the region, including in the Kashmir area, India will have an opportunity to expand trade routes to Central Asia.

New Delhi may need to adopt an open attitude toward CPEC so the project can speed up development in the region and benefit the local population.

Hopefully, India can also improve infrastructure in the regions bordering Pakistan to promote regional economic integration.

The paper suggested that India can put aside politics and join in the task of economic development that would be welcome.

Economic cooperation between India, Pakistan and China would create an open atmosphere for launching talks to solve the Kashmir dispute.

In this regard, New Delhi may need to take the long view for its national interests.