'India's objections to China's OBOR forum a show for domestic politics
Highlights
- Global Times said India objected to "Belt and Road Forum" to get Beijing's "special attention".
- The state-run Chinese daily said India should get accustomed to the many divergences with China
- BEIJING: India's refusal to join China's "Belt and Road Forum" - also known as 'One Belt, One Road'- was "partly a show" for domestic politics and aimed at piling pressure to get
Beijing's "special attention"+
, a state-run Chinese daily said on Tuesday.
"India hopes that it can shape bilateral relations more actively, and
expects China to give special attention to the interests of India. But
this is not how countries interact," an editorial in Global Times said.
"India's objection to the B&R is partly a show for domestic
politics, partly to pile pressure on China. However, the absence of New
Delhi in the B&R has not affected the forum in Beijing, and it will
exert even less effect on the progress the initiative will make in the
world," it said.
India skipped the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) due to its
sovereignty concerns+
over the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The daily said if India sees itself as a big power, it should get
accustomed to the many divergences with China, and try to manage these
divergences with China.
"It is almost impossible that two big countries can reach agreements
on all things. This can be proved by the many differences between China
and the US. But China and the US have maintained smooth bilateral
relations, from which New Delhi can learn," it said.
It said both the countries should be vigilant about people with destructive power.
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Stating that the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation
concluded here on Monday with "fruitful" results despite India's
absence, it said "as so many large delegations participated, including
from the US, Japan and South Korea, the international community has
shown a very positive response to the infrastructure-building
initiative."
"However,
India sent no official representatives+
. The country's external affairs ministry spokesperson said on
Saturday that India cannot accept a project that violates its
sovereignty and territorial integrity. India appears to be the only
country that has expressed disapproval of the initiative in recent
days," it said.
- Global Times said India objected to "Belt and Road Forum" to get Beijing's "special attention".
- The state-run Chinese daily said India should get accustomed to the many divergences with China
- BEIJING: India's refusal to join China's "Belt and Road Forum" - also known as 'One Belt, One Road'- was "partly a show" for domestic politics and aimed at piling pressure to get
Beijing's "special attention"+
, a state-run Chinese daily said on Tuesday.
"India hopes that it can shape bilateral relations more actively, and expects China to give special attention to the interests of India. But this is not how countries interact," an editorial in Global Times said.
"India's objection to the B&R is partly a show for domestic politics, partly to pile pressure on China. However, the absence of New Delhi in the B&R has not affected the forum in Beijing, and it will exert even less effect on the progress the initiative will make in the world," it said.
India skipped the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) due to its sovereignty concerns+ over the $50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, which passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
The daily said if India sees itself as a big power, it should get accustomed to the many divergences with China, and try to manage these divergences with China.
"It is almost impossible that two big countries can reach agreements on all things. This can be proved by the many differences between China and the US. But China and the US have maintained smooth bilateral relations, from which New Delhi can learn," it said.
It said both the countries should be vigilant about people with destructive power.
Read this story in Gujarati
Stating that the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation concluded here on Monday with "fruitful" results despite India's absence, it said "as so many large delegations participated, including from the US, Japan and South Korea, the international community has shown a very positive response to the infrastructure-building initiative."
"However, India sent no official representatives+ . The country's external affairs ministry spokesperson said on Saturday that India cannot accept a project that violates its sovereignty and territorial integrity. India appears to be the only country that has expressed disapproval of the initiative in recent days," it said.
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