India Fears Pakistan’s Economic Stability : Swedish Think Tank

China-Pakistan Economic Corridor can be another East India Co, say Pakistani politicians.

Stockholm, 08 Jumadil Awwal 1438/05 February 2017 (MINA) – A Swedish think tank claimed that India is frightened of Pakistan’s economic stability through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), dailytimes.com.pk reported.

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According to the report titled “Silk Road Economic Belt considering security implications and the EU-China cooperation prospects”

“There is notable worry within India that China, which has had a neutral stance on the Kashmir issue since 1963, would no longer be acting as a neutral party because its economic and security interests in the territory are growing.” a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) a Sweden-based think tank said on Saturday.

India does not want China to perform as a facilitator regarding the Kashmir dispute.

It was further added that China’s involvement in the CPEC would supposedly make it a stakeholder in the Kashmir dispute and India does not want to globalize the issue.

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The report also stated that India fears job creation in Pakistan would multiply after the completion of the CPEC project. (T/RS05/RS01)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)

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