Wuhan Summit: Modi must tread warily to dispel any sign of hidden agenda
Wuhan Summit: Modi must tread warily to dispel any sign of hidden agenda
How Modi Would Deal With The Issue And Steer Clear Of The Seeming Chinese Trap Remains To Be Seen But The Prime Minister Is No Babe In The Woods. By : Abhishek Ranjit | Updated on: 27 Apr 2018, 11:24:45 AM
New Delhi:
The abruptly-called summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Wuhan, China, later this week could turn out to be a clever ruse to showcase Sino-Indian convergence on issues relating to US protectionism.
Pakistan, striving to maintain the growth momentum, suffered a setback last week when China stepped away from the virtual 10th Joint Cooperation Committee (JCC) meeting at the eleventh hour. The JCC meeting was projected to accelerate the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) and boost industrialisation.
Reacting sharply to the terrorist attack targeting Chinese nationals engaged at the 4,320-megawatt Dasu hydropower project in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, China pulled out of the JCC meeting. Pakistan and China were expected to sign a framework agreement for industrial cooperation, cementing the earlier signed memorandum of understanding (MOU). Besides exchanging notes on the issues of mutual interest, they intended to decide on a host of pending matters related to project implementation under CPEC. The high-powered meeting was to be jointly headed by Asad Umar, minister for planning and development, and He Lifeng, chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China.
Editor s note: Cheng Xizhong, Visiting Professor at Southwest University of Political Science and Law，Senior Fellow of the Charhar Institute, former Defense Attache in South Asian countries. The article reflects the author s opinions and not necessarily the views of China Economic Net.
Pakistan’s coastline is about 980 km long, bifurcated in two parts, Sindh Coast and Makran Coast. The Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of Pakistan covers an area of about 240,000 square kilometers.
The above waters are rich in aquatic products resources, but now Pakistan s aquatic products do not occupy an important position in its export commodities. The important reason is that aquatic products enterprises in Pakistan have not realized the extreme importance of developing the huge potential of added value of aquatic products.
By Roshan Din Shad
MUZAFFARABAD, Pakistan, July 16 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - On hot summer evenings, Khawaja Magbool Hadieri s family used to sit on their home s balcony and relish the cool breeze wafting off the nearby Neelum river.
But these days, after 80% of the river s flow was diverted for hydropower, we re sweating while sitting there, even using an electric fan, Hadieri, 70, a resident of the Azad Jammu and Kashmir capital, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
As Pakistan seeks new sources of green energy, officials are diverting rivers through tunnels to harness clean hydropower.
But the diversions are also causing a range of problems, from hotter urban temperatures to water shortages and sewage buildups in riverbeds once rushing with water.