China Defiant Over Building Dam in PoK, India Needs To Counter
Pakistan government signed a whopping Rs 442 billion (USD 5.8 billion) contract for a joint venture between Chinese state-run firm China Power and Frontier Works Organisation (FWO), a commercial arm of Pakistan Military, for construction of a dam in Indian territory presently under illegal occupation of Pakistan.
India on Thursday took strong note of Pakistan awarding the mega-contract to build the dam in Gilgit-Baltistan, saying carrying out of such projects in territories under Pakistan’s illegal occupation
China has however defended its state-run company taking up the contract to build the Diamer-Bhasha dam in Gilgit-Baltistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) despite objection from India, saying that it is part of a “win-win” bilateral cooperation to promote the wellbeing of the local population.
“China’s position on the issue of Kashmir is consistent. China and Pakistan conduct economic cooperation to promote economic development and improve the wellbeing of the local people,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian told a media briefing here.
“This is mutually beneficial and win-win” cooperation, he said.
The two countries are also building the USD 60 billion China- Pakistan Economic Corridor through PoK which connects both the countries. India has also objected to China over the CPEC as it traverses through PoK.
The Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi on Thursday said, “Our position is consistent and clear that entire territory of the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are and will continue to be integral and inalienable part of India.”
“We have consistently conveyed our protests and shared concerns with both Pakistan and China on all such projects in the Indian territories under Pakistan’s illegal occupation,” it said.
Presently China can keep saying whatsoever it wants. However will take on India militarily, when India takes action to regain control of its territory by force from Pakistan ? China should better realize this because sooner or later these territories will be liberated.
Meanwhile India must increase its bilateral cooperation with Taiwan at all levels …economic,
Cultural, diplomatic and political. India also must take all actions feasible to help the Tibetan people in their fight for freedom. We must also give full support to the oppressed Quighars of Xinjiang.
