The CPEC opportunity for India

It is heartening to note that Pakistan has made a conditional offer to India to join China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). According to a Business Recorder news item, Pakistan has made a conditional offer to India that it can be connected with China Pakistan Economic Corridor if the outstanding issues between the two countries are resolved.

A senior government official has reportedly said that northern India can be connected to CPEC under the One Belt One Road initiative once outstanding disputes are resolved.

There are two critical issues that require India’s immediate attention: Kashmir and Afghanistan. New Delhi can address these issues through talks with stakeholders, including Pakistan. Only then can India grab the CPEC opportunity with both hands.

Lahore Raza Naqvi