Beijing: India’s myopic view that China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is an initiative against it, led to New Delhi boycotting the Belt and Road forum, said a Chinese state media on Tuesday.
The boycott has a potential to destroy the bilateral ties between China and India, it further added.
The troubling relations between India and Pakistan is a concern for the respective neighbours and has nothing to do with China, it said.
“In recent years, old problems have remained in Sino-Indian relations while some new problems have surfaced. For instance, New Delhi hopes Beijing will support the UN Security Council blacklist the leader of JeM) and support India’s bid to join the Nuclear Suppliers Group,” the state-run news agency said.
“It should be pointed out that some people in India, with the ability to influence public opinion, have a shallow analysis of state interests, and an outdated understanding of geopolitics. Their stereotyped view of China continues to spread to the whole of Indian society, which may have destructive power. India and China should be vigilant about this,” it added.
India boycotted the forum primarily because of CPEC, a flagship project of OBOR, which passes through Azad Kashmir.
“India appears to be the only country that has expressed disapproval of the initiative in recent days,” it said. “China insists the Kashmir dispute is between India and Pakistan and it has no intention of intervening. The CPEC is a cooperation project in a purely economic sense with no aim to stir up political trouble,” the editorial said.
“Rising nationalism has made Indian public opinion extremely sensitive on China-related issues. Indians are keen to compare themselves with China on development and international status, but meanwhile strongly object to China developing friendly cooperation with Pakistan, for fear that Sino-Pakistani ties are targeting India,” it said.
