Highlighting the perils of China’s mega connectivity plans like the belt and road initiative (BRI), Indian army chief General MM Naravane has said that the project aims to ‘create regional dependencies’.
Speaking at Assam Rifles-United Services institution joint annual seminar, he said, “Regional Security Environment is characterized by Chinese belligerence in the Indo-Pacific, its hostility towards weaker nations and relentless drive to create regional dependencies through initiatives like the BRI.The resultant Sino-US rivalry has created regional imbalances & instability.”
BRI or the OBOR (belt and road initiative) is Beijing’s global infrastructure project, one whose key crucial component passes via Pakistan occupied Kashmir as CPEC – China Pakistan Economic Corridor. The project has known to create a debt crisis in many parts of the world, especially smaller countries that are unable to pay it, losing sovereignty over territories.
The Army Chief pointed out…