By Admin 
During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit held in China, there was a cordial meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping. The two leaders insisted on strengthening the relationship and moving forward. However, India maintained their strong opposition to China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In this summit, most countries including Türkiye, Pakistan and Iran supported BRI, but India was the only country that refused to support it.
During the SCO meeting held in Beijing, India once again refused to support China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project. India has not been in favor of BRI in any SCO summit or meeting so far. India’s objection to this project has been maintained for a long time and its stand is still the same.
These countries support BRI
Many important decisions were mentioned in the manifesto released after the SCO summit ended in the city of Tianjin, China. It also included China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which was supported by countries such as Russia, Belarus, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. However, only India did not support the project among all the countries involved.
Why does India object to Bri?
India has always objected to Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The biggest reason for this is the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). India has a clear attitude that PoK is an integral part of it and any third country has no right to do construction work there.
At the SCO Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi showed a tough stand on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). In the presence of Xi Jinping and Shahbaz Sharif, PM Modi said without naming that it is mandatory to honor the sovereignty of another country in any project, otherwise he has no importance.
PM Modi further said that the connectivity that sidelines sovereignty does not instill trust nor does it mean. India believes that strong connectivity not only increases trade, but also opens new opportunities for development and mutual trust. From this point of view, India is working on projects like Chabahar port and International North-South Transport Corridor (Instc).
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