Kashmir Issue Puts Pakistan’s Belt and Road Projects on Fast Track

Nikkei Asian Review

18 August 2019

The government of Pakistan has announced plans to set up a body to expedite projects under China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Experts see Pakistan’s embrace of Belt and Road projects as tied to Kashmir. “If there is an escalation due to the Kashmir issue, then it can affect investment climate in Pakistan, which will negatively affect Belt and Road,” said James M. Dorsey, senior fellow at RSIS.

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