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China Building Roads in Indian Kashmir
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government is laying a pathway for China to invest in the country’s infrastructure projects.
The Mint newspaper earlier reported that the Indian government has joint ventures with investments from China-based companies from participating in the ninth round of India’s oil and gas exploration and licensing auctions.
The Indian government has also scrapped a cap it had placed last year on the number of visas that could be issued to Chinese workers involved in various projects in the country, the Press Trust of India reported this week.
“By lifting the visa ceiling, India is trying to woo the Chinese to enter Kashmir, says Srikanth Kondapalli, professor of Chinese studies at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Prof. Kondapalli says China’s investment in Kashmir could lend stability to the violence-hit state.
India recently awarded a road project in Kashmir to a Chinese joint venture company.
“The government of India cleared (the project) from security point of view,” Mr. Nath said in Beijing Wednesday. “We awarded the contract because of Chinese involvement in terms of investment, project management and technology.”
“India should not jump the gun,” he said. “But wait to see how China reacts to the hand of friendship,” he said.
China Defense Blog: More Chinese road constructions in Kashmir
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s government is laying a pathway for China to invest in the country’s infrastructure projects.
The Mint newspaper earlier reported that the Indian government has joint ventures with investments from China-based companies from participating in the ninth round of India’s oil and gas exploration and licensing auctions.
The Indian government has also scrapped a cap it had placed last year on the number of visas that could be issued to Chinese workers involved in various projects in the country, the Press Trust of India reported this week.
“By lifting the visa ceiling, India is trying to woo the Chinese to enter Kashmir, says Srikanth Kondapalli, professor of Chinese studies at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Prof. Kondapalli says China’s investment in Kashmir could lend stability to the violence-hit state.
India recently awarded a road project in Kashmir to a Chinese joint venture company.
“The government of India cleared (the project) from security point of view,” Mr. Nath said in Beijing Wednesday. “We awarded the contract because of Chinese involvement in terms of investment, project management and technology.”
“India should not jump the gun,” he said. “But wait to see how China reacts to the hand of friendship,” he said.
China Defense Blog: More Chinese road constructions in Kashmir
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