China-Pakistan Economic Corridor +CPEC +Silk Road project +BEIJING: India on Wednesday said China must explain how New Delhi can take part in the Silk Road summit being held here this year when the $46 billionpassing through PoK violates its sovereignty. We are examining the matter," foreign secretary S Jaishankar , who co-chaired an upgraded strategic dialogue between the two countries, told reporters here. "The fact that China Pakistan Economic Corridor ) is part of this particular initiative. CPEC violates Indian sovereignty because it runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)," Jaishankar said. "He highlighted India's participation in Myanmar's Kaladan project, Chabahar port project with Iran, as well as north south corridor with Russia.

Source: Times of India February 22, 2017 14:58 UTC