A UN Security Council resolution has for the first time incorporated China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a multi-billion inter-continental connectivity mission that has a flagship project passing through Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Beijing claims it has rounded up at least 100 countries in BRI’s support, including Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The council resolution urged “further international efforts to strengthen regional cooperation and implement the Belt and Road Initiative”. China has taken the inclusion of BRI in a UN resolution as a diplomatic victory of sorts. Resolutions adopted by the Security Council are legally binding”.

Source: Hindustan Times March 18, 2017 15:31 UTC