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Jolt to Pak! India-China likely to go for a joint economic project with Afghanistan

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Jolt to Pak! India-China likely to go for a joint economic project with Afghanistan
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Jolt to Pak! India-China to go for a joint economic project with Afghanistan India and China are likely to go in for a joint economic project with Afghanistan, as per sources.  It is considered as a major setback for Pakistan. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have agreed to work together on an economic project in Afghanistan to show that both nations can also cooperate and unite together in a third country if the need be, said sources. This development suggests that China is unwilling to have its options cramped by Pakistan's reservations about India's role in Afghanistan. India and China have their respective reasons for forging a broad-based regional approach towards stabilizing Afghanistan, as per sources. Looking at it from an economic perspective, India sees Afghanistan as a bridge to Central Asia and a potential hub of regional prosperity. From a strategic an security perspective, Kabul is important for India to help neutralize the impact of terrorist networks, suspected to be supported by Pakistan, and operating from there as well as Afghanistan. The informal summit between Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping is seen as an effort on the part of India and China to rebuild trust and improve bilateral ties that were hit by last year's Dokalam standoff. Briefing the media on the Wuhan summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said "India and China have agreed on specific guidance to implement confidence building and better understanding." At the same time, the menu card designed for the private lunch hosted for PM Modi in Wuhan has colors of Indian flag, along with the picture of national bird peacock. President Xi Jinping paid personal attention to small details, as per sources.-
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