On Tuesday, India
reaffirmed its opposition to endorsing China’s grandiose Belt and Road
Initiative (BRI), making it the sole member of the Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) to take such a stance.
At the conclusion of a
virtual summit of the grouping sponsored by India, Russia, Pakistan,
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan all reaffirmed their
commitment to the BRI in a declaration made at the end of the meeting.Read also this: Why is France protesting again?
The document also
stated that the members viewed as critical the implementation of the SCO Economic
Development Strategy 2030 agreed upon by “interested member states”
and initiatives meant to support cooperation in the digital economy, high
technology, and the modernization of existing international rail and road
transport routes.
PM Modi stressed the
importance of improving connectivity during his opening remarks at the summit,
but he also stressed the necessity to adhere to the fundam