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Citing concerns over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor's (CPEC's) impact on its sovereignty, India on Sunday skipped the opening ceremony of China's Belt and Road Forum. (Read more) However, CPEC is not the only component of China's ambitious new Silk Road that has India worried.
The meeting, called the Belt and Road Forum (BRF), is being attended by 29 heads of state and governments, including Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickrmasinghe, besides official delegations from other South Asian countries. Leaders and officials from Russia, the US, Japan, UK, Germany, and France are also attending the meeting.
India's caution
