The Sword Plan Pakistan is a good friend of China, and we are used to calling it "Pakistan Railway". In recent years, China and Pakistan have carried out extensive cooperation in various fields such as economy, infrastructure, military, anti-terrorism, medical care, and agriculture, and the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is a symbol of China-Pakistan friendship.
Pakistan is located in South Asia, bordering India, and the two countries have been at odds since the partition of India and Pakistan in 1948, especially in Kashmir. For this reason, wars have broken out between the two countries many times, and small-scale firefights and frictions are commonplace, which has become the most unstable factor in South Asia.
In the dispute between India and Pakistan, China's firm siding with Pakistan and the historical and territorial disputes between China and India have also made Sino-Indian relations strained. In order to deal with Pakistan and China, India has secretly supported terrorist organizations in Pakistan in an attempt to undermine cooperation between the two countries.
According to a number of foreign media reports, the leader of the "Baloch Nationalist Army" who recently surrendered to Pakistan said that India has been secretly supporting terrorist activities in Balochistan and providing funds to separatist forces in Balochistan. This information has been confirmed by Pakistani officials, and the Pakistani province of Balochistan** said that India's support and use of terrorism in Balochistan is the main reason for the continuous terrorist activities in the province.
In response to this news, Chinese spokesperson Mao Ning responded on the 27th that terrorism is the common enemy of mankind, and China firmly opposes "double standards" on the issue of counter-terrorism. Supporting and using terrorism for one's own selfish interests, indulging in terrorism and nurturing terrorism, and undermining international and regional security are harmful to others and not beneficial to oneself. China advocates that all countries strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation and jointly combat terrorism in all its forms.
Founded in 2000 and composed mainly of members of Mali and Bugeti tribes, the Baloch Nationalist Army (BALU) often fights Pakistan** for greater regional autonomy in Balochistan province. In recent years, the group has regularly carried out terrorist attacks against the Pakistani armed forces, civilians and foreigners in Luchistan province, and has been designated as a terrorist organization by countries such as Pakistan, the United Kingdom, the European Union, the United States and China.
In recent years, the group has frequently carried out terrorist attacks on targets in Pakistan, especially those linked to China, which inevitably raises suspicions that someone behind it is secretly instigated. On November 23, 2018, the group attacked the Chinese Consulate General in Karachi, Pakistan. On August 20, 2021, the group used a suicide bombing attack on the Gwadar East Bay Expressway project. On August 13, 2023, the group attacked a Chinese project convoy at Gwadar port.
With the planning and construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, China has undertaken many infrastructure projects such as the Gwadar port, roads, railways, schools and hospitals in Pakistan, which have not only brought employment to the local area, but also improved the local development conditions, which is conducive to promoting local economic development and increasing the income level of local people. It is incomprehensible that China's approach should be supported by the local population, yet that Chinese institutions or project personnel in the region are frequently subjected to terrorist attacks.
When things go wrong, there must be demons, and with India's covert support for the Pakistani terrorist organization being hammered, all this is easy to explain. China's assistance to Pakistan in infrastructure construction is conducive to improving Pakistan's development conditions, promoting Pakistan's economic development, and enhancing its comprehensive strength, which is obviously not in India's interests. Therefore, India has engaged in sabotage, secretly providing funds to the "Baloch Nationalist Army" and instructing them to launch terrorist attacks against Pakistan and China, so as to achieve the goal of disrupting China-Pakistan cooperation.
India's approach is similar to that of the United States, and the United States likes to do this, but India does not have the strength and international influence of the United States. The duplicitous approach of India on the surface shows how small the country is, an unreliable neighbor, and a neighbor that we should always be on guard against.