JAMMU: In a significant suggestion, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti today pitched for building a corridor between South Asia and Central Asia with Jammu and Kashmir as its “nucleus”, on the lines of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which passes through Pak-occupied Kashmir.
Speaking in the Legislative Council, she said such a corridor between the two emerging economic hotspots would help forge a new regional cooperation, energy transformation, trade and transit.
The Indian sub-continent was historically linked to Central Asia through Kashmir and “Taking advantage of its geographical location, Jammu and Kashmir could become a nucleus towards forging a new economic alliance in the region,” Mehbooba said while winding up the discussion on the Motion of Thanks on Governor’s Address.
“The oil and gas resources of Central Asia are the nearest and most economical answers to South Asian energy needs and J&K can help foster energy cooperation in the region,” she said. (AGENCIES)
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