
Kashmir mobile
While India and Pakistan do all the talking on Kashmir, China acts. The recent Chinese projects in POK include the modernisation of the Karakoram Highway, bus services between Northern Areas and Xinjiang, and the Neelum-Jhelum Hydel project. The latest is the contract won by China Mobile to provide a cellular service in POK and Northern Areas. China Mobile has been mandated to provide coverage along the Karakoram Highway.
The writer is professor, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore