Chinese officials have repeatedly said the Belt and Road is purely an economic project with peaceful intent.
The outreach, initiated by the army’s top commander, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, began months before Pakistan’s national elections.
Modi’s whereabouts had been the subject of fevered speculation in the Indian press.
Officials said the rains were the heaviest there since 1924.
The handover of Hambantota port in Sri Lanka to the Chinese has kept alive concerns about its possible...