Assertion (A): India has consistently opposed China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Reason (R): The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a part of the BRI, passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, which India claims as its territory.
Choose the correct option:
1
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
2
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
3
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
4
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.