New Delhi: Despite strong dissent from China, India scored a major diplomatic victory at the Asian Development Bank board meeting today as all other members voted in favour to grant approval for the $2.9-billion India plan.
China had blocked a consensus because it contained $60-million watershed development projects in Arunachal Pradesh.
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asian-development-bank-adb
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/japan
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/united-states-america-us
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/arunachal