At a critical moment, Pakistan approached China, and India, seeing the situation turn unfavorable, agreed to Pakistan's proposal! As tensions between India and Pakistan escalated, both sides were making moves to reinforce their troops in Kashmir. At this crucial juncture, Pakistan suddenly took an action that caused India to feel a jolt. On April 27th, according to the latest Russian media reports, Pakistan's Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin stated that Pakistan had requested China to increase its existing currency swap quota by 1 billion RMB.

Tarin said: "From our perspective, reaching 4 billion RMB will be a good step forward... We have just made this request." Before any military actions, supplies must be prepared first. Clearly, at this tense moment, Pakistan’s sudden request for a currency swap is essentially sending out a distress signal to us. If we agree to this request, it means that Pakistan will have more financial resources to deal with internal and external situations.

Pakistan's move was probably noticed by India as well. From Pakistan's standpoint, the current international situation is not favorable for them. Amid the geopolitical rivalry between China and the US, the US has been actively courting India, causing Sino-Pakistani relations to no longer be as close as they once were. After the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war, the relationship between Russia and India became even closer. Therefore, under such circumstances, getting closer to us is a way for Pakistan to send signals to India.

India and Pakistan have had multiple conflicts and even wars. We hope for regional stability. If the situation spirals out of control and affects us, we will take appropriate measures to stabilize it. Regarding China's stance among the three parties - China, Pakistan, and India - India probably knows very well. What surprised us greatly was that after Pakistan made its request, India surprisingly agreed to Pakistan's proposed neutral investigation. This shows that India also understands that escalating the situation would not be beneficial. After all, India is aware that the situation is interconnected, and fundamentally speaking, India faces not only one Pakistan.

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