India’s Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative—Opportunities and Concerns
Journal article
Sharma, M. (2019). India’s Approach to China’s Belt and Road Initiative—Opportunities and Concerns. The Chinese Journal of Global Governance. https://doi.org/10.1163/23525207-12340041
Authors | Sharma, M. |
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Abstract | China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) as a geoeconomic vision and geopolitical strategy is closely watched and scrutinised by Indian economists, diplomats, and strategists. Perspectives on India’s approach to the BRI can broadly be classified into three—the optimist, the sceptic and the cautionary. Whereas, economists generally appear optimistic, there is a sense of uneasiness within India’s strategic community that the BRI represents much more than China’s ambition to emerge as an economic leader in the region. This article argues that India’s approach to the BRI has largely been pragmatic, cautious and complex. Accordingly, India has taken an atomistic approach to the various components of the BRI depending on its security and economic needs, which explains why on the one hand India has become increasingly receptive of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor (BCIM EC) and on the other continues to publicly oppose the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). |
Keywords | Belt and Road Initiative; India; bilateral cooperation; pragmatism; China-Pakistan Economic Corridor; Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Economic Corridor; Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank; Maritime Silk Road |
Year | 2019 |
Journal | The Chinese Journal of Global Governance |
Publisher | Brill |
ISSN | 2352-5207 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1163/23525207-12340041 |
Web address (URL) | https://brill.com/view/journals/cjgg/5/2/article-p136_3.xml |
Publication dates | |
14 Oct 2019 | |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 11 Oct 2022 |
Publisher's version | License |
Accepted author manuscript | License File Access Level Controlled |
https://openresearch.lsbu.ac.uk/item/91965
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