China’s Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia: Implications on India

International Journal of Humanities and Social Science

© 2020 by SSRG - IJHSS Journal

Volume 7 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2020

Authors : Syed Sabreena Bukhari

10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I6P108

How to Cite?

Syed Sabreena Bukhari, "China’s Belt and Road Initiative in South Asia: Implications on India," SSRG International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, vol. 7,  no. 6, pp. 47-53, 2020. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942703/IJHSS-V7I6P108

Abstract:

The consistent and spectacular rise of China in world politics as political, economic, and regional power is an important and defining event of 21st century International Politics and has significant implications on both regional and world politics. Out of the seven South Asian states, China shares borders with four namely Bhutan, India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Much of the relations of China with South Asia have been shaped by the boundary disputes among the South Asian States. Barring its relationship with Pakistan, China until recently lagged far behind India in terms of economic and political engagements with South Asian countries. However in the Post-Cold war period, particularly over the past decade, China has expanded its political, economic, and security engagements with the South Asian region dramatically challenging India’s position. Increasingly the governments in South Asia are becoming more accommodative of Beijing’s interests. BRI is an initiative of huge magnitude and is bound to produce a significant geo-economic and geo-political impact. If implemented successfully, the BRI retains the promise of altering the existing structural arrangements in Asia and beyond.

Keywords:

China, OBOR, India, Regional Power, etc.

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