... and entrenching the imperative notion of multi-vectored connectivity, along logistical compact, commercial interchange and civilizational affinities. However, it might be hard for New Delhi to diminish South Asian countries’ trade dependence upon China and to shrug-off the increasingly indomitable buccaneering industrial and infrastructural footprint of Beijing across Himalayan and Maritime South Asia, which constitutes the former’s proverbial sphere of influence. This is the reason why, the ...
... fraction of the critical infrastructural and logistics deficit worldwide. India alone has close to 300 million people who live on less than $1.25 per day on purchasing power parity and here is where close ties forged by Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi can make a difference. China is facilitating trade and development for Third World nations in ways major Western funders could not. However, China may need to fine-tune its Belt and Road initiative towards a more Asia-centric approach. This has a better chance of success due ...
... declared their rights and desire to develop South-South cooperation. In 1955, these five principles laid the foundation of the final document of the Bandung Conference, the 60th anniversary of which was celebrated in April in Jakarta.
The first visit to China of India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi after his coming to power cannot boast such a memorable political “meme” as Panchsheel, although it has afforded enough ground for talking about the new nature of bilateral relations. It is quite noteworthy to highlight five ...
