China's 'new Silk Roads': Critiques from India and Pakistan

What is it about?

The emerging consensus in India on China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) appears to be that, far from being exclusively an economic and infrastructure development program, the BRI may be understood as a long-term strategic initiative that seeks to convert China’s current economic might into diplomatic influence. At the same time, in Pakistan, widespread acceptance of the importance and necessity of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor is increasingly coupled with concerns within sectors of Pakistani society over the fairness, transparency and eventual economic outcomes of the project.

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Why is it important?

This article is important for highlighting and categorising views from India and Pakistan on China's controversial infrastructure development project and for the fact that it was published by one of China's top state-run think-tanks.