Why BRI is a threat for India?

India believes that cannot attain prosperity for its citizens in isolation of its regional neighbourhood. BRI is also viewed in New Delhi as China’s attempt to outsource its low-end “sunset” industries to its initiative partners, letting them worry about the attendant issues of environmental pollution.

What are the priorities OBOR wants to achieve?

Currently, those networks are not well developed, but OBOR aims at modernizing ports, building harbor zones and creating logistical networks via its “maritime silk road,” and developing infrastructure networks and economic zones via the “silk road economic belt” on land.

How did the Silk Road affect India?

Cultural and religious exchanges began to meander along the route, acting as a connection for a global network where East and West ideologies met. Additionally Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism and Nestorianism were all introduced to China and parts of India because of the Silk Roads influence.

Why is India opposed to Chinese One Belt One Road (OBOR)?

The route of CPEC passes through POK and makes China an indirect stakeholder in Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan. India is opposed to Chinese One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative since the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passes through the Indian territory.

How can China’s OBOR Initiative help India?

Regional transport, energy security, and blue economy are key to OBOR initiative which will be helpful for India. China has the financial capital, technology to accelerate the development of other countries and India also need resources and funds for its own development.

What is the significance of Obor to India?

Thus it may be used as a military port by People Liberation Army Navy in future. Through OBOR, China is countering the strategies of India in North East region and is promoting its greater presence in North East India, part of which China claims as its own territory. This may have a security impact on India.

Is China’s Silk Road a security threat to India?

The Indian security establishment is deeply suspicious of China’s silk road initiatives. Delhi’s strategic community has long objected to China’s road construction on land frontiers and port-building in the Indian Ocean as “strategic encirclement”. The problem is even more compounded with the presence of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).