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Q47 (NDA-II/2021) International Relations & Global Affairs › India's Bilateral & Regional Relations › Regional connectivity initiatives

‘Belt and Road Initiative’ is a foreign policy initiative of

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The 'Belt and Road Initiative' (BRI) is a signature foreign policy and global infrastructure project of China, launched by President Xi Jinping in 2013 [1][2][3]. Originally known as 'One Belt, One Road' (OBOR), it consists of two main components: the 'Silk Road Economic Belt' (overland) and the '21st Century Maritime Silk Road' (sea-based) [2][3]. The initiative aims to enhance regional connectivity through a vast network of railways, energy pipelines, and highways across Asia, Europe, and Africa [1][4]. Key projects under this umbrella include the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which India opposes due to sovereignty concerns regarding Occupied Kashmir [1][3]. The BRI has become a central pillar of China's global economic and strategic ambitions, involving over 100 countries and significant investment in infrastructure development [3][6].

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  1. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 16: India–Political Aspects > One Belt-One Road (The New Silk Route) > p. 85
  2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 16: India–Political Aspects > Kolkata-Kunming Corridor-A Proposed Highway > p. 80
  3. [3] Rajiv Ahir. A Brief History of Modern India (2019 ed.). SPECTRUM. > Chapter 39: After Nehru... > Foreign Relations > p. 793
  4. [4] https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/09/what-chinas-belt-and-road-initiative-bri
  5. [6] https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/chinas-massive-belt-and-road-initiative
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