印度视角下的孟中印缅经济走廊建设

Development of the BCIM Economic Corridor: An Indian Perspective

孟中印缅经济走廊是一个由中印两国倡议、孟中印缅四国共同参与的次区域合作构想,其出发点是打造一条互利共赢的经济走廊。但从2013年正式提出至今,孟中印缅经济走廊建设几乎未取得任何实质性进展,这与印度对孟中印缅经济走廊的态度息息相关。对于孟中印缅经济走廊,印度既有切实的需求,又顾虑重重。一方面,印度欲借孟中印缅经济走廊,经济上能够加快"印度经济"与"中国经济"的对接,政治上实现从"向东看"到"向东干"的战略转型,并使其东北部安全由"边缘化"向"中心圈"靠拢。另一方面,印度对中方在孟中印缅经济走廊合作中的地缘政治、经济、安全的影响力及对本地区"主导权"方面有疑虑,对孟中印缅经济走廊建设始终保持高度警惕。在此背景下,化解印方疑虑,创造合作共赢的局面,是目前重启孟中印缅经济走廊的关键。

The Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar(BCIM)Economic Corridor is an initiative of China and India,which envisions sub-regional cooperation involving the participation of Bangladesh,China,India and Myanmar.BCIM aims to create an economic corridor which can bring benefits and win-win opportunities to all parties.Since the official announcement of the BCIM in 2013,no significant progress has been made towards its development,largely due to India’s attitude towards the initiative.While India has specific needs vis-à-vis BCIM,it also harbors serious concerns.On one hand,India hopes to leverage the BCIM to speed up the pace of economic integration between the Indian and Chinese economies,and politically to realize the strategic transition from“Look East”to“Act East”.Finally,BCIM will help India reposition its Northeastern territories from its security periphery to the core of its security efforts.On the other hand,because of concerns regarding China’s geopolitical,economic,and security influence in the BCIM,and worries about maintaining a“leading”role vis-à-vis the region,India continues to proceed with considerable caution.Against this backdrop,the key to restarting the BCIM is addressing India’s concerns and creating a cooperative,win-win environment.