China ＂s Belt and Road Initiative （BRI） is often simplistically understood as beingopposed by lndia and supported by Pakistan. The reality on the ground is rather morecomplex. The emerging consensus in lndia appear...China ＂s Belt and Road Initiative （BRI） is often simplistically understood as beingopposed by lndia and supported by Pakistan. The reality on the ground is rather morecomplex. The emerging consensus in lndia appears to be that, far from being exclusivelyan economic and infrastructure development program, the BRI may be understood as along-term strategic initiative that seeks to convert China ＂s current economic might intodiplomatic influence. While attempts have been made by Beijing, the reflexive lndiansuspicion of Chinese international projection, including of China ＂s BRL has not yetbeen met by a coherent discourse designed to specifically address lndian concerns. Incontrast, in Pakistan, widespread acceptance of the importance and necessity of theChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor is increasingly coupled with concerns within sectorsof Pakistani society over the fairness, transparency and eventual economic outcomesof the project. Accordingly, this paper is divided into two parts： the first looks at howlndian analysts have viewed and responded to the Chinese discourse and arguments onthe BR1; the second considers the debate over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridorwithin Pakistan.展开更多
文摘China ＂s Belt and Road Initiative （BRI） is often simplistically understood as beingopposed by lndia and supported by Pakistan. The reality on the ground is rather morecomplex. The emerging consensus in lndia appears to be that, far from being exclusivelyan economic and infrastructure development program, the BRI may be understood as along-term strategic initiative that seeks to convert China ＂s current economic might intodiplomatic influence. While attempts have been made by Beijing, the reflexive lndiansuspicion of Chinese international projection, including of China ＂s BRL has not yetbeen met by a coherent discourse designed to specifically address lndian concerns. Incontrast, in Pakistan, widespread acceptance of the importance and necessity of theChina-Pakistan Economic Corridor is increasingly coupled with concerns within sectorsof Pakistani society over the fairness, transparency and eventual economic outcomesof the project. Accordingly, this paper is divided into two parts： the first looks at howlndian analysts have viewed and responded to the Chinese discourse and arguments onthe BR1; the second considers the debate over the China-Pakistan Economic Corridorwithin Pakistan.
