India in the era of China's Belt and Road initiative. : How Modi responds to Xi

Anil Sigdel dives into some of the most interesting trends in international relations, such as the rising influence of China and the instruments it uses to advance its interests worldwide, chiefly among them the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) and the interplay between China and India, and what means New Delhi employs to come after China in the wider world. To this end, Sigdel takes both a geographic view by analyzing China's and India's relations with key regions - South East to Central Asia, Indian Ocean Region and Africa - and a functional view scrutinizing issues of relevance to the main topic - from cultural ties to infrastructure investment and maritime security. In his incisive analysis, Sigdel provides rich details on how India's partnership is shaping with the major stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific region such US, Japan and France, and how India is balancing these partnerships vis-à-vis the one with Russia. The conclusions point to interesting prospects for the future - China challenge has, in a way, helped India further advance its own ambition of becoming a separate pole or leading power, therefore, India is likely to pursue that status by aligning issue-wise with all the powers. Anil Sigdel dives into some of the most interesting trends in international relations, such as the rising influence of China and the instruments it uses to advance its interests worldwide, chiefly among them the Belt and Road Initiative(BRI) and the interplay between China and India, and what means New Delhi employs to come after China in the wider world. To this end, Sigdel takes both a geographic view by analyzing China's and India's relations with key regions - South East to Central Asia, Indian Ocean Region and Africa - and a functional view scrutinizing issues of relevance to the main topic - from cultural ties to infrastructure investment and maritime security. In his incisive analysis, Sigdel provides rich details on how India's partnership is shaping with the major stakeholders in the Indo-Pacific region such US, Japan and France, and how India is balancing these partnerships vis-a-vis the one with Russia. The conclusions point to interesting prospects for the future - China challenge has, in a way, helped India further advance its own ambition of becoming a separate pole or leading power, therefore, India is likely to pursue that status by aligning issue-wise with all the powers Belt and road initiative -- India's response to BRI: South and South East Asia -- India's response to BRI: central Asia and Afghanistan -- Section II -- India and China in Europe -- India and China in Africa -- India in the Indian Ocean Region -- India and China in Latin America -- Section III -- France and India in the Indo-Pacific -- Japan and India in the Indo-Pacific -- US-India Relations: A Quasi Alliance? -- Russia-India Relations: New Level of Cooperation? -- Prospects "As the United States wants to see India establish itself as a rival power to China, this book examines the critical questions of how Modi is stepping up his efforts to counter Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative"-- Provided by publisher