Connectivity as influence. India´s policy in central Asia in the era of the ‘new silk road’

Central Asia has been identified as the emerging economic battleground between the United States, Russia and China. Although Central Asia is a significant part of the Belt and Road Plan India faces connectivity challenges regarding land routes to Afghanistan and Central Asia and is a relatively low-...

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Main Author: Anita Sengupta Mahanirban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: UNISCI 2019-01-01
Series:Revista UNISCI
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Online Access:http://www.unisci.es/connectivity-as-influence-indias-policy-in-central-asia-in-the-era-of-the-new-silk-road/
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description Central Asia has been identified as the emerging economic battleground between the United States, Russia and China. Although Central Asia is a significant part of the Belt and Road Plan India faces connectivity challenges regarding land routes to Afghanistan and Central Asia and is a relatively low-key power even after becoming a formal member of the SCO. It is in the backdrop of these complexities, both in terms of the emergence of transcontinental logistic spaces and numerous ‘Silk Road’ strategies that India would have to negotiate its own logistical space in Central Asia.
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spelling doaj.art-95a176781f9948b6abcf45aa0c59418f2022-12-22T03:28:27ZengUNISCIRevista UNISCI2386-94532019-01-014920922010.31439/UNISCI-42Connectivity as influence. India´s policy in central Asia in the era of the ‘new silk road’Anita Sengupta Mahanirban 0Calcutta Research GroupCentral Asia has been identified as the emerging economic battleground between the United States, Russia and China. Although Central Asia is a significant part of the Belt and Road Plan India faces connectivity challenges regarding land routes to Afghanistan and Central Asia and is a relatively low-key power even after becoming a formal member of the SCO. It is in the backdrop of these complexities, both in terms of the emergence of transcontinental logistic spaces and numerous ‘Silk Road’ strategies that India would have to negotiate its own logistical space in Central Asia.http://www.unisci.es/connectivity-as-influence-indias-policy-in-central-asia-in-the-era-of-the-new-silk-road/Belt and Road InitiativeChinaRussiaCentral AsiaConnectivity
spellingShingle Anita Sengupta Mahanirban
Connectivity as influence. India´s policy in central Asia in the era of the ‘new silk road’
Revista UNISCI
Belt and Road Initiative
China
Russia
Central Asia
Connectivity
title Connectivity as influence. India´s policy in central Asia in the era of the ‘new silk road’
title_full Connectivity as influence. India´s policy in central Asia in the era of the ‘new silk road’
title_fullStr Connectivity as influence. India´s policy in central Asia in the era of the ‘new silk road’
title_full_unstemmed Connectivity as influence. India´s policy in central Asia in the era of the ‘new silk road’
title_short Connectivity as influence. India´s policy in central Asia in the era of the ‘new silk road’
title_sort connectivity as influence india´s policy in central asia in the era of the new silk road
topic Belt and Road Initiative
China
Russia
Central Asia
Connectivity
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