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Chakma, Bhumitra

Dr Chakma is Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Studies and Director of the South Asia Project, at the University of Hull.



Dr Dai is Former Senior Lecturer in the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Hull.


The Belt and Road Initiative and the Politics of Connectivity</a>

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Politics of Connectivity

This volume analyses New Delhi’s reaction to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the rise of politics of connectivity and infrastructure building which has heightened Sino-Indian rivalry in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It can be evidenced that the BRI has transformed the Sino-Indian dynamics from a ‘managed rivalry’ to an intense geo-political competition.

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Politics of Connectivity</a>

The Belt and Road Initiative and the Politics of Connectivity

This volume analyses New Delhi’s reaction to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the rise of politics of connectivity and infrastructure building which has heightened Sino-Indian rivalry in South Asia and the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). It can be evidenced that the BRI has transformed the Sino-Indian dynamics from a ‘managed rivalry’ to an intense geo-political competition.