ABSTRACT
This chapter argues that while both China and India are rising fast, which often put them into a competitive frame, their cooperation is vital for the development of national peripheries. BCIM cooperation is full of immense possibilities for the growth of the laggard regions in both countries, like China’s Southwest and India’s Northeast. Hence, a focus on the bilateral economic synergies would promote development of the respective national economies in general and trigger growth in their respective peripheral areas in particular.
