ABSTRACT
No proposition in Chinese foreign policy explains better the outward transformation that is taking place in it today than President Xi Jinping’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ (popularly also known as ‘belt and road’) initiative. After assuming power in 2013, Xi Jinping spoke about the ‘Silk Road Economic Belt’ (SREB) and the ‘21st Century Maritime Silk Road’ (MSR) in September and October 2013 (caixin 2014).1 This is considered one of the most ambitious strategies by the President of China along with his ‘Chinese Dream’ (zongquo meng) proposition which is basically aimed at consolidating China’s domestic conditions and global positioning (CRIENGLISH.com 2014). Many have seen a resilient and resolute China behind the ‘belt and road’ initiative. Seen sceptically as China’s ‘Marshall Plan’ in many quarters initially,2 the geopolitical implications of this initiative have been massive, including in India. This chapter assesses the Indian outlook towards ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) and its impact on India-China ties.
