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India, Europe and Connectivity: From Shared Views on BRI to Mutual Cooperation?

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In an increasingly globalized and networked world, nations are competing to improve geographical connectivity and seek benefits from enhanced political and economic cooperation. China’s expanding continental and maritime footprint has caused enough anxiety among the major powers of the world. Its flagship connectivity drive, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has committed heavy investments in infrastructure development projects to deepen economic integration across continents. While India has strongly resisted BRI for violation of sovereignty, the EU is also critical of the project considering the growing Chinese geopolitical influence in its neighbourhood. Both India and EU are committed towards a rules-based, fair and transparent connectivity model which is sustainable. The chapter explores how they can improve connectivity between Asia and Europe.

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    Research projects that the world’s shifting distribution of economic activity would locate literally between India and China by 2050 (Quah 2011).

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    The Asian Highway Network starts from Tokyo in Japan and connects South Korea, China, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran to the border between Turkey and Bulgaria, west of Istanbul.

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    Also known as the Juncker Plan, the Investment Plan for Europe was proposed in November 2014 to support EU’s long-term economic growth and boost competitiveness.

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Singh, M. (2021). India, Europe and Connectivity: From Shared Views on BRI to Mutual Cooperation?. In: Jain, R.K. (eds) India, Europe and Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-4608-6_6

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