What is the issue?
- China is making its global presence stronger by bilateral ties, it intrudes India’s interest.
How Chinese moves intrudes India’s diplomacy?
- Israel-Israel-China comprehensive innovation partnership which has an outlay of $300 million
- Israel is eager to participate in, BRI of china and views this as an opportunity to develop a project parallel to the Suez Canal.
- China is a far bigger investor and trading partner of Israel than India.
- Pakistan-China is exercising some of the political and economic leverages over conflicted areas in Pakistan, through CPEC.
- ASEAN countries- China has a significant presence in East and Southeast Asia.
- Most countries in the region also demonstrate a desire to join China-based initiatives than joining Indian initiatives.
- Iran-Chinese state companies are active all over the country, building highways, digging mines and making steel.
- Russia-China-Iran relationship has greatly blossomed, almost marginalising India’s influence.
- Sri Lanka- China is making huge infrastructural investments on ports, rail and other networks, and making closer defence ties with the island.
- Russia-New Russia-China ‘strategic congruence’ is certain to impact Asia.
- The problem for Indian diplomacy is, now India-Russia relations appear less robust than at any time.
- West Asia- West Asia has 9-million strong Indian diaspora, and the region being its principal source of oil.
- India is not a major player today, Both Russia and China have overtaken India in the affairs of the region.
Source: The Hindu
