Annual Report on the Development of the Indian Ocean Region (2017): The Belt and Road Initiative and South Asia

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The report was written by senior scholars of international studies and Indian Ocean studies and focuses on international relations in the Indian Ocean region and covers many aspects of OBOR policy and South Asia. The report includes both a strategic review and major events, as well as related data in this region. This book also includes the origin, the aims, frameworks, the regional and global impact of India’s new development under the Modi administration. The book includes the authors from 5 different institutes in China which provide readers with a full and authentic picture of India’s most recent development. This year’s Annual Report is the fourth of this kind and the only one which covers exclusively the Indian Ocean region in China. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv Front Matter ....Pages 1-1 The South Asian Direction of “OBOR” Strategy: Geopolitical Pattern, Indian Difficulties and Breakthrough Path (Cuiping Zhu)....Pages 3-33 Modi’s Attitude Towards China, “Issue Diplomacy” and the Prospect of India’s Participation in the “OBOR” Initiative (Hailin Ye)....Pages 35-48 Front Matter ....Pages 49-49 Connecting the “One Belt and One Road” Initiative with the Interconnected Himalayan Region—Reflections on the Construction of the China–Nepal–India Economic Corridor (Shisheng Hu)....Pages 51-101 The Current Situation of the One Belt and One Road Initiative and Its Development Trend (Jiadong Zhang)....Pages 103-137 The Security Structure in South Asia and Its Impacts on Belt and Road Initiative (Peng Liu)....Pages 139-174 An Analysis on the Geopolitical Pattern and Regional Situation in South Asia (Chuanlu Feng)....Pages 175-209 Front Matter ....Pages 211-211 Opportunities and Challenges in Current China–Pakistan Economic and Trade Relations (Yiming Lin)....Pages 213-236 Sino–Bangladeshi Cooperation Under Perspective of the “Belt and Road”: Demand, Intention and Space (Yishuang Yang)....Pages 237-271 Re-shaping the Sino–Sri Lanka’s Economic Relations Under the Framework of the “21st Century Maritime Silk Road” Initiative (Yanfang Li)....Pages 273-306 Myanmar’s Situation Under NLD Governance and China–Myanmar Co-construction OBOR (Wu Liu, Jiajun Liu)....Pages 307-331