China is not going to make big investments in Indian infrastructure development without adequate policy support from New Delhi and state governments.
Category Archives: Sub-nationalism
Xi visits India: Great Expectations
Modi and Xi must have the ability to overcome the hierarchy-bound nature of their official establishments to institutionalize greater and more frequent bilateral contacts
Sino-Indian Sub-National Economic Ties: Changing the Game
As the two countries try to improve their economic ties, much of their efforts will have to be concentrated at the sub-national level
People-to-People Connectivity in the BCIM Region: Principles and Practicalities
Successful people-to-people movement requires good physical and communication infrastructure and modernized identification procedures at borders or within countries
Infrastructure Development along India’s Borders with China
Indian infrastructure development in its border areas is a complex mix of national security considerations, political gamesmanship and economic rent-seeking
Mukherjee in Arunachal: Of China and Other Matters
The challenge for both New Delhi and Itanagar is to back up the advantages of an open, democratic polity with the equally important imperatives of social and economic development
3rd Plenum, 18th CC: A Reformist Agenda but Challenges Ahead
The communiqué issued at the end of the Plenum left many observers disappointed, but the follow-up 60-point “Decision” contained several important economic reform measures.
India and the CHOGM in Sri Lanka: Well Played, Actually
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh made the right decision not to go to Sri Lanka
A Framework for Understanding Sino-Indian Ties
What framework can we use to understand the current Sino-Indian relationship?