Managing Connectivity Conflict: EU-India Cooperation and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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Managing Connectivity Conflict: EU-India Cooperation and China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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Authored by
Maaike Okano-Heijman & Jagannath P. Panda


Published on
12 March 2019

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Connectivity initiatives are the latest geopolitical tool for advancing influence in international relations and diplomacy. Against the backdrop of an emerging connectivity conflict, the responsibility is on likeminded countries and organizations to promote initiatives that embody transparency and universalism in connectivity projects and that benefit citizens in the long term. The EU and India are two important actors in this regard.