Question

What is One Belt One Road initiative ? Why is it a cause of concern for Indian strategic interests?

Answer 1

Approach:

• Introduce by giving a description of the OBOR initiative, while drawing a world map of the initiative.
• Give the main features of the OBOR initiative, covering its political, economic, strategic and other dimensions.
• Explain how the initiative runs against the strategic interests of India - such as string of pearls, CPEC (including their maps as well).
• Conclude by suggesting how India can counter this initiative of China to protect its strategic interests"""