%0 Journal Article
%T A Tale of Many Roads: India¡¯s Approach to Connectivity Projects in Eurasia
%A Nandan Unnikrishnan
%A Uma Purushothaman
%J India Quarterly
%@ 0975-2684
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0974928418821488
%X The Eurasian supercontinent has again assumed importance in world politics in the context of the declining power of the USA, the rise of India and China and Russia¡¯s return to global geopolitics. At the same time, ¡®connectivity¡¯ has become the catchphrase in the supercontinent, thanks to China¡¯s aggressive pushing of its Belt Road Initiative (BRI). £¿This article examines India¡¯s approaches to connectivity projects in Eurasia, including those in its immediate neighbourhood. It argues that India¡¯s approach to connectivity-related cooperation ideas in the region like the BRI is not uniform despite the economic advantages some of these projects offer. India appears to view such projects to a significant extent through the prism of geostrategic and security interests. Finally, it examines the implications of India¡¯s approach to connectivity for India as well as the broader region
%K Eurasia
%K connectivity
%K Belt and Road Initiative
%K International North-South Transport Corridor
%K Freedom Corridor
%K Eurasian Economic Union
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0974928418821488