Mapping the World

India: On the way to becoming a world power? (2018x30)

Data di messa in onda: Dic 01, 2018

The race between the two Asian giants has begun: When China launched the "New Silk Road" project in 2013, India responded with its own trade route concept. As a counterweight to China's growing influence, India wants to expand cooperation with its immediate neighbours in the Indian Ocean, but also deepen relations with Japan and the USA. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants to help his country achieve a position in the world comparable to that of China. The race between the two Asian giants has begun: When China launched the "New Silk Road" project in 2013, India responded with its own trade route concept. As a counterweight to China's growing influence, India wants to expand cooperation with its immediate neighbours in the Indian Ocean, but also deepen relations with Japan and the USA. But is the country on the right track with this strategy? [arte]