Sanjeev Kumar is Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi. He has been a Member and Coordinator of ICWA’s Core Group on China, and a Member of Vivekananda International Foundation’s China Experts Group. His research interests include: domestic dynamics of China, India-China relations, and China’s foreign and neighbourhood policy. Dr. Kumar has published research papers in reputed journals and contributed chapters in volumes published in India, China, and the US. His recent co-edited publications include China and the Eurasian Region: Geographic and Geopolitical Influences.

• Foreword Contributors Introduction part iBRI: Thematic Perspectives1. China’s BRI since 2013: Domestic Drivers, Conceptual Discourse and Policy Pronouncements Sanjeev Kumar2. Beijing’s Ambitious 21st Century Maritime Silk RoadPragya Pandey3. Economic Implications of BRIRahul Nath Choudhury4. The United States and China: The Strategic Competition and ResponseStuti Banerjee and Ankita Duttapart iiBRI in South Asia5. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Pursuing Agenda amid Conflict SituationDhrubajyoti Bhattacharjee6. China and Bangladesh under the Rubric of BRITeshu Singh7. BRI in Sri Lanka and Maldives: Economic, Political and Security Dynamics Samatha Mallempati8. China’s BRI in Nepal: Complexities and Concerns Naresh Kumar B. K.9. China, Afghanistan and BRI Anwesha Ghoshpart iiiBRI in China’s Neighbouring Regions: Eurasia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia10. China’s BRI and its Neo-mercantilist Approach in Central Asia Punit Gaur11. Russia-China Cooperation and the BRI Himani Pant12. Japan’s Approach to BRI: Between Cooperation and Competition Jojin V. John13. BRI: Responses from South Korea Jojin V. John14. China-Mongolia Relations and the Economic Corridor Sudeep Kumar15. Economic Statecraft through BRI in Southeast Asia Temjenmeren Aopart ivBRI in Arab World16. BRI and the WANA Region: An AssessmentFazzur Rahman Siddiqui17. BRI: An Era of New Arab-China Engagement Arshadpart vBRI in Continental Context: Europe, Africa and Latin America18. BRI: Narratives and Counter-Narratives from Europe Ankita Dutta19. BRI in Africa: From Enthusiasm to Dilemma Sankalp Gurjar20. BRI in Latin America and Caribbean: Expectations and Challenges Stuti Banerjeepart viBRI and Two Challenges of Recent Times21. BRI: Challenges of Pandemic and Conflict Athar Zafar22. Epilogue: Regions and Reflections Sanjeev KumarIndex

Sanjeev Kumar is Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi. He has been a Member and Coordinator of ICWA’s Core Group on China, and a Member of Vivekananda International Foundation’s China Experts Group. His research interests include: domestic dynamics of China, India-China relations, and China’s foreign and neighbourhood policy. Dr. Kumar has published research papers in reputed journals and contributed chapters in volumes published in India, China, and the US. His recent co-edited publications include China and the Eurasian Region: Geographic and Geopolitical Influences.

• Foreword Contributors Introduction part iBRI: Thematic Perspectives1. China’s BRI since 2013: Domestic Drivers, Conceptual Discourse and Policy Pronouncements Sanjeev Kumar2. Beijing’s Ambitious 21st Century Maritime Silk RoadPragya Pandey3. Economic Implications of BRIRahul Nath Choudhury4. The United States and China: The Strategic Competition and ResponseStuti Banerjee and Ankita Duttapart iiBRI in South Asia5. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Pursuing Agenda amid Conflict SituationDhrubajyoti Bhattacharjee6. China and Bangladesh under the Rubric of BRITeshu Singh7. BRI in Sri Lanka and Maldives: Economic, Political and Security Dynamics Samatha Mallempati8. China’s BRI in Nepal: Complexities and Concerns Naresh Kumar B. K.9. China, Afghanistan and BRI Anwesha Ghoshpart iiiBRI in China’s Neighbouring Regions: Eurasia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia10. China’s BRI and its Neo-mercantilist Approach in Central Asia Punit Gaur11. Russia-China Cooperation and the BRI Himani Pant12. Japan’s Approach to BRI: Between Cooperation and Competition Jojin V. John13. BRI: Responses from South Korea Jojin V. John14. China-Mongolia Relations and the Economic Corridor Sudeep Kumar15. Economic Statecraft through BRI in Southeast Asia Temjenmeren Aopart ivBRI in Arab World16. BRI and the WANA Region: An AssessmentFazzur Rahman Siddiqui17. BRI: An Era of New Arab-China Engagement Arshadpart vBRI in Continental Context: Europe, Africa and Latin America18. BRI: Narratives and Counter-Narratives from Europe Ankita Dutta19. BRI in Africa: From Enthusiasm to Dilemma Sankalp Gurjar20. BRI in Latin America and Caribbean: Expectations and Challenges Stuti Banerjeepart viBRI and Two Challenges of Recent Times21. BRI: Challenges of Pandemic and Conflict Athar Zafar22. Epilogue: Regions and Reflections Sanjeev KumarIndex

Sanjeev Kumar is Senior Research Fellow at the Indian Council of World Affairs, New Delhi. He has been a Member and Coordinator of ICWA’s Core Group on China, and a Member of Vivekananda International Foundation’s China Experts Group. His research interests include: domestic dynamics of China, India-China relations, and China’s foreign and neighbourhood policy. Dr. Kumar has published research papers in reputed journals and contributed chapters in volumes published in India, China, and the US. His recent co-edited publications include China and the Eurasian Region: Geographic and Geopolitical Influences.

• Foreword Contributors Introduction part iBRI: Thematic Perspectives1. China’s BRI since 2013: Domestic Drivers, Conceptual Discourse and Policy Pronouncements Sanjeev Kumar2. Beijing’s Ambitious 21st Century Maritime Silk RoadPragya Pandey3. Economic Implications of BRIRahul Nath Choudhury4. The United States and China: The Strategic Competition and ResponseStuti Banerjee and Ankita Duttapart iiBRI in South Asia5. China-Pakistan Economic Corridor: Pursuing Agenda amid Conflict SituationDhrubajyoti Bhattacharjee6. China and Bangladesh under the Rubric of BRITeshu Singh7. BRI in Sri Lanka and Maldives: Economic, Political and Security Dynamics Samatha Mallempati8. China’s BRI in Nepal: Complexities and Concerns Naresh Kumar B. K.9. China, Afghanistan and BRI Anwesha Ghoshpart iiiBRI in China’s Neighbouring Regions: Eurasia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia10. China’s BRI and its Neo-mercantilist Approach in Central Asia Punit Gaur11. Russia-China Cooperation and the BRI Himani Pant12. Japan’s Approach to BRI: Between Cooperation and Competition Jojin V. John13. BRI: Responses from South Korea Jojin V. John14. China-Mongolia Relations and the Economic Corridor Sudeep Kumar15. Economic Statecraft through BRI in Southeast Asia Temjenmeren Aopart ivBRI in Arab World16. BRI and the WANA Region: An AssessmentFazzur Rahman Siddiqui17. BRI: An Era of New Arab-China Engagement Arshadpart vBRI in Continental Context: Europe, Africa and Latin America18. BRI: Narratives and Counter-Narratives from Europe Ankita Dutta19. BRI in Africa: From Enthusiasm to Dilemma Sankalp Gurjar20. BRI in Latin America and Caribbean: Expectations and Challenges Stuti Banerjeepart viBRI and Two Challenges of Recent Times21. BRI: Challenges of Pandemic and Conflict Athar Zafar22. Epilogue: Regions and Reflections Sanjeev KumarIndex