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1 October 2015,

What India can learn from China’s trans-national “One Belt, One Road” project

Sameer Patil's article 'Learning From China’s OBOR Playbook' was republished by The Political Indian and by Eurasia Review.

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A rare opportunity to travel recently to Lianyungang in Jiangsu province of China provided a good insight into the implementation of China’s ‘One Belt, One Road’ (OBOR) strategy- the grand connectivity plan announced by President Xi Jinping last year, at the provincial level. The occasion was the ‘Yangtze River International Forum Summit 2015’ organised by the Jiangsu Association for Friendship and International Exchanges which brought together Chinese national and provincial policy makers, academicians, Chinese businesses, journalists, lawyers, among other. Gateway House was the only Indian representation and one of the very few outside entities attending the conference.

The conference was held in Lianyungang, a city situated on China’s North-eastern coast and a major shipping hub with its proximity to South Korea and Japan. Under the OBOR, the city has been designated as the starting point of the Eurasian Land Bridge- a 11,870 kms. trans-continental rail and road corridor to Europe, also called as the ‘New Silk Road’.

Click here to read the full article on The Political Indian.

Click here to read the full article on Eurasia Review.