
Corridor linking India, Myanmar no longer under BRI framework
Why is it in news?
- Chinese Foreign Ministry website has not listed the BCIM as a project covered by the BRI.
- India’s decision to skip the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) may have led to the exclusion of the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) economic corridor from the list of projects covered by the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) umbrella.
More in news
- BRI: It is the giant connectivity initiative speared by China to revive the ancient Silk Road across Eurasia and Africa.
- South Asia coverage: It is covered by three major undertakings-(1) The China-Myanmar Economic Corridor (CMEC).(2) The Nepal-China Trans-Himalayan Multi-dimensional Connectivity Network, including Nepal-China cross-border railway.(3) The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
- India’s non-participation: India cited “sovereignty” concerns for the second time and did not participate in the BRF, as the CPEC passes through Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
- BCIM corridor: The 2,800-km BCIM corridor proposes to link Kunming in China’s Yunnan province with Kolkata, passing though nodes such as Mandalay in Myanmar and Dhaka in Bangladesh before heading to Kolkata.
Source
The Hindu