Bridges or bargains? Examining India and China’s infrastructure expansion in South Asia

India races to match China’s growing influence in South Asia

Originally published on Global Voices

PM Narendra Modi meeting President of China Xi Jinping at the 16th BRICS Summit (2024), via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0.

In recent decades, South Asian nations have emerged as pivotal destination points for major infrastructure investments from both India and China. Stretching from the shores of the Indian Ocean to the Himalayan foothills, the growing footprint of these two...