ISAS Insights

The widely-held view that India and China are competing for influence in South Asia has gained currency with the flurry of activities between the two Asian giants and the countries of South Asia over the last decade or so. This, however, can be viewed as a healthy development that all can benefit from. It is in the context of the prevailing post-ideological era and economydriven geopolitics that the perceived race for influence through friendship, connectivity and cooperation in South Asia by China and India needs to be seen and studied. It is a positive that can be nurtured in ways where there are no losers.