04-30-2010, 10:26 PM
India losing focus
The entry of China as an observer country along with Japan, Iran, Mauritius, South Korea, Australia, the US and European Union into SAARC clearly has far-reaching implications on Indiaââ¬â¢s South Asian policy. Instead of India emerging as facilitator of socio-economic development in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan, it is Chinese developmental assistance thatââ¬â¢s having a larger impact, while New Delhi is busy repeating the old mantra of South Asia being its exclusive sphere of influence. http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory/5872101.cms
The entry of China as an observer country along with Japan, Iran, Mauritius, South Korea, Australia, the US and European Union into SAARC clearly has far-reaching implications on Indiaââ¬â¢s South Asian policy. Instead of India emerging as facilitator of socio-economic development in Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan, it is Chinese developmental assistance thatââ¬â¢s having a larger impact, while New Delhi is busy repeating the old mantra of South Asia being its exclusive sphere of influence. http://www.indiatimes.com/photostory/5872101.cms