India’s Concerns over China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) Initiative: Sovereignty, Strategic Autonomy, and Regional Geopolitics Abstract China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative—also known as the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)—is a transcontinental connectivity and infrastructure development strategy launched in 2013. While over 150 countries have signed cooperation agreements with China under BRI, India … Continue reading Examine India’s concerns regarding China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative, particularly in terms of sovereignty, strategic autonomy, and regional balance of power. Highlight India’s objection to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, its apprehensions about debt diplomacy, and the initiative’s implications for India’s influence in South Asia and the Indo-Pacific. Analyze how these concerns shape India’s alternative connectivity strategies and its position on global infrastructure development norms.