Will this project end the Western hegemony over trade?
The China led One-Belt-One-Road (OBOR) now renamed as the Belt Road Initiative (BRI) is the largest infrastructure and connectivity project ever planned. It is a combination of road, sea and rail routes and linked infrastructure hubs such as ports. Will this project end the Western hegemony over trade? Newsclick Editor-in-Chief Prabir Purkayastha addresses some of the concerns around the BRI, including India’s decision to boycott.