Why did India Stay Out of China's BRI and RCEP
2024 • 3min • International
Informative
Recently, the World Bank suggested that India should reconsider joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Why? Because the report suggests joining the partnership could help India inch closer to its ambitious 1 trillion dollar export target by 2030. For the uninitiated, India has chosen to opt out of the RCEP and BRI (Border Road Initiative). Both are Chinese initiatives. How was India right by staying out of China’s BRI and RCEP? What is the Border Road Initiative? What is the RCEP? Why did India opt out of both the BRI and RCEP? News9 Plus decodes it all.