The Belt and Road Forum has adjourned on Monday, but the issues dividing India and China on the question of connectivity and regional integration will stay. Delhi’s decision to turn its back on this week’s Belt and Road Forum in Beijing underlines the enduring tragedy of Sino-Indian relations. Yet, Beijing was hoping that official India would participate at some level in the Belt and Road Forum. Hours before Xi opened the Forum, India announced its decision not to join and explained its decision by laying out three sets of concerns. One, Delhi must impart greater energy and urgency to its own internal and regional integration projects.

Source: Indian Express May 16, 2017 19:05 UTC