Chinese President Xi Jinping was possibly one of the few world leaders to recognise the nature of the tectonic shift taking place, and came up with the ‘One Belt, One Road’ initiative, accompanied by huge investments in infrastructure to connect China with Europe and the world. Yet, unpredictability was Mr. Trump’s not-so-secret ‘weapon’ in overcoming the odds in his bid for the presidency of the U.S., and the world should prepare for the unexpected. It is, however, more difficult to anticipate how the new President will deal with Russia or China. India and the neighbourhoodThe Asian region will see heightened tensions between China and India, China and Japan, and India and Pakistan in 2017. In short, as 2017 dawns, the world and India are at the crossroads.

Source: The Hindu January 09, 2017 18:38 UTC