The thread is about Maritime Silk route and Maldives joining it.
What is MSR initiative?
- Connect 12 inland Chinese regions with 14 neighboring countries. (revive ancient silk road)
- Get new export markets
- Secure lanes to import raw material.
- Counter the influence of USA and Russia.
China has invited India too during Xi's visit earlier this year.
Indian PM 's reply
Why China wants MSR or Maritime Silk Route?
1: Economic reasons
- Subprime crisis => global economic crisis => Fed Tapering=> less FDI and import orders from US and EU.
- China needs to find new export markets (those 14 neighbor countries).
- Just like we have India vs Bharat- similarly China has “Rich Coastal areas vs poorly developed interior regions.”
- The growing disparity between Coastal China vs Inland China = creating social problems, helping extremists and junta demanding for democracy. Hence China needs to develop those 12 inland regions (mostly located in Western Part of China).
2: Defusing tension
- Since 2011, because of South China Sea dispute, China’s relations became bitter with- Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan. New Silk Road policy seems to be aimed at defusing tensions- via soft language and economic offer.
- This can be seen as China’s “olive branch” to ASEAN countries.
3: Countering US+Russia
China wants to counter / balance following:
- USA’s Pivot Policy in Asia Pacific
- USA’s proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
- U.S. support for democratic transition in Myanmar
- USA’s security cooperation with Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Brunei.
- Russia’s proposed “Customs Union” (now Crimea will give’em access Black sea and Suez Canal.)
What are the other Proposals along with it?
Benefits from China ASEAN FTA
Conclude RCEP by 2015.
China led Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP)= the FTA between ASEAN and China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand)
Eliminate trade barriers.
Regional financial cooperation (to prevent subprime/ BoP crisis) – recall that China gave maximum funding to
BRICS Bank’s emergency fund against Fed Tapering.
Proposal for Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar (BCIM) corridor
Security cooperation
People to people contact for culture, science and environment.
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The highly misinformed Thread starter just jumped up and down thinking Maldives have issued a statement against India while the minister was simply informing that government did not need to consult with any other government before participating in projects, this was again repeated by their foreign minister Dhunya Maumoon.
Interestingly she even stated ( dont know why) that neighboring countries
Sri Lanka and India had also joined the project, stressing once again that the project was of immense benefit to the country. Source: HaveeruOnline - No consultation with foreign gov before joining MSR: Foreign Minister
Anyway Indians who are objecting to Title misuse is wasting their time, even after a number of calls to make it right, there seems to be no response .
It may be due to any one of these reasons or all of these.
- Maybe the people who are in charge also think the same way as the thread starter.(bully factor as per OP)
- They are not interested in quality, civility, maintenance any more.
- They are busy people who dont have time to spend on these requests.