New Silk Road Strategy and Beyond

Brief of Event

• “I dream of a day, while retaining our respective identities, one can have breakfast in Amrtisar, lunch in Lahore, and dinner in Kabul. That is how my forefathers lived. That is how I want our grandchildren to live.”

• Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh

Silk Road Initiative

• The Silk Road initiative was flagged by the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton over six months ago in the presence of large number of regional Asian players including India.

• There have been follow up in terms of other projects as North South Corridor for connectivity in the region that could expand physical communication linkages providing considerable boost to economies by expanding prospects of trade, travel and linking people.

• Aim – To outline basic contours of the New Silk Road Strategy, the prospects and challenges.

• Scope– The Proposal and Alternatives.– Challenges to New Silk Road Strategy

• Geopolitical.• Economic.• Security.

• The “Road” Ahead

Concept – New Silk Road Initiative

• Economic incentives reinforce political integration and long-term stabilization.

• Convert regional competition into regional cooperation.

• Economic and trade integration to lead political integration and overcome traditional security apprehensions.

• Multi modal linkages including sea, rail, road, river water, power lines and oil and gas pipelines.

PROPOSAL AND ALTERNATIVESOverview of US, Indian, Chinese and Russian Proposals

CHALLENGES TO NEW SILK ROAD – GEO - POLITICAL

CHALLENGES TO NEW SILK ROAD – GEO - ECONOMIC

CHALLENGES TO NEW SILK ROAD – SECURITY

THE “ROAD,” AHEAD

Event Details

• Conducted by Security-risks.com at USI Seminar Room No 3

• Date – 17 May 2012.• Time – 0900 – 1000.• Interlocutor – Brig (Retd) Rahul Bhonsle• Contact Email rkbhonsle@gmail.com