Will India Join Joe Biden’s ‘Infrastructure Plan’ To Counter Xi Jinping’s Ambitious BRI?

Will India join US President Joe Biden’s ‘infrastructure plan’ to counter Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)? US President Joe Biden’s suggestion to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson last week that democratic countries should have an infrastructure plan to rival China’s BRI has sparked a debate on India’s dilemma on the issue. The Great Indian DilemmaHowever, the country which would be most affected by China’s ambitious infrastructure project is India, which lies next door to the communist-ruled country. Experts are, however, skeptical about the ability of these nations to commit to enough capital to match China’s BRI, even with Japan, Australia, and the UK, included. In such a situation, their ability to build a rival infrastructure plan that may cost trillions is questionable and unworkable.