With Jaishankar s visit, is the India-China Great Game for influence extending into Georgia?
Sat, Jul 10 2021 12:27 IST |
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New Delhi, July 10: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar s two-day visit to Georgia beginning Friday - the first by an Indian EAM to Tbilisi since the country got independent in 1991- signals the importance India is giving to the region where China continues to expand its footprint through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), also known as the new Silk Road.
Jaishankar s trip, at the invitation of David Zalkaliani, the Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Georgia, comes at a time when Beijing has made deep inroads into the Georgian economy, becoming one of its top trading partners and also the main source for foreign direct investments.