China's Influence in South Asia with Deep Pal

<p>In this episode, <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcarnegieendowment.org%2Fexperts%2F1951&data=04%7C01%7Cmahima.goburdhun%40ceip.org%7C63512e1fd57a45ffb81608d9a4e716b3%7C2f1b2c902dab43fdbb45e43dd6e09cc6%7C0%7C0%7C637722134710038075%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=l7l1ouiE0DOgjvQZmJbM1MBhSUhGozD8ErTm72x7iC0%3D&reserved=0">Deep Pal</a> joins <a href="https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcarnegieindia.org%2Fexperts%2F1944&data=04%7C01%7Cmahima.goburdhun%40ceip.org%7C63512e1fd57a45ffb81608d9a4e716b3%7C2f1b2c902dab43fdbb45e43dd6e09cc6%7C0%7C0%7C637722134710048022%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=RGhJLaIRt9gzbChVRW1G%2FXvmFSingwPfbyCedjdzHO8%3D&reserved=0">Shibani Mehta</a> to delve deep into China’s economic aid to South Asia. China’s meteoric economic rise has resulted in a massive expansion in its international economic aid and development programs. China is thus emerging as an attractive alternative to the established players in the global development space, such as the IMF and the World Bank. However, analysts suggests that development aid is often unsustainable for the host country, creating onerous debt obligations while making only marginal contributions to local employment.  </p><p>How has China's profile as a key economic partner developed in the South Asian region? What impact has China’s economic aid had on its political influence in the region? And finally, how should India respond to China’s economic clout in South Asia? </p><p><a href="https://carnegieendowment.org/experts/1951" target="_blank">Deep Pal</a> is a visiting scholar in the Asia program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. He is also a non-resident fellow at the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR). Before this, he has worked with NBR, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) in Washington, D.C., and