Hedging Stratejisi Çerçevesinde Hindistan’ın Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi’ne Yaklaşımı

Year 2022, Volume: 9 Issue: 1, 229 - 260, 09.02.2022

Onur Kaya , Emine Akçadağ Alagöz

https://doi.org/10.30626/tesamakademi.913308

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın amacı, önemli ekonomik ve ticari fırsatlar sunması sebebiyle pek çok ülke tarafından olumlu karşılanan Çin’in Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi’ne neden Hindistan’ın dahil olmak istemediğini, bu ülkenin Çin’e yönelik uyguladığı hedging stratejisi kapsamında açıklamaktır. Zira Hindistan’ın Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi’ne dahil olmama tercihini Çin’e yönelik hedging stratejisinden bağımsız değerlendirmek mümkün değildir. Hindistan bir taraftan ekonomik ve ticari çıkarlarını gözeterek Çin ile yakınlaşmakta, diğer taraftan ise güvenlik kaygılarını göz önünde bulundurarak Çin’i dengeleyecek ortaklık ve işbirliklerine yönelmektedir. Hindistan’ın ekonomi alanında angajman, güvenlik alanında dengelemeye dayanan bu hedging stratejisi, Çin – Pakistan Ekonomik Koridoru ve Çin’in Hint-Pasifik bölgesindeki etkinliğini artırma girişimlerinden rahatsız Yeni Delhi’yi Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi’nin dışında kalmaya sevk etmektedir

Keywords

Hedging stratejisi, Kuşak ve Yol Girişimi, Hindistan dış politikası, Hint-Pasifik

India’s Approach to the Belt and Road Initiative within the Framework of Its Hedging Strategy

Abstract

The main aim of this paper is to explain the reasons behind India’s decision to stay away from China's Belt and Road Initiative, which is welcomed by many countries due to its significant economic and commercial opportunities, within the scope of its hedging strategy toward China. It is not possible to interpret India’s this decision without taking into account its hedging strategy, since on one hand, India approaches China by considering its economic and commercial interests, on the other hand, it tries to create partnerships and collaborations that will balance China, due to its security concerns. India’s hedging strategy, which is based on economic engagement and strategic balancing, prompts New Delhi to stay out of the Belt and Road Initiative, considering the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and China's attempts to increase its influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Keywords

Hedging strategy, Belt and Road Initiative, Indian foreign policy, Indo-Pacific

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