Cut The Clutter : What Thai PM’s ‘doodle’ at BRI Forum means for India & China’s geopolitical stake in Indo-Pacific

At the 3rd BRI Forum earlier this month to mark the 10th anniversary of Xi Jinping’s pet transnational “trade and connectivity” project, the new Thai PM, Srettha Thavisin, drew something on a piece of paper as part of a planned pitch to China. In episode 1337 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses what the drawing depicted, why it is a controversial idea that keeps making a comeback, and what it means for Indian interests in and Chinese designs on the Indo-Pacific.