China's Belt and Road Initiative was a revolutionary infrastructure development programme with aim to provide hassle-free connectivity. Discuss its benefits aimed and illusion of benefits.

China's BRI was a revolutionary infrastructure development programme with aim to provide hassle-free connectivity Benefits aimed at: (1) Infrastructural connectivity (2) Local region development (3) Boost to trade Illusion of Benefits: (1) Debt trap diplomacy: for China's expansion through Hambantota port (2) Transparent funding: impacts developing country economic health through port pirates of Greece (3) Militarized expansionism: for Gwadar pose of Pakistan (4) Lack of Technology exchange as Chinese engineers are sent for development (5) High cost of loans in late stage: act as financial burden Global Reactions: (1) Italy recently came out of BRI (2) G7: Partnership for Investment and Infrastructure (3) India: IMEC, INSTC, Chabahar port (4) Blue Dot Network Thus, through global cooperation centred project like BRI can be curbed.