Jasbir Sarai India abstaining from attending the Belt and Road Forum (BARF) conclave to discuss the One Belt One Road (OBOR) initiative has led to a scintillating debate of the merits/demerits of the decision taken. China, of course, has been vociferous in its criticism of India’s decision and has termed it as “rigid and obscurantist.” Others who support the Chinese viewpoint e … [Read more...] about Abstaining from OBOR: More a boon than a bane for India