India uses "Development Diplomacy" to Compete for Global Discourse Power
Context: This article first appeared in Global Network on May 29, 2023. Global Network is jointly sponsored by the People’s Daily and Global Times and is a central news agency officially launched in 2007. The article has been written by group of Chinese reporters across the region.
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"Development" has become a keyword in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent trip to Papua New Guinea (PNG). At the Forum for Indo-Pacific Islands Cooperation (FIPIC) summit with 14 Pacific island countries on May 22, Modi mentioned "development" more than once.
He said India was proud to be a "development partner" to the Pacific …