KATHMANDU: India pledged a slew of regional investments at a South Asian summit this week, seeking to counter China’s growing economic inroads into its backyard as it remains embroiled in bitter rivalry with Pakistan.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said South Asia’s largest economy would fund regional infrastructure, health facilities and even a communications satellite, and promised to free up its markets to exporters in smaller countries in the region.
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