Asian Geographic AG 04/2019 - 137 | Page 7

20th Anniversary issue
Features
SPECIMEN
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FEATURE: Economic development
AG JUNIOR
72 India & China:
An Incompatible Arranged Marriage
India’s new foreign policy looks East with China’s
Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) promising potential
economic returns and equal geostrategic challenges
BY ANGEL MARTÍNEZ CANTERA
AG PASSPORT
102 Asia in Danger:
Our Wildlife Cousins Are Disappearing
Home to the fastest-growing economies in the
world, Asia is thriving. However, it is often forgotten
that we share our planet with our animal cousins
and we have been killing and destroying their
homes to fund our economic prosperity
BY TERENCE KOH
90 QATAR:
An Enchanting Fusion
of Tradition and Modernity
This seafaring nation was famous for pearl diving,
fishing and trading. Buckle up for an eye-opening
adventure as ASIAN Geographic uncovers the multi-
dimensional beauty of Qatar
BY TERENCE KOH
ABOVE
With China’s Belt and Road Initiative in full swing, India has rallied
its immediate neighbours with economic development plans of its own
ON THE COVER
A collage of some of the best ASIAN
Geographic issues over the last 20 years
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