The paper is a critical analysis of how India reacted geopolitically to the Chinese ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) an international infrastructure and connectivity project aimed at increasing the strategic and economic power of Beijing. India has been repeatedly opposing the BRI, mostly because of sovereignty issues regarding the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) crossing on the disputed territories, and the fear of rising Chinese influence in the Indian Ocean Region and in the rest of the Eurasian sphere. India, in turn, has embarked on a multi-pronged policy that incorporates elements of diplomatic resistance, building alternative connectivity infrastructure, infrastructure diplomacy in its neighbours, continual enhancement of its maritime security architecture, and enhanced strategic alliances with like-minded states such as the United States, Japan, Australia, and the European Union as a way of offsetting the growing Chinese presence.