India is a key partner of the AIIB as the 2nd largest shareholder in this institution…The bank has financed rural roads in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh that will cut distance between the rural people and the market, thus improving their livelihoods…Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a staunch supporter of this bank. His personal friendship with the Chinese leader Xi has fostered the two countries’ friendship, which is clearly manifested in this bank.