Concerns escalate in Nepal as China claims BRI ownership over Pokhara airportLast week, the Rastriya Ekta Abhiyan organised an awareness rally in Pokhara, highlighting apprehensions about the BRI and its potential co...
BRI in Nepal remains non-starter despite optimism among section of Nepalese leadershipNepal and China signed a memorandum of understanding on BRI in 2017. Nearly seven years since, not a single project under the initiative ha...
Italian PM: Strong partnership with China more important than BRIItaly is the only G7 nation to sign up to the BRI, a global trade and infrastructure plan modelled on the old Silk Road that linked imperia...
Nepal & China agree to expedite pending infrastructure projects under BRIThe agreement was reached during a meeting between the vice chairman of Nepal's National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr Min Bahadur Shrestha...
Nepal needs to prioritize its interests while executing China's BRI: ExpertsDuring the one-day event, former Foreign Minister Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said hat Nepal should prioritize its interests while executing proj...
China denies its BRI, CPEC projects faced serious crisis as countries like Pakistan, Sri Lanka drowned in debtSeveral reports quoting well-established think tanks said the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and its flagship, the USD 60 billion China Pak...
China's BRI spending fell to $28.4 billion in first half of 2022According to research published on July 24 by Shanghai-based Green Finance and Development Center (GFDC), multiple countries saw a 100 per ...
BRI projects in Nepal suffer amid funding challengesDuring a recent visit (March 25-27) of Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi to Nepal, the two countries signed nine agreements, but none was re...
China’s agony: Slow pace of BRI projects in NepalDuring the recent visit (March 25-27) of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to Nepal, both countries signed nine agreements, but none of them...
China rebranding BRI to rival Biden's B3W with focus on green finance, inclusive developmentWhen B3W was unveiled by Biden during the G-7 summit in June, with the goal of creating "a values-driven, high-standard and transparent inf...
China considers softening BRI to mitigate environment impact following G-7 & India pushbackAn internal study in China believes BRI projects in Iran and Afghanistan face environmental challenges compared to BRI projects in SE Asia ...
'Fed up' of US criticism of BRI, says ChinaUS Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has made scathing criticism of the BRI during his recent tours to the UK and Finland.
China to host 2nd BRI meet next month: Wang YiThe BRI includes USD 60-billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which India opposes as it traverses through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
South Asian nations start revisiting China's BRI, the great pushback beginsThe resistance against CPEC – the flagship project of BRI — is the most striking in Pakistan.
China's BRI faces slowdown following US trade measuresThe tough trade measures introduced by the Trump administration could slow down Beijing's ambitions by restricting funds for BRI projects
Xi defends BRI, says China has no geo-political calculationsIn a key speech outlining his vision at the Boao Forum for Asia, Xi said the BRI may be China's idea, but its opportunities and outcomes ar...
Xi Jinping's BRI raises risk of debt trap for 68 nations: US expertsThe report suggested that BRI presents China an opportunity to embrace more sustainable lending practices in its bilateral engagements.