What is China's Belt and Road Initiative?A decade since its launch, the Belt and Road Initiative has yet to entice significant Western engagement.
16 Oct, 2023, 09.37 PM IST
Italian PM tells China's premier of plan to quit Belt and Road InitiativeItalian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced Italy's plan to withdraw from the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during a meeting with ...
10 Sep, 2023, 06.30 PM IST
At SCO meeting, India refuses to endorse China's ambitious BRIExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who attended the virtual meeting, earlier told the forum that "connectivity projects should respect...
01 Nov, 2022, 10.25 PM IST
BRI in Central and Eastern Europe: China’s gateway to EUIn his visit to Greece, Serbia, Albania and Italy in November 2021, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin highlighted that thes...
20 Jan, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Protests erupt in Pakistan's Gwadar amid growing backlash against CPECThe protests organised by workers of some political parties, civil rights activists, fishermen and concerned citizens have been going on fo...
21 Nov, 2021, 03.51 PM IST
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...
13 Nov, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
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 ...
17 Jun, 2021, 07.28 PM IST
After faux pas on India, China puts S Korea in Belt & Road Initiative backers listChina claims Sout Korea interested in joining BRI but Seoul denies any such move.
06 Jun, 2019, 08.02 AM IST
Beijing tries to woo India after BRI summit snubLack of transparency in deals under BRI between Chinese companies and local governments has also raised alarm.
27 Apr, 2019, 07.16 AM IST
International Community must watch China's penchant for “setting up a different kitchen”China is not compromising on controversial projects like CPEC despite India's protest.
19 Apr, 2019, 11.15 AM IST
After India, Bhutan too likely to skip BRI ForumBhutan boycotted the first Forum meet in 2017 too, aligning itself with India which sees BRI as a threat.
14 Apr, 2019, 08.56 AM IST
China's BRI to exploit natural resources, says Tibetan leaderTouted as Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitious project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) focuses on improving connectivity and cooper...
17 Nov, 2018, 08.31 PM IST
China successfully launches new satellite to provide weather data to BRI countriesThe massive Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) seeks to build rail, maritime and road links from Asia to Europe and Africa in a revival of anci...
06 Jun, 2018, 12.18 PM IST
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.
14 Mar, 2018, 08.37 AM IST
Belt and Road Initiative much more than infra partnership with China: Pakistan PMChina's massive project seeks to build rail, maritime and road links from Asia to Europe and Africa in a revival of ancient Silk Road tradi...
24 Jan, 2018, 09.24 PM IST
India should shed its reservations over BRI and join it: ChinaThe BRI's goal is to promote connectivity between regional countries and common prosperity of all countries, the Chinese spokesman said.
26 Oct, 2017, 07.05 PM IST
India should join BRI for mutual interest: Chinese diplomatIndia boycotted the Belt and Road Forum (BRF) held from May 14 to 15. The meeting was attended by 29 world leaders, including Pakistan Prim...
17 May, 2017, 10.27 PM IST