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...
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...
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...
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 ...
Padma Bridge not part of China's BRI, says BangladeshThe Bangladesh-China Silk Road Forum and the Embassy of China in Dhaka announced to hold an event titled "The Padma Bridge: An Example of B...
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...
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 ...
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.
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.
Belt And Roadblocks: India’s China stance vindicatedChina's BRI is encountering strong headwinds, as partner nations worry about sovereignty eroding debt traps.
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
Ahead of India-US 2+2 dialogue, China says India natural partner in BRIChina has attempted to allay India’s apprehensions on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) by saying that India should not be parano...
It will be suicidal to match China port for port: MEAThe ministry is believed to have informed a Parliament panel that India is following a “demand driven process” which is agreeable to the pa...
EU envoys slam China's Belt and Road initiative, says it will hit free trade"BRI “runs counter to the EU agenda for liberalising trade and pushes the balance of power in favour of subsidised Chinese companies," EU e...
China’s insecure nationalism: The roots of Xi Jinping’s foreign policy belligerence, on Doklam and elsewhereChinese leadership had calculated that road project would provide them the opportunity to coerce Bhutan into opening up diplomatic relation...