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08 Nov 2023

China’s Debt Trap Diplomacy: How China Is Leveraging Debt As Strategic Weapon

The financial China leverages, is seen in the context of China's Belt and Road Initiative, often raising concerns of debt trap diplomacy.

18 Jul 2023

At SCO Summit, India Reiterates Opposition To China's Belt And Road Initiative

The SCO summit, chaired by PM Modi, was joined by Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and other leaders of the grouping.

02 Nov 2022

Connectivity projects should 'respect' sovereignty: Jaishankar on China's BRI

Speaking at the SCO meet hosted by China, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underlined that we need better connectivity in the SCO region built on the "centrality of interests" of Central Asian states.

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23 Aug 2022

China's 'expansionist' Belt and Road Initiative faces protests in Nepal

Nepal and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative in May 2017 The bilateral agreement was believed to bring rapid infrastructural development to the country Five years have passed since the signing of the BRI, and not a single project has been finalized

17 Aug 2022

China planning to protect its interests in Pak by stationing military outposts

China is planning to station its forces in specially created outposts in Pakistan, Afghanistan. Beijing wants to expand its influence to central Asia through the Pak-Afghan route. Chinese investments have risen above USD 60 billion in Pakistan.

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06 Feb 2022

Argentina joins China's Belt and Road Initiative

Belt and Road is China`s international project seeking to promote cooperation between Beijing and over 60 trade partners China funds projects that burden developing countries with large scale debt: Experts

Indian diplomat

21 Oct 2021

Indian diplomat's mic goes silent at UN meet while criticising China's BRI

India has voiced its strong opposition to China's BRI and its flagship project - the CPEC. The sudden "mike failure" at the UN meet hosted by China created a flutter.

12 Jul 2021

European Union to challenge Chinese 'Belt and Road' with own global plan

EU set out a formal path for an ambitious "connectivity" plan from 2022 China is using economic and financial means to increase its political influence everywhere in the world

27 Jun 2021

Why less implementation of China's BRI projects in Nepal?

According to Former Nepalese Ambassador to China Leela Mani Paudyal, China is the largest source of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of Nepal. Paudyal said, "We have received substantiate help from China to fight COVID without which it would have been impossible to treat the virus." “Nepal is confused whether it should completely accept the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) or go towards the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact (MCC) or some other agreement,” Dai Yonghong said.

13 Jun 2021

At G7 summit, India says will study US plan to counter China's BRI project

India said that it will study US infrastructure proposal plan which is a counter to China`s BRI. The G7 initiative is seen as a potential jolt to Chinese President Xi Jinping`s pet project Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). PM Modi addressed two sessions and led the call for collective action on issue of climate change.

02 May 2021

China set to increase military engagements in Africa through BRI

Some analysts explain BRI investment agreements as paving the way for greater China security engagement. Traditionally, West African countries have relatively limited Chinese financial assets and fewer Chinese residents than other African regions.

22 Apr 2021

Australia cancels state deals on China's Belt and Road over national interest

Australia's government had declined to agree to a country-level MOU with China on the Belt and Road Initiative Victoria Labor Premier Dan Andrews signed an agreement to promote the infrastructure development initiative in 2018 and 2019 The Chinese embassy said in a statement the cancellation was "another unreasonable and provocative move taken by the Australian side against China"

12 Feb 2021

Army Chief express concerns over China's BRI, lauds India's ties with Nepal

BRI is Beijing's global infrastructure project, one whose key crucial component passes via Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The project has known to create a debt crisis in many parts of the world, especially smaller countries that are unable to pay it, losing sovereignty over territories.

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25 Dec 2020

China may not fund USD 60 billion BRI project as Pakistan's burgeoning debt

Pakistan`s debt to GDP ratio is now at a high 107% of GDP Pakistan has slipped into a debt trap due to the government`s failure to bring reforms and weak fiscal management Several projects related to BRI are now stalled or are running behind schedule due to lack of financing

India China ties

14 Jun 2019

India refuses to endorse China's Belt and Road Initiative at SCO summit

The six countries also noted the ongoing work to implement BRI together, including the efforts to align the Eurasian Economic Union projects with those under the BRI.

15 Apr 2019

China plays down India's reported plan to boycott 2nd BRF

The BRF is being held to consolidate China's trillion-dollar BRI to further its global influence by financing and building massive infrastructure projects throughout the world.

China Pakistan Economic Corridor

19 Aug 2018

CPEC in trouble? Imran Khan's new government preps to raise pressure on China

Imran Khan himself is singing praises about the China-Pakistan friendship. But his party seems to be working on something else.

China currency printing

14 Aug 2018

Indian currency printed in China? Government denies report

Government said that Indian currency notes are being and will be printed only in RBI currency presses.

China currency printing

13 Aug 2018

Is China printing Indian currency notes?

As per reports, there has been a recent surge in printing of notes in money production plants across China.

26 Jun 2018

Great Firewall of China cracks: FB, Twitter access for foreigners at Hainan

The announcement has sparked outrage on Chinese social media, reports said.

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