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BRI’s debt trap and China’s expanding footprint
May 30, 2025 7:25 pm
One can only hope that BRI financing focuses on sustainability and deliverability in the coming future, especially because in the first quarter of 2025, global debt has reached a record high of $324 trillion
Nepal rules out loans for BRI projects: Foreign Minister
November 30, 2024 10:38 pm
Arzu Rana Deuba said: “I have told Minister Wang Yi that Nepal is not in a position to take loans… Our discussions in China revolved around progressing with BRI projects through grants.”
Explained: The $3.6 billion Chinese-funded Chancay port project in Peru, US concerns around it
November 20, 2024 11:50 am
What exactly is the Chancay port project and what does China stand to gain from it? We explain.
In break from ‘tradition’, Nepal PM Oli picks China for 1st bilateral visit
November 03, 2024 9:24 am
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to have told Oli in New York when they met in September that he would soon be visiting Nepal.
UPSC Essentials | Daily subject-wise quiz : International Relations MCQs on Sikh community in Canada, UNIFIL and more (Week 80)
October 23, 2024 2:04 pm
Are you preparing for UPSC CSE Prelims 2025? Which country launched the Belt and Road Initiative? Read about Operation Joint Sword 24B, Jabalia refugee camp and more. Check your progress and revise your topics through this quiz on International Relations.
UPSC Knowledge Nugget of the day: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
October 22, 2024 10:32 am
The 23rd Heads of Government Meeting of the SCO concluded in Islamabad. What is the SCO, and how significant is it for India? Here's all you need to know.
As India opposes China’s Belt & Road Initiative, Pakistan says 'don't look through narrow political prism'
October 16, 2024 10:58 pm
India on Wednesday once again refused to endorse China's ambitious 'One Belt One Road' initiative, becoming the only country in the SCO to not support the controversial connectivity project.
2 Chinese workers killed in blast near Pakistan’s Karachi airport, several injured
October 07, 2024 4:58 pm
The Chinese Embassy has called for a thorough investigation to bring the perpetrators to justice and has reminded Chinese citizens in Pakistan to exercise caution regarding their safety.
An American alternative to the China’s Belt and Road Initiative
October 04, 2024 1:30 pm
US’s International Development Finance Corporation, unlike China-backed loans and projects, is in the long-term interest of emerging economies, global order.
Why China plans to run trains from Kunming all the way to Singapore
July 06, 2024 7:29 am
Chinese Premier Li Qiang recently said China could study a plan to connect its rail projects in major Southeast Asian countries, as part of its Belt and Road Initiative. Why is it significant?
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