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Amid tensions with India, Maldives President Muizzu urges China to send mo
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The appeal comes in the wake of a diplomatic spat leading to the cancellation of reservations by Indian tourists for Maldives as derogatory remarks were made by Maldivian ministers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Congress' Manish Tewari calls for "realty check" of India's influence in S
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"Maldives is now in the Chinese sphere of influence. Sri Lanka has bent to the Chinese wind," said Tewari in a post on X.
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'Zhen', China's character of year, gets side-eye from netizens
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
China conducts an annual survey to select characters and words reflecting the public's sentiments or significant developments of the outgoing year. While the government officially approves the final list, not everyone on China's highly censored internet shares enthusiasm for the chosen chara
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Italy officially exits China's Belt and Road Initiative: Report
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Italy has taken an exit from China's Belt and Road Initiative, four years after becoming the only Group of Seven (G7) nation to sign up for it, according to Al Jazeera.
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UK: Experts discuss causes behind failure of China's Belt and Road Initiat
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
All issues encompassing funding and transparency concerns and the nation's complicated geopolitical position were discussed in the webinar.
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China lends over USD 21 billion more than previously thought to Pakistan:
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
AidData, a research institute at William and Mary University in the US, said that Pakistan's cumulative public debt exposure to China from 2000 to 2021 was USD 67.2 billion. The number surpassed the USD 46 billion recorded for the same period in the World Bank's International Debt Statistics
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After dismal progress in BRI, China switches to 'regional approach' in Nep
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
After six years of dismal progress on projects under the Belt and Road Initiative in Nepal, China seems to have taken a regional approach to extend President Xi Jinping's flagship connectivity arm, a report in Kathmandu Post stated.
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China revamping Belt and Road Initiative: Report
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
China is revamping the Belt and Road Initiative that pumped billions of dollars in grants and loans into developing countries over the last ten years. This comes as the country attempts to rein in the risks that plagued its earlier investments, according to a new report released on Monday, T
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Philippines to exit from China's Belt and Road Initiative
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In a significant development with geopolitical implications, the full termination of major infrastructure projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been announced by the Philippine Department of Transportation in favour of competitors from the West and Japan, as reported by Asia
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Greek envoy stresses on "Hamas' dissolution," cautions about war's impact
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas also brought to the forefront discussions about the future of the India-Middle East-Europe corridor. The Greek envoy while weighing in on this matter, emphasised that the corridor is an "absolute necessity," to India's economic landscape, adding it
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Philippines to no longer look to China for funding three railway projects:
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
For three railway projects that President Rodrigo Duterte mediated, the Philippines will no longer look to China for financial assistance, The Diplomat reported.
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Pakistan caretaker PM Anwaarul Haq Kakar for expediting Chinese schemes
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Anwaarul Haq Kakar, the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan has directed the appropriate authorities to guarantee farmers have a continuous supply of fertiliser during the Rabi season and to accelerate the implementation of projects carried out in cooperation with China, Dawn reported.
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