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Nepal should gradually distance itself from China: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Satoru Nagao, a fellow (non-resident) at Hudson Institute in Tokyo, whose primary research area in US-Japan-India security cooperation, has advised Nepal to gradually distance itself from China.
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New venues for regional cooperation needed in South Asia: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Despite being at the centre stage of world politics, South Asia is the least interconnected. Various factors undermine any political or non-political dialogue and cooperation between the countries that share borders in this part of the world, according to the South Asia Democratic Forum (SAD
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Myanmar now next in line in China's debt-trap diplomacy
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
China now uses the political instability of Myanmar as a cover to lure it into a trap and drain its natural resources
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Sri Lanka registers decline in crop yield, high food inflation rates follo
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
In order to switch to organic fertilisers, Sri Lanka yet again relied on a Chinese company, only to get deceived in the end as the organic fertilizer supplied could not pass the two rounds of the National Plant Quarantine Services (NPQS) test due to high contamination.
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China loses influence in South Asia as protests erupt across borders
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
the anger amongst these countries is because of the debt trap of massive loans from china and their interference and presence in their country.
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China's interference in democracies gets called out!
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Canada is reeling over Beijing's alleged spying and foreign interference in Canadian elections.
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China's BRI leads to debt sustainability problems, excludes locals from de
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Though some Nigerian politicians have hailed China for the Belt and Road Initiative, the BRI has led to the problem of debt sustainability and local Nigerians have been excluded from decision-making and project implementation, Hong Kong Post reported.
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Huge loans that countries owe to China may actually never get repaid, says
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Writing for the InsideOver publication, Federico Giuliani, said that three-fifths of the world's developing countries are now having considerable trouble repaying loans or have already fallen behind on their debts.
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Bangladeshis organize anti-China protest against oppression of Uyghurs on
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A country that faced the horrors of genocide during its war of liberation in 1971, protested against Chinese oppression of Uyghurs and its expansionist efforts in Bangladesh.
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China-funded secret railway contract unearthed in Kenya: Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The USD 4.7 billion rail project known as the Standard Gauge Railway starts from Kenya's coastal region, began five years ago and has become the focus of multiple criminal investigations, weighing down the country's economy with debt.
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Africa in desperate need for alternatives to tackle China's debts
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
As the global economy is moving towards recession, African countries, where China has leveraged lopsided loans for geopolitical gain, are in debt distress and need alternatives fast.
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African countries trapped in debt circle as China applies brakes in lendin
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
African countries feel that they have been trapped in Beijing's debt circle after China showed reluctance in lending financial support to them and diplomatic analysts described this move as a disturbing trend.
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