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China's lending debacle: Development loans hit 13-year low
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has left scores of Lower and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) saddled with "hidden debts." China is using debt rather than aid to establish a dominant position in the international development finance market.
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Philippines wary of China's "predatory and opaque" investments
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Philippines must keep in mind that Chinese investments are known to be predatory and opaque in nature, with terms that are heavily skewed against the recipient country.
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China trying for global Buddhist support in selection of future Dalai Lama
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
According to TRC, China has stepped up its Buddhist outreach to Sri Lanka, which remains a major Buddhist nation and is also targeted by Beijing under its Debt-Trap Diplomacy.
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China threatening Sri Lanka to block potential visit by the Dalai Lama: Re
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
This should be seen as another attempt by CCP at strengthening their position in the reincarnation debate of the Dalai Lama.
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War of words between China and US over Sri Lanka debt
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka slammed the US recently after an American diplomat called China a 'spoiler' to Sri Lanka's negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in a recent interview.
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'It's a time of great pride in our diplomacy': Former Foreign secy Shringl
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
It is a time of great pride in India's diplomacy, said Former Foreign Secretary Harshvardhan Shringla on Monday as the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) designated Abdul Rehman Makki, the brother-in-law of 26/11 mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed, as a global terrori
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US remains "bullish" on India: Indo-Pacific Coordinator Campbell
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Emphasizing India's geo-strategic location and geo-political importance, Campbell on Thursday said that New Delhi will be the focus of Washington's diplomacy in 2023 while envisioning a network of partnerships in the Indo-Pacific.
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Financial assistance from global community keeps Pakistan's economy afloat
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
The country owes almost one-third of its external debt to China, which is facing criticism for its debt trap diplomacy globally. The Pakistan regime has always ignored the people of the country while spending huge amounts of money on acquiring military equipment.
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Biden was paid one million dollars a year to teach but never taught a sing
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden was employed by the University of Pennsylvania after leaving the vice presidency and was paid one million dollars a year as a professor but never taught a class.
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Will Nepal's communist PM Dahal dance to China's tune?
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda who is seen as pro-China, has in the past said a new understanding with India needed to be developed on the basis of a "changed scenario" in Nepal and after addressing all outstanding issues, like a revision of the 1950 Friendship Treaty and resolving Kalapani a
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Biden's classified documents as VP discovered in private office
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
It is unclear what the documents pertain to or why they were taken to Biden's private office. Federal officeholders are required by law to relinquish official documents and classified records when their government service ends.
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Fairy tale period of UK-China ties is over: Report
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
During his first major foreign policy speech in London on November 28, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak outlined his government's foreign policy orientation, where the highlight was China.
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