China's Belt And Road Initiative

South Asia gets back to reality

The crises in Sri Lanka and Pakistan raise questions about the relevance and costs of reliance on the alternative financial system provided by China's Belt and Road Initiative

Nepal needs to prioritize its interest while executing China's BRI: Experts

"We tried our best to serve our national interests while signing the MoU on BRI," Mahat said

Nepal considers China's offer of building cross-border railways under BRI

Nepals caretaker government has expressed its reservations over a Chinese proposal for a feasibility study of an ambitious cross-border railway under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

G7 counters China's Belt and Road Initiative to curb its global influence

China tried to project itself as a helping hand to developing countries in the case of economic development through its Belt and Road Initiative but only just to lure them into their debt trap

China looking for new ways to resolve current debt quagmire: Report

After the first version of China's flagship Belt and Road initiative was blocked, Beijing is working on a 2.0 version while being open to accepting some losses on loans and renegotiating debt

China wants military posts in Pakistan to safeguard BRI investments

As part of its ambitious Belt and Road Initiative, China has made significant investments in the conflict-prone Pakistan-Afghanistan region

New investment through China's BRI drying up in Pakistan and Russia

New investment in Russia through China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) fell to zero in the first half of 2022, while Chinese outlays in Pakistan dropped by 56 per cent during the same period

G7 leaders kickoff summit with new measures to counter Russia, China

In a bid to counter China's Belt and Road Initiative, the G7 on Sunday announced $600 billion for global infrastructure programmes in poor nations

Concern over China's BRI projects in Nepal amid Beijing's vested interest

Experts raised concern over the lack of transparency and viability of China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects in Nepal and said that it must be cautious while accepting support

China cutting deals in South America as more nations join BRI: US

The US has realized that China is cutting lucrative deals in South America as more nations are joining China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

Component of loan makes China's BRI a complicated issue: Experts

The closure of the Nepal-China border since 2020 has impacted Kathmandu's trade and economy with China, experts said raising questions regarding the geopolitical and strategic interest of both nations

China's BRI left several countries saddled with 'hidden debts': report

China's Belt and Road Initiative has left scores of lower- and middle-income countries saddled with "hidden debts" totalling USD 385 billion, according to new research.

China's BRI plans losing momentum as opposition, debt mount: Study

President Xi Jinping launched the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in 2013

Afghanistan's fall spells trouble for China's Belt and Road Initiative

The Talibans unpredictable takeover of Afghanistan has ushered in a tumultuous second innings for the country, as the world watches the developments closely

China-backed projects in Africa face fierce backlash from environmentalists

Environmentalists accuse the developers of destroying ecosystems in pursuit of commodities like oil, metal and timber

Covid-19, other concerns affected China's BRI projects in 2020: Report

About 15 Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) projects worth over USD 2.4 billion ran into trouble last year, according to a London-based think tank report.The Overseas Development Institute (ODI) said in a report titled 'China navigates its Covid-19 recovery - outward investment appetite and implications for developing countries' that the overall figure could be higher of all the setbacks to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported.According to the report, China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) was "greatly frustrated" by Zimbabwe's failure to pay a USD 10 million commitment fee for the Kunzvi Dam electricity project, contracted to Sinohydro. The report said the Zimbabwean government was understood to already owe a substantial debt to Sinosure.Furthermore, the study tracked BRI projects between January and November last year and found several projects affected by delays due to COVID-19 as Myanmar and Nigeria closed their

US, Taiwan to push an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative

Taiwan and the US are moving ahead with a plan to finance infrastructure and energy projects in Asia and Latin America

Majority of China's BRI projects adversely affected by Covid-19: Report

China last week held the first video conference of the BRI as part of its efforts to kick start the projects

One-fifth of Belt and Road projects 'seriously affected' by Covid-19: China

Over 100 countries have signed agreements with China to cooperate in BRI projects like railways, ports, highways and other infrastructure

China's great growth story has come at a cost: Manoranjan Mohanty

Rising inequalities, environmental degradation, social alienation and absence of civil liberties have accompanied this narrative, says former Professor of Delhi University