In recent years, China has been actively engaging in a unique form of diplomacy through its promotion and utilization of Buddhism as a tool for soft power projection….reports Asian Lite…
Chinese companies are not losing interest in BRI or overseas investment, but their preferences for engaging with the BRI have changed…reports Asian Lite News Amid accusations of “debt-trap diplomacy”, Chinese…
Nepal and China had signed the BRI agreement some six years ago but it has failed to make any tangible progress. Senior officials from Nepal and China reviewed the entire…
Dr. Anand Parappadi Krishnan, recently joined the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, as a Fellow. Prior to joining Shiv Nadar…
Some analysts see the Belt and Road Initiative as an unsettling extension of China’s rising power, and as the costs of many of the projects have skyrocketed, opposition has grown…
Disaggregated by regions, about 46.9 per cent (USD 28.8 billion) of China’s rail construction contracts were concentrated in Asia…reports Asian Lite News China attaches great importance to the railway projects…
Terming these projects as milestones of progress, China shifted the focus of its foreign policy from internal development to external influence. And so, a fresh BRI push has begun…reports Asian…
Jaishankar said better connectivity will unlock the economic potential of the SCO region, and in this, Iran’s Chabahar port and the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) “could become enablers”…reports Asian…
China had committed to invest $40 billion in various infrastructure projects and joint ventures under the BRI in 2016 during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Bangladesh….reports Asian Lite News…
Green energy total engagement (solar, wind, hydro) in H1 2022 dropped by 22 per cent compared to H1 2021 to about USD 3 billion…reports Asian Lite News China’s finance and…