Tag: BRI

China faces pushback on BRI initiatives

“China will encourage its businesses to invest no less than $10 billion in Africa in the next three years and will establish a platform for China-Africa private investment promotion.”

December 7, 2021

Finding an alternative to the Belt Road Initiative

The second challenge arises from the fact that most B3W investments would be from the private sector, intending to seek profits within new markets.

June 18, 2021

China discusses 4-point plan with Pakistan, Nepal, Afghanistan amid Coronavirus pandemic

In a first meeting involving the four countries, the Chinese Foreign Minister proposed the four-point action plan including consolidating the consensus on unity and fight against the pandemic, avoiding politicisation and stigmatisation of the coronavirus and firmly support the World Health Organization (WHO) in playing its due role to jointly building global health community.

July 28, 2020

India should accept third-party mediation on J&K: Chinese daily

The daily said China has always supported international mediation because the peace and stability of South Asia was of great importance.

July 31, 2019

Act East Policy under the shadow of BRI

For the success of our Act East Policy the key happens to be Myanmar having a common border with Arunachal, Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram.

May 20, 2019

India likely to again boycott China’s Belt and Road Forum this month

Asked if China had asked India to participate in the forum to be held this month, the source did not give a straight reply but stated that Beijing had been requesting New Delhi to reconsider its decision.

April 6, 2019

Globally, BRI plan will affect urban spaces

The BRI is still in its early stages – and much remains to be understood about the impact it will have on the urban landscape.

April 1, 2019

2018 a watershed year for Sino-Indian ties

It all started with Chinese President Xi Jinping hosting PM Modi in Wuhan in April in an informal setting for a summit that provided an opportunity to the two leaders to discuss ways to put the past behind and open a new chapter in bilateral ties.

December 29, 2018

Japanese FM Kono to visit India to discuss bilateral cooperation

The Japanese Embassy in New Delhi confirmed that Kono would hold various engagements, including meetings with leaders of the Indian Government.

December 29, 2018

India, Japan identifying joint projects in Africa under their growth corridor project

Based on the success of the AAGC initiative in Africa, the two countries would undertake joint projects in Asia, the source added. Japan was also investing in connectivity and infrastructure project in India's North-Eastern region.

December 24, 2018

Latter-day Silk Route~II

If India were to stay out, the BRI will inevitably be a uniquely Chinese project…of, by and for China. It is imperative, both for India's national interest and the time-honoured concept of 'balance of power', that an initiative with such massive potential as the BRI is not allowed to be dictated by one country.

December 11, 2018

Latter-day Silk Route~I

If BRI does materialise, it will usher in a paradigm shift in the regional power dynamics for a long time to come. Whether India stands on the right side of that shift will depend entirely on how we as a nation are able to comprehend, visualise and position ourselves in the whole matrix of competitive and cooperative interactions with China.

December 10, 2018

Trap of the Century?~II

It began as a faint murmur of protest, but the murmurs are now rising to a tumult. Jeff Smith of Heritage Foundation, a Washington based think-tank, recounts these instances in a well-researched paper. Thailand had rejected proposals in 2016 for Chinese infrastructure investments and refused to grant land rights for them. “Thailand is not Laos,”...

October 15, 2018

China defends BRI but confident about cooperating with India

The BRI, a multi-billion-dollar initiative launched by President Xi Jinping when he came to power in 2013, has become a major irritant in bilateral ties.

May 6, 2018

India opposes BRI ahead of boundary talks with China

Ahead of India-China boundary talks on Friday, New Delhi on Thursday reiterated its opposition to Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). During a press briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said, “Our policy has been very clear and consistent on why we oppose this initiative. We believe connectivity initiatives should be based on universally...

December 21, 2017

India willing to relook China’s BRI if concerns are addressed

India on Thursday said it was ready to have a relook at China’s Belt, Road Initiative (BRI) if its sensitivities, particularly on sovereignty issues, were taken into account. ‘’If there is a view which takes into account our sensitivities in the matter, we are willing to look at it,’’ External Affairs Minister spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said at...

December 14, 2017

Modi only world statesman to stand up to China on BRI: US expert

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the only world statesman to have stood up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative even though the US has been silent on the ambitious project till recently, a top American expert on China said onFriday. During a Congressional hearing, Michael Pillsbury, Director of Center on Chinese Strategy at the prestigious...

November 17, 2017