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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicBelt And Road

Topic: Belt And Road

Australia scraps China belt & road deal with state in move that could further sour ties

Jason Scott -
The deals with Victoria aimed to increase Chinese participation in new infrastructure projects. Two other deals between Victoria and Iran and Syria govts have also been scrapped.

A shorter Belt & Road by China will be even more dangerous

Andrew Small -
A leaner Belt & Road will allow China to better deploy its infrastructure firms, subsidies, technology & finance non-bankable strategic projects.

A third of Russian households can’t buy more than two pairs of shoes a year

Srijan Shukla -
US-China trade talks enter 'final stages', and coming soon, a complete list of BRI projects.

Xi Jinping’s prized Belt & Road Initiative will look a lot less Chinese as it unfolds

Nisha Gopalan -
Chinese banks do not have an endless supply of dollars to fund the Belt and Road project, opening up space for global competitors.

What would happen to the world if China becomes the next US

Bruno Macaes -
Where is China headed? Here are four possible scenarios.

No ‘vanity’ for China in Africa, says Xi, and the African nation shunning Beijing money

Soniya Agrawal -
Xi Jinping is the king of headlines for Chinese daily, and England cricket star Alastair Cook announces his retirement.

Donald Trump lashes out at Google, and Xi Jinping unleashes charm offensive on BRI

ThePrint Team -
Greece cracks down on aid workers 'smuggling migrants', and journalists in Bosnia protest after attack on reporter.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative may bankrupt 8 nations while financing infrastructure

John Hurley -
China’s track record managing debt distress has been problematic. It has not signed on to a binding set of rules of the road to avoid unsustainable lending and addressing debt problems.

Tillerson’s promises to India are worth little unless US delivers much more

Alyssa Ayres -
The US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has promised a lot in terms of co-operation from India but hasn't specified what the US will contribute.

On Camera

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Opinion

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

Stela Dey -
The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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