Experts say, by having the Russian President come down, ignoring an international court's arrest warrant against him, Beijing wants to label international law as solely for Western powers.
Partners in India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor will need to provide guarantees and de-risk investments, given that private investors have become risk-averse in the wake of pandemic-induced disruptions.
Jawaharlal Nehru Port, upcoming Vadhavan Port in Maharashtra, and Deendayal & Mundra ports in Gujarat could be linked to the corridor, it is learnt. Efforts on to boost capacity.
Nepal’s ambassador to India Shankar Prasad Sharma, at an ORF event in Delhi, also said the country wants to benefit from China's success, but will ‘wait and see’ on BRI execution.
India and the West began saying that the BRI was leading to debt trap among developing countries. This narrative became a success and undermined the Beijing discourse about China being an honest, sympathetic country.
India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor to involve India-Saudi ship transit, then rail link to UAE & likely to Jordan. Shipment will then move by sea to Turkey & further by rail.
CCP-controlled China Investment Corporation replaced Norway’s SWF as the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund. While the latter reported a loss in 2022, CIC has reported a profitable return.
President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative & cheque-book diplomacy face real-world test of post-Covid financial distress, as nations indebted to China are confronted with default on loans.
Economic troubles have left Chinese provincial governments on a sticky wicket, leading to the slowdown of the country's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.
In a recent survey of law school admissions officers, 94% said the current political climate in the US played at least a moderate role in the increase.
New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.
The agreement, signed after meeting between Rajnath and US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth on sidelines of ADMM-Plus in Kuala Lumpur, aims to deepen bilateral ties in the critical sector.
On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.
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