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Tuesday, September 23, 2025
TopicBelt and Road Initiative

Topic: Belt and Road Initiative

India must be smart in supporting Myanmar, if Quad won’t measure up

Gaining overland access to Indian Ocean through Myanmar is crucial for China’s geostrategic designs. Which means India can’t protest against coup too loudly.

After years of power shortages, Pakistan now has too much electricity

Pakistan’s power supply flipped to a surplus last year after a flurry of coal-and natural gas-fired plants were built, mostly financed by China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

Climate ranking for China’s Belt and Road Initiative could limit coal plants

State report released Tuesday suggests a colour-coded classification mechanism that will bring in more stringent supervision of BRI's coal plants and metal smelters.

Foreign Secy Shringla warns against ‘skewed’ arrangements in indirect reference to China’s BRI

Talking on India's Vision of the Indo-Pacific in London, Shringla stressed on India's commitment to promote and contribute to infrastructure, economic projects and supply chains.

India calls for quick implementation of Colombo Port project, says ‘time & tide wait for none’

Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Gopal Baglay, says India and Sri Lanka need to implement projects quickly or they could become ‘outdated’.

Pakistan’s coal-fired power generation sees record jump, thanks to China push

The country's power generation from coal jumped 57% in the fiscal year through June, backed by supplies from its first coal mine in Thar, developed as part of China’s Belt and Road plan.

China’s Belt & Road gets new life in Pakistan as army pushes projects worth $11 billion

Pakistan & China signed deals in the last month for 2 hydro-power projects worth $3.9 billion & another to revamp the railways for $7.2 billion.

Health Silk Road — How China plans to make BRI essential in Covid-hit South Asia

China's strategic competitors, including India, are trying to contest its public health outreach. But as of now, countries in South Asia do not have an alternative to China.

Blue Dot Network — US answer to China’s Belt & Road Initiative that India’s ‘interested’ in

Blue Dot Network concept was officially launched in November 2019 at Indo-Pacific Business Forum in Thailand. It will be led by the US along with Japan & Australia.

Counter to BRI? Why India-US’ thrust on Blue Dot Network will make China see red

Indian and foreign media may have missed it but the US-India joint statement will most certainly be scrutinised closely by Beijing for anti-China content.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood can’t get more brazenly nepo. The joke’s on us

After watching the most discussed series on Netflix, I was planning to write an asterisk-heavy column. As a tribute to the asterisks in its...

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

India takes a relook at Russian Su-57, but not for its stealth. Here’s why

India exited the Indo-Russian FGFA programme in 2018. But now it might procure at least 2 squadrons of Su-57 aircraft from Russia and evaluate Russian proposal to manufacture them in India.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.