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Thursday, July 31, 2025
TopicBelt and Road project

Topic: Belt and Road project

Athens, Colombo, London — How China’s ‘New Silk Road’ is changing cities, and fast

The projects under China’s Belt and Road Initiative have already caused problems for vulnerable communities in these cities.

India’s homegrown belt-and-road initiative now faces debt crisis

IL&FS and its associates have $12.5 billion in debt, of which $500 million is due over the next six months.

Why the next PM of debt-saddled Pakistan can seek loans cuts from China, and get them

With its own competitiveness under threat from Donald Trump’s hawkish policies, China has an increasing need of its Asian allies.

These projects under China’s ‘Belt and Road’ could make the biggest economic impact

Despite the success stories, the Belt and Road programme isn’t without controversy and not all of the projects have succeeded.

On Camera

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.