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Saturday, August 23, 2025
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Topic: BRI

Pakistan Army needs a pawn to trick China for loans. Will Nawaz Sharif play into its hands?

Pakistan is a textbook case of Chinese control over countries that are willing to barter their sovereignty and autonomy for pittance.

US military report on China flags its aggression towards India, stockpiling of nuclear weapons

Report says Beijing will probably have over 1,000 operational nuclear warheads by 2030 and is expanding its number of land, sea, and air-based nuclear delivery platforms.

Will Xi’s ‘dear friend’ Putin help stop the economic damage China faces? Question for BRI at 10

Manufacturing in China has contracted for the fifth straight month, prompting authorities to announce a series of tax reliefs and incentives to fuel consumer spending.

Putin to visit China this week to deepen ‘no limits’ partnership with Xi

Putin will attend Belt and Road Forum in Beijing from 17 to 18 October in his first trip outside former Soviet states since International Criminal Court issued a warrant for him.

BRI was China’s trump card. Now India and its partners strike a blow to out-build it

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.

China places Kathmandu centre stage at expo to mark 10 yrs of BRI. But projects in Nepal in limbo

In opening remarks, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi made suggestions for deepening strategic mutual trust between China and South Asian countries.

Chinese provinces built big-ticket infra on debt. Now a $23-tn crisis threatens to derail Xi’s BRI

Economic troubles have left Chinese provincial governments on a sticky wicket, leading to the slowdown of the country's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.

Not just Russian oil and gas, China is dividing Europe—from money to metals

While the EU realises that China will continue to be a major trade and investment partner, it needs to devise impactful economic strategies to counter Beijing’s economic coercion.

On Camera

Swraj Paul was the original NRI powerbroker. Helped Indira’s return, shaped India Inc

When he was asked why he was so loud in his criticisms of Indian industry when his purpose could be better served by a shrewder approach, he said, “Because I am a Punjabi, not a Marwari”.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

India and France to jointly develop and manufacture 120 kN engine for homegrown AMCA

The new engine, set to be developed over the next 10 years, will power the second tranche of Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft. First set will be equipped with GE 414 engines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?