Approved in June 2021, the $171 million project is funded by a concessional loan of $74.4 million and a grant of $74.5 million from the Asian Development Fund.
The country had signed a security pact with China in April. The Biden administration is hosting leaders from the Pacific Island Forum bloc as US competes for influence in the South Pacific.
Reuters report details China 'plans' for cooperation with Pacific Island nations in policing, security, and trade, among other areas, ahead of Wang Yi's tour of 8 island nations.
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...
Despite tariffs, US remains India’s largest export destination, with $52.12 billion worth of merchandise exports in the first seven months of this financial year.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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