Col Manik writes, the BRI is a costly venture and will push Nepal to be indebted to China with minimal cost benefit, though on completion will provide Nepal access to an alternative market within Tibet and China, but for its exports/ imports from other countries will have to rely on India.
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DE-CIPHERING CHINESE INTENT BEHIND: ‘KEY TO INDIA’S MILITARY RESPONSE AND FOLLOW UP STRATEGY
Maj Gen R S Yadav (Retired) Writes : Ever since 05 May, when the Pangong Tso stand-off and scuffle became public, and as details of other face offs then and […]
POST COVID EFFECTS ON THE CHINA MYANMAR ECONOMIC CORRIDOR (CMEC)
Lt Gen Shakti Gurung, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Writes : In a world changing because of the COVID pandemic, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has taken a back seat. Numerous challenges have emerged which need to be overcome, not just by China but also the host countries, for the initiative to move forward.
KALAPANI, LIPU LEKH ROW: RIFT BETWEEN INDIA AND CHINA SERVES NEPAL
Dr Geeta Kochhar Writes : The Kalapani issue has been raised as ‘India’s encroachment of Nepal’s territory’ and infringing upon its sovereignty. Although India states the road is on Indian territory, Nepal has demanded foreign secretary level talks immediately. I
Scholar Presentation by Cdr Subhasish Sarangi, Research Fellow on the Topic “Maritime Corridors in the Indo-Pacific: Geo-Political Implications for India” on 07 March 2019
USI organised scholar’s presentation by Cdr Subhasish Sarangi, Research Fellow on the topic “Maritime Corridors in the Indo-Pacific: Geo-Political Implications for India on 07 March 2019.
Has China Painted Itself Into A Corner With China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)
Maj Gen Rajiv Narayanan, AVSM, VSM (Retd) writes, China by blocking the listing of Masood Azhar at UN has clearly suggested that it is propping up Pakistan as its proxy to counter a Rising India. While it may be so, but it seems that by nominating CPEC as the flagship of its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), it has limited its choices and painted itself into a corner.