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Vantage | What China's diplomatic moves in Afghanistan are really about
The Vantage Take •Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin emphasised China's belief that Afghanistan should not be excluded from the international community
Why is Italy pulling out of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative?
Fp Explainers •Italy has formally told China that it does not intend to continue participating in the BRI project. The reports of Rome wanting to leave Beijing’s flagship initiative have been doing rounds for months. But what led to the exit?
Global Watch | How China is quashing dissent abroad through illegal police stations
Arun Anand •A Madrid-based human rights watchdog Safeguard Defenders published records of newly established 48 Chinese overseas policing agencies after it initially reported 54 such facilities in September 2022
Vantage | Why Myanmar's rebel trouble looks like China's game
The Vantage Take •If China can persuade the rebel groups to halt their offensive, it would protect its project and emerge as a peacemaker
Dragon diplomacy: Has China undermined the India-Bhutan relationship?
Gautam Mukherjee •It is up to Bhutan to maintain the traditionally close relationship with India for its own sake
Vantage | Why Myanmar's rebel alliance has left China so worried
The Vantage Take •China won't let the rebel alliance beat Myanmar's junta. It will use every trick in the book to crush dissent
How Sardar Patel's legacy thrives in PM Modi's resolute national security initiatives
Tuhin •Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has honoured Sardar Patel's legacy with a series of formidable measures to enhance India's national security
Xi Jinping slams West, lauds China's BRI initiative
Ajeyo Basu •Leaders in the West are adamant that their intention is to "de-risk," not "decouple," from China and claim that this is because they want to diversify supply chains that have grown unduly reliant on the second-largest economy in the world
10 years of China's Belt and Road Initiative: What are the big changes?
Fp Explainers •China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted trade but left big debts and raised environmental concerns
China's BRI pushes Nepal into debt trap after Pokhara airport deal
Ajeyo Basu •As part of President Xi Jinping's major infrastructure initiative, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which promised significant investments in infrastructure projects around the world, the airport's construction was a component of China's ambitious objectives