Belt And Road Initiative

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi shakes hands with Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain after a joint press conference for the SCO Summit in Qingdao, China. (Photo: AP)

At SCO, Modi sends clear signal that India can’t join China’s BRI

Mega projects need to respect sovereignty of all countries, says Modi.

11 Jun 2018 4:20 AM

India was not expected to endorse the BRI in the Qingdao declaration which was released soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi speech at the plenary session. (Photo: @PMOIndia/Twitter)

At SCO summit, India refuses to back China’s Belt and Road Initiative

All remaining 7 members of SCO bloc supported the project which is part of President Xi's Belt and Road Initiative.

10 Jun 2018 5:52 PM

The BRI, a multi-billion-dollar initiative launched by President Xi Jinping when he came to power in 2013, has become a major irritant in bilateral ties. (Photo: PTI)

China defends Belt and Road Initiative but confident about cooperating with India

Addressing a seminar on 'Wuhan Summit: Sino-India Relations and its Way Forward', Luo said BRI would benefit all countries, including India.

05 May 2018 11:44 AM

The Belt and Road is Chinese President Xi Jinping's landmark scheme to build infrastructure to connect China to the rest of Asia and beyond, a giant reworking of its old Silk Road. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

Ahead of Modi's ice-breaking visit, China fails to get Indian support for Belt and Road project

India has not signed up to the initiative as parts of one key project, the USD 57 billion CPEC, run through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

24 Apr 2018 4:46 PM

'Let me say China and Nepal have agreed on a long-term vision of a multi-dimensional cross Himalaya connectivity network,' Wang told a joint press briefing along with Gyawali after their talks. (Photo: File)

China's new proposal to reach India: Economic corridor via Nepal under BRI

China's proposal came after visiting Nepalese Foreign Minister, who held talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.

18 Apr 2018 8:07 PM

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during his meeting with his Pakistan and Afghan counterparts had offered to extend CPEC to Afghanistan. (Photo: File)

China aims to extend economic corridor to Afghanistan: report

China in December had unveiled its plans to extend the USD 50 billion CPEC to Afghanistan which has sparked concerns in India.

09 Apr 2018 10:54 AM

China said it would encourage enterprises to build infrastructure and conduct commercial trial voyages, paving the way for Arctic shipping routes that would form a 'Polar Silk Road'. (Photo: AP)

China plans ‘Polar Silk Road’ across Arctic, India opposes route through PoK

China despite being non-Arctic state, is increasingly active in polar region and became an observer member of the Arctic Council in 2013.

26 Jan 2018 6:56 PM

Xi said the Chinese people are ready to chart out a more prosperous, peaceful future for humanity, with people from other countries. (Photo: AP)

China will have ‘say’ on major international issues, says Xi Jinping

Xi said China will resolutely uphold the authority and status of the UN, actively fulfill China's international obligations and duties.

01 Jan 2018 11:18 AM

During a Congressional hearing, Michael Pillsbury, Director of Center on Chinese Strategy at the prestigious think-tank Hudson Institute, told lawmakers that Modi and his team have been quite outspoken against Chinese President Xi Jinping's ambitious project. (Photo: AP/File)

Modi only world statesman to stand up to China's Belt and Road project: US expert

India boycotted the BRF organised by China in May this year to highlight its concerns over Beijing pushing projects through the the PoK.

17 Nov 2017 11:52 AM

China has been reiterating that the USD 50 billion CPEC which traverses through the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is a connectivity project and will not affect its stand that the Kashmir issue should be resolved between India and Pakistan through talks. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

India's stand on Belt and Road initiative wavering, says China

India has objected to the CPEC as it is being laid through the disputed territory and boycotted a high-profile Belt and Road Forum.

08 Nov 2017 7:01 PM

Shed reservations and join Belt and Road Initiative, China tells India

China said the initiative will not affect its position on relevant issues, including Kashmir.

26 Oct 2017 9:08 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena (Photo: PTI)

India plans to open an airport in Sri Lanka, near Chinese Belt and Road outpost

China runs the seaport in Sri Lanka's Hambantota town with a 99-year lease and was planning to expand its footprint with the refinery.

13 Oct 2017 1:00 PM

The commentary came as troops of India and China are in a face-off since June 16 over the Chinese military's attempt to construct a strategic road in Doklam region of the Sikkim sector, which India and Bhutan is strongly objecting to. (Photo: AP)

Shed anxiety over CPEC, join Belt-Road project: Chinese media to India

The piece did not mention the CPEC by name, but referred to the BRI - the umbrella project under which the CPEC falls.

02 Jul 2017 5:15 PM

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang (Photo: YouTube)

Ready to wait some more time for India to join BRI: China

Geng said the CPEC and the BCIM are both important cooperation projects under the framework of the BRI.

26 Jun 2017 7:34 PM

US revives ‘New Silk Road’, India as key player; move to counter China’s OBOR

A brief outline of the two projects was made available in the administration's maiden annual budget on Tuesday.

24 May 2017 5:11 PM

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