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India’s purblind opposition to Belt and Road Initiative
China intends to host
second global Belt-Road-Initiative (BRI) meet next month. China expects delegates
from over 100 countries to attend the moot. The initiative has become...
Italy escapes the ‘western propaganda trap’
Authors:
Carter Chapwanya and Arun Upadhyaya*
The Trump
administration – unlike other US administrations – has clearly taken the ‘with
us or against us’ stance particularly when it...
BRI: Shared Future for Humanity
The
terrestrial and maritime connectivity proposed by the Chinese government back
in 2013 with six connectivity corridors reflects the vision of shared future
for humanity. Belt and...
From Apprehensions to Ambitions: The French Approach to China
General Secretary of China Xi Jinping’s tour of Italy, Monaco and France on March 21–26, 2019, caused a stir across
Europe. What approach should be...
Boao Forum, Belt & Road and East Asian Politics
The Boao
Forum for Asia (BFA), which was formed in 2001, and manages to draw top world leaders, heads of multilateral
institutions, and academics has been...
A Great Khan in Italy
On March
23, Mandarin Xi and the government led by Giuseppe Conte signed a memorandum that
sealed the entry into Italy, in the heart of Western...
Chinese Flags over Europe?
As
President Xi Jinping wraps up his week-long tour of Europe, his first overseas
visit of the year, he seems to have left a growing sense...
Balochistan: A powder keg at a geopolitical crossroads
Balochistan should be oozing with optimism as Chinese and Saudi
investment pours into the troubled Pakistani province. It is not. Instead,
Balochistan, a key node in...
Connectivity Italian Style
Xi Jinping’s historic visit to
Italy on March 21–23, 2019 was marked by the signing of a memorandum on Italy’s
joining the Chinese Belt and Road...
Xi Jinping’s visit to Italy and the relationship between China and the Catholic Church
No official
meetings between President Xi Jinping and Pope Francis are officially scheduled
on the agenda for the Chinese President's next visit to Italy.
Neither party wants...