China is gaining a foothold in Europe via an increasingly authoritarian Hungary. Beijing has wooed it with investment, and the affection seems to be mutual.
For Bangladesh, Japan has been one of its closest development partners since its independence. Now as its economy grows, a new infrastructure push is needed.
Nepal is sending mixed signals on whether the new airport in Pokhara is a Belt and Road project. Could it be feeling edgy about BRI's fast-losing...
The Belt and Road Initiative had been the centerpiece of Xi Jinping's reign. But China's vision for expansion, especially in Africa, seems to be falling apart.
For New Delhi, the new deal provides a good chance to participate in the framing of the ground rules for an equitable trade regime for the...
The United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party penetrates into overseas Chinese communities, and shapes developing nations’ opinion, in concurrence with Chinese thinking and...
Japanese PM Yoshihide Suga’s recent trip to the Southeast Asian nations of Vietnam and Indonesia was his first overseas visit after taking over as...
Suga’s China Challenge The new prime minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga, takes office at a time of extraordinary geopolitical change. Although Suga has reiterated...
If one day, China should change color and turn into a superpower, if it should play the tyrant in the world, subject others to...
There is no sign of the prevalent novel coronavirus infections letting up in India as of the end of May. Nevertheless, India’s central government has...
The recent clashes along the Sino-Indian border point to a new era in the ties between India and China. While the two nations had...
China yet again has intruded inside the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in India’s Ladakh sector. It has placed about 5,000 soldiers and armored vehicles...
