Maldives Signals Tilt Toward China
January 16th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, a look at the Maldives relationship with China and India: President Mohamed Muizzu’s recent visit to China signals a significant shift in the Maldives’ foreign policy, one that is overtly tilted in favor of Beijing. The shift came amidst a visible fraying in India-Maldives relations in recent weeks. In China, Muizzu expressed strong commitment […]
Read more »America Should See India as a Bridge to the Rest of the World
December 26th, 2023
Courtesy of Foreign Affairs, commentary on how to thwart China’s bid to lead the Global South: When India chaired the G-20 summit in New Delhi in September, Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the meeting, sending the country’s premier, Li Qiang, in his place. The Chinese government did not account for Xi’s decision to miss such […]
Read more »Inside Foxconn’s Struggle To Make iPhones In India
December 3rd, 2023
Via Rest of World, an interesting look at Foxconn’s efforts to make iPhones in India: When Chinese engineer Li Hai left the wintry cold of northern China and flew into the humid heat of Tamil Nadu in southern India, he had little idea what to expect. It was early 2023. Months before the trip, a […]
Read more »Unrest in the Middle East Is Bad for Both CPEC and IMEC
November 24th, 2023
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a look at what – as regional unrest deepen – lies ahead for these dueling connectivity projects? The flare-up of the Israel-Palestine conflict following the attacks on October 7 has triggered geopolitical tremors in the Middle East. While Israel and Hamas have agreed to a four-day “pause” in fighting and the […]
Read more »Malaysia’s Petronas to Invest $1.6bn In Indian Green Ammonia
November 5th, 2023
Courtesy of The Financial Times, a report on Malaysia’s Petronas’ plan to invest $1.6bn in Indian green ammonia: Malaysian state-owned energy company Petronas is set to invest $1.6bn in an Indian green ammonia venture, in a boost to New Delhi’s ambitions to export energy. The investment by Petronas’s Gentari renewables division will give it a 30 […]
Read more »Will India’s Vizhinjam Port Make Waves in Global Transshipment Business?
October 31st, 2023
Via The Diplomat, a look at India’s Vizhinjam Port which – located near India’s southern tip and just 10 nautical miles from the international shipping route – could attract huge container ships: India’s ambitions of emerging an Indian Ocean transshipment hub received a boost on October 15 when Vizhinjam International Seaport near Thiruvananthapuram in the […]
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