China’s Sri Lanka Refinery Alarms India
June 21st, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, a look at – in a move that will up alarms in India – China’s giant conglomerate Sinopec is entering Sri Lanka’s energy market with its inaugural overseas refinery at the Chinese-managed Hambantota port. Sri Lanka approved the $4.5 Bn investment in November: Doubtlessly, this strategic move flags Sinopec’s ambition to offset […]
Read more »African Countries Turn To India For Agricultural Investment
May 29th, 2024
Via The Hindu BusinessLine, an article on Kenya and Uganda’s decision to offer land on lease to Indian businesses to pursue opportunities in rice, wheat, millets, floriculture, livestock: With many African countries, such as Kenya, Uganda, Botswana, and Cote d’lvoire, actively looking beyond China for attracting foreign investments in agriculture — crucial for food security and […]
Read more »Indian Tycoon Ambani Sets Sights on Africa With Telecom Venture
May 28th, 2024
Via Bloomberg, a report on India’s Reliance interest in Africa: Unit of Reliance helps build Ghana-based mobile provider Will provide support to launch 5G broadband services Asia’s richest man Mukesh Ambani is set to enter Africa with a telecom venture, seeking to win mobile broadband customers in a high-growth market. Radisys Corp., a unit of Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries […]
Read more »India, Iran, and the Taliban’s Gamble on Chabahar
May 28th, 2024
Via The Diplomat, an article on India, Iran, and the Taliban’s gamble on Chabahar: India is trying to breathe life into Iran’s long delayed Chabahar port. India Ports Global Limited (IPGL) and the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran signed a 10-year deal on May 13 that allows New Delhi to develop and operate the Iranian port […]
Read more »With Iran Port Deal, India To Expand Central Asia Trade, Counter China
May 26th, 2024
Via Nikkei Asia, an article on India’s efforts to expand Central Asian trade while countering China via its Chabahar Port agreement: India’s signing of a 10-year contract this month to develop and operate the strategic Iranian port of Chabahar — which is seen as a gateway to landlocked Afghanistan and energy-rich Central Asia — could […]
Read more »India Backs Port Deal with Iran After US Caution
May 20th, 2024
Via BBC, an article on India’s urging of the U.S. not to take a “narrow view” of its port agreement with Iran, a day after Washington warned that countries doing business deals with Tehran risked sanctions: On Monday, India signed a 10-year deal with Iran to develop the strategically important Chabahar port. The US said any country […]
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