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Chinese debt trap hurdles Zambia’s progress

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica News26 March 202326 March 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes China, which has a keen interest in the natural resources of African countries, takes this as an opportunity to make African countries to be dependent on China, and to gain…

World leaders welcome Saudi-Iran detente

by Newsdesk-Top NewsArab NewsSaudi Arabia11 March 202311 March 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes The decision to re-establish relations came following talks that took place from March 6-10 in Beijing. World leaders have welcomed the announcement that Saudi Arabia and Iran have reached an…

Saudi, Iran Mend Ties in China-Brokered Deal

by Newsdesk-Top NewsArab NewsSaudi Arabia10 March 202310 March 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes Saudi Arabia and Iran also agreed to activate the security cooperation agreement signed in 2001 and the trade, economy and investment agreement signed in 1998. Saudi Arabia and Iran have…

Xi consolidates power as Li Keqiang retires

by Newsdesk-Top NewsChinaPolitics4 March 20234 March 2023

Reading Time: 2 minutes Take the role of the premier, the person managing the world’s second-largest economy and, in theory, second only to Xi in the power structure. The National People’s Congress, which starts…

Chinese policies cost credibility

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAsia NewsChina21 February 202321 February 2023

Reading Time: 8 minutes Xi Jinping has no interest in assuring the rest of the world, but only in signalling resolve and doubling down on threats. Instead of taking off-ramps, China prefers to act…

‘BRI aims to provide great power status to China’

by NewsdeskChinaIndia NewsInterview19 February 202319 February 2023

Reading Time: 9 minutes Dr. Anand Parappadi Krishnan, recently joined the Centre of Excellence for Himalayan Studies, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Greater Noida, as a Fellow. Prior to joining Shiv Nadar…

African nations wary of China’s soft loan trap

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica News19 February 202317 March 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutes China is a major African trade partner and from 2012 to 2017, Chinese loans to countries in sub-Saharan Africa grew tenfold to more than $10bn per year..reports Asian Lite News…

US’ bid to win back influence in Africa

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica NewsUSA31 January 202331 January 2023

Reading Time: 4 minutes The new partnerships of the African countries have reduced its dependence on Western aid. The diversification of African countries development partnership, nevertheless, has alarmed the Western powers as it might…

INTERVIEW: Nirupama Rao

by NewsdeskAsia NewsColumnsWorld News9 December 20229 December 2022

Reading Time: 15 minutes Nirupama Rao is a career diplomat who served as India’s Foreign Secretary from 2009 to 2011, as well as being India’s Ambassador to the United States, China and Sri Lanka….

Xi’s African Dream

by Newsdesk-Top NewsAfrica NewsAsia News5 December 20225 December 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutes During the past three decades China has expanded and deepened its ties with African countries on its own terms by side-lining conventional western standards of human rights and governance. While…