प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओलीको चीन भ्रमणको मुख्य उद्देश्यका रूपमा लिइएको चिनियाँ अवधारणा ‘बेल्ट एन्ड रोड इनिशटिभ’ (बीआरआई) कोअपरेशन फ्रेमवर्क’मा नेपाल र चीनका अधिकारीले बुधवार हस्ताक्षर गरेका छन्। चीनका लागि नेपालका राजदूत कृष्णप्रसाद ओलीले दुई देशका अधिकारीबीच उक्त हस्ताक्षर भएको बताएका छन्। “ब्रोडर फ्रेमवर्कमा सहमति भएको छ, अहिले विस्तृतमा भन्ने अवस्थामा म छैन,” राजदूत ओलीले बीबीसीसँगको...
Over seven and a half years after Nepal and China signed the Memorandum of Understanding on the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the two countries signed the “Framework for Belt and Road Cooperation” on December 4 during the four-day visit of Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to China. Despite joining the BRI in 2017,...
The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), unveiled by China’s President Xi Jinping in 2013, stands as one of the most ambitious and debated international initiatives. Propelled by an unparalleled scale of economic, political, and strategic vision, the BRI encompasses an intricate web of overland and sea-based routes, linking over nearly 150 countries. Presented as a...
Currently, we stand at the crossroads of shifting global alliances, new forms of global power competition, polarity among the traditional and emerging power centers, and the rise of multi-polar world order. The Indo-Pacific region is increasingly becoming the hotspot of the global power contest. South Asia, as one of the growing economic centers, with one-fourth...
In an unprecedented move, visiting Chinese leaders have publicly claimed that certain countries are trying to destabilise the good relations between Nepal and China, while some elements are also defaming the Belt and Road Initiative by calling it a ‘debt trap’. During an interaction with second-rung leaders of major political parties represented in Parliament, Sun...
KATHMANDU, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) — Nepal has voiced hope for deepening intra-party exchanges and cooperation with China, so as to promote an in-depth development of bilateral relations. A delegation of the Communist Party of China (CPC) led by Sun Haiyan, deputy head of the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, visited Nepal from Jan....
Nepal and China will sign the implementation plan of the Belt and Road Initiative “very soon”, Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha said on January 27, nearly seven years after the two neighbours inked an agreement to undertake ambitious Beijing-backed infrastructure projects in the Himalayan nation. ALSO READ What is the Belt and Road Initiative,...
With the projects mentioned under the framework failing to take off in Nepal, China has labelled an airport whose construction was started before Nepal signed up to BRI, under its ambit, and is pushing to employ soft power tools such as “Silk Roadster” Nepal has completed six years since it signed up to China’s Belt...
Over the past three months, there have been significant development in Nepal’s relation with countries like India, China, the US, Russia, Bangladesh, among others. Nepal-India power trade agreement gains momentum with India’s cabinet approving the 10,000 MW electricity trade agreement. The PM’s much awaited visit to China finally took place in September, but not much...
The report underscores the nuances of Nepal-China relations, including economic dependencies, diplomatic engagements, and geopolitical considerations, reflecting the evolving dynamics and challenges between the two nations. Prime Minister’s Visit and BRI Projects: Prime Minister’s prioritization of relations with India over China led to the transfer of BRI hydroelectricity projects, Tamor and Phukot-Karnali, to an Indian...