GS Paper 2 Syllabus: International Relations Source: TH Context: The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), led by Chinese President Xi Jinping, marked its 10th anniversary. What is the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)? The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a global infrastructure development strategy launched by China in 2013. It aims to …
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GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbours. Context: Pakistan’s new government has initiated a process to abolish the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Authority, with the planning minister saying it was a “redundant organisation” that wasted resources and thwarted speedy implementation of the ambitious regional connectivity programme. Background: CPEC Authority established through an ordinance …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations. Context: Amid growing economic woes and international isolation forcing over-reliance on China, Pakistani officials have said that they are ready to scrap the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) if the US could offer a similar deal. What’s the issue? China has been using the financial …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbours. Context: China and Pakistan have signed a new agreement on industrial cooperation as part of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) plan. The industrial cooperation agreement is a key part of what is being called “phase two” of CPEC. The first phase primarily involved Chinese investments …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbourhood relations. Context: Since the second week of November, there have been continuous protests in Gwadar, Balochistan against mega development plans of the port city as part of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). What’s the issue? Locals have sought to draw attention to marginalisation of the …
GS Paper 2: Topics Covered: India and neighbours. Context: The CPEC or the China Pakistan Economic Corridor is getting increasingly unmanageable with local Pakistanis unhappy with the Chinese soldiers and civilians working on the project. Therefore, Pakistan has been forced to deploy more soldiers in the area. For the security of Chinese engineers and others …
GS Paper 2 Topics Covered: India and neighbours. Context: The chief of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) Authority has accused the U.S. of sabotaging the multi-billion dollar project, the economic lifeline of Pakistan. Background: Pakistan is the seventh largest recipient of Chinese overseas development financing with 71 projects worth $27.3 billion under way as …
GS Paper 2 Topics covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Context: The first shipments on a newly-launched railway line from the Myanmar border to the key commercial hub of Chengdu in western China was made recently More on the news: This project provides China …
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Topics Covered: Effect of policies and politics of developed and developing countries on India’s interests, Indian diaspora. Belt and Road initiative: Context: Xi hails ‘steady’ China-Bangladesh friendship, seeks joint promotion of Belt & Road Initiative. What is BRI? The Belt and Road Initiative, reminiscent of the Silk Road, is a massive infrastructure project that would …
