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    Trump’s USAID Cuts Only Accelerate the West’s Miserly Convergence with China

    Retrenchment is the dominant theme on both sides. However much the West and China may wish to compete for the Global South’s affections, the constraints of their respective political economies limit their offer.

    Pakistan Eyes Expansion in Chinese Capital Markets and Hong Kong Listings

    Pakistan is taking significant steps to deepen its financial and economic engagement with China, aiming to tap into the world’s second-largest capital market and expand corporate opportunities in Hong Kong.

    China–Nepal Strategic Partnership Stumbles over BRI and Boundary Issues

    China's attempts to change its relations with Nepal into a strategic partnership, focusing on the Belt and Road Initiative and the Boundary Management System,...

    Sri Lanka: Parliament Speaker Visits China: Discusses Deepening Sri Lanka-China Cooperation

    Recent diplomatic discussions between the two countries saw a temporary halt in Chinese research vessels visiting Sri Lanka for research purposes, following objections from...

    Bangladesh Finance Minister Warns Against Chinese Loans Through BRI Projects

    Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal pointed out the case of Sri Lanka where an economic crisis was exacerbated due to infrastructure projects funded by...

    Making The Belt And Road Initiative ‘Small And Beautiful’

    Limits on external lending represent a shift in Chinese BRI lending policies in developing countries. Chinese state-owned banks financed on average US$85.4 billion a...

    Nepal’s Geopolitical Stakes Are As High As The Himalayas

    Nepal occupies a crucial geostrategic location in SouthAsia – sandwiched between powerful and competing neighbours in India and China, outstripping the Himalayan nation in...

    Myanmar’s pandemic politics goes international

    Pandemic control is now materialising as a marker of domestic legitimacy. Effective control of territory, democratic legitimacy and adherence to international law are some...

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    Sri Lanka’s Elephant Corridor Plan ‘Unscientific’

    Nearly 5,000 elephants and 1,600 people have been killed in the last 15 years in clashes between elephants and humans in Sri Lanka, home to one of the largest remaining populations of Asian elephants, according to official figures.
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    New Projections Show Extreme Glacier Loss Already at 2°C

    Staying close to 1.5°C on the other hand preserves at least some glacier ice in all regions, even Scandinavia, with 20-30 per cent remaining in the four most sensitive regions; and 40-45 per cent in the Himalayas and Caucuses; stressing the growing urgency of the 1.5°C temperature goal and rapid decarbonization to achieve it.

    Government Extends Interest Relief for Farmers, Reinforces KCC and MISS as Pillars of Agricultural Credit

    Through the KCC framework, farmers benefit from revolving credit facilities for up to five years. This flexible structure allows them to draw and repay funds as per their seasonal requirements without having to reapply for loans each season.

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    Sri Lanka’s Elephant Corridor Plan ‘Unscientific’

    Nearly 5,000 elephants and 1,600 people have been killed in the last 15 years in clashes between elephants and humans in Sri Lanka, home to one of the largest remaining populations of Asian elephants, according to official figures.

    New Projections Show Extreme Glacier Loss Already at 2°C

    Staying close to 1.5°C on the other hand preserves at least some glacier ice in all regions, even Scandinavia, with 20-30 per cent remaining in the four most sensitive regions; and 40-45 per cent in the Himalayas and Caucuses; stressing the growing urgency of the 1.5°C temperature goal and rapid decarbonization to achieve it.