Infrastructure - general
Nagpur gets India’s first multi-modal electric mobility system
27 May 2017
The fleet of 200 vehicles consists of 100 of Mahindra’s new e20 Plus vehicles, besides those from other manufacturers like Tata Motors, Kinetic and TVS with the Ola App enabling commuters in Nagpur to book them
US revives New Silk Road, Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor projects
25 May 2017
India will play a significant role in both the projects that will link Europe with Central Asia and Southeast Asia
US revives New Silk Road, Indo-Pacific Economic Corridor projects
25 May 2017
India will play a significant role in both the projects that will link Europe with Central Asia and Southeast Asia
India-Japan `Freedom Corridor’ set to counter China’s OBOR
16 May 2017
The Indo-Japanese initiative, called the `Freedom Corridor’, stretching from Asia-Pacific to Africa, aims at stabilising the region amid Chinese designs that have a destabilising effect on countries of the region
India-Japan `Freedom Corridor’ set to counter China’s OBOR
16 May 2017
The Indo-Japanese initiative, called the `Freedom Corridor’, stretching from Asia-Pacific to Africa, aims at stabilising the region amid Chinese designs that have a destabilising effect on countries of the region
Amidst protests over CPEC, China opens Belt and Road summit
15 May 2017
The project is widely seen as a ploy to justify the illegal occupation of Gilgit-Baltistan by Pakistan and China through the CPEC to facilitate continued Chinese military presence in Pakistan
Musk reveals a 'Boring' vision
29 Apr 2017
New Silk Road: First London-China train arrives in Yiwu
29 Apr 2017
The freight train took 20 days to cover the 12,000 km between London and the eastern Chinese trade hub of Yiwu, the second-longest route in the world – the longest being the China-Madrid link
China’s new city Xiongan New Area to be nearly thrice the size of New York
05 Apr 2017
The New Area will cover around 100 square km initially and will be expanded to 200 square km in mid-term and about 2,000 square km in the long-term
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