Belt And Road

Companies

Actis restarts Nxt-Infra sale process, appoints Ambit

Interest in road assets has been buoyant in India lately, driven by the availability of a large number of assets that attract large institutional investors, including pension and sovereign wealth funds.

8 min read13 May 2026
Opinion

Beijing’s BRI isn’t in retreat and ‘debt trap’ warnings are falling on deaf ears in the Global South

China’s Belt and Road Initiative came in for much flak but has evolved. From megaprojects to strategic partnerships, Beijing still has the Global South charmed. If countries are being led into debt traps, they sure aren’t complaining.

3 min read19 Feb 2026
Opinion

Shashi Tharoor: Strategic autonomy requires India to pursue its interests without taking sides in geopolitics

India is aware that a friendly dragon has claws and a swooping eagle could lift its economy. Our foreign policy must not be guided by the theatre of summitry, but by the substance of strategic interest. This demands not just balance, but foresight.

4 min read13 Oct 2025
Opinion

Rahul Jacob: China hype’s sprucing up its image at home and abroad

A new book on China unfavourably compares a ‘lawyerly’ America with Beijing’s engineering can-do mindset. Dan Wang’s thesis in ‘Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future’ deserves a closer look.

4 min read10 Sep 2025
Markets

Trump's tariffs on India: Can Narendra Modi plug in Act East policy with China's Belt and Road Initiative?

Trump's tariffs on India: The US's impending 50% tariff on Indian exports may provoke New Delhi to strengthen ties with Beijing and join the Belt and Road Initiative, experts say.

6 min read26 Aug 2025
News

Cube Highways Trust completes acquisition of 2 highways in J&K from NIIF for ₹4,185 crore

National Investment and Infrastructure Fund, and Cube Highways Trust, both managed by Cube Highways Fund Advisors, announced on Thursday the successful transfer of two road projects from NIIF to Cube InvIT at an enterprise value of ₹4,185 crore.

3 min read12 Jun 2025
Industry

NHAI looks to reduce arbitration dues by roping in more retired judges

Now, about a quarter of Sarod's arbitrators, 22 of 93, are retired judges—a strategy that ensures arbitral awards which would be difficult to challenge in court.

4 min read29 Mar 2025
Economy

Xi Jinping’s next overseas-lending revolution

Welcome to a new era of Chinese debt

7 min read27 Apr 2023
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Opinion

Shashi Tharoor: Strategic autonomy requires India to pursue its interests without taking sides in geopolitics

India is aware that a friendly dragon has claws and a swooping eagle could lift its economy. Our foreign policy must not be guided by the theatre of summitry, but by the substance of strategic interest. This demands not just balance, but foresight.

4 min read13 Oct 2025
Industry

NHAI looks to reduce arbitration dues by roping in more retired judges

Now, about a quarter of Sarod's arbitrators, 22 of 93, are retired judges—a strategy that ensures arbitral awards which would be difficult to challenge in court.

4 min read29 Mar 2025