China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is the most ambitious infrastructure and economic integration project ever devised, linking over 140 countries across Asia, Africa and Europe. Much unlike the political West, Beijing is trying to project power through economic means, a starkly different approach to that of the most aggressive power pole in human history.
Political West’s “Divide And Rule” Strategy of Destabilizing China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) (archived)
Tag: Himalayas
Russian newspaper: India wants to cut off Arab oil from China, but can it?
The Indian Navy intends to build a second base in the Lakshodeep archipelago, located on the tanker route from the Gulf of Aden and the Strait of Hormuz to the Strait of Malacca.
Russian newspaper: India wants to cut off Arab oil from China, but can it?
H/T: Geopolitical Trends, w/Dr. David Oualaalou
Related:
India may cut off Arab oil supplies to China
Read More »NATO stops short of opening its doors to India + US provided India real-time military intelligence in China border clash
WASHINGTON: The NATO alliance is open to more engagement should India seek it, but the organisation is not seeking new members in the region, the US envoy to NATO said.
NATO stops short of opening its doors to India
Video via Amit Sengupta
Related:
US provided India real-time military intelligence in China border clash
US to hold joint war games with India near Chinese border
US to hold joint war games with India near Chinese border
US and Indian military forces will hold joint war games in the Himalayan mountains in October, less than 100 kilometers from India’s disputed border with China, a report says.
…
Meanwhile, as both sides are flexing their military muscle, the US-based Politico news outlet reported on Friday that Chinese defense officials are ignoring phone calls from their US counterparts.
Previously:
US plays Tibet card as India seeks modus vivendi with China
US plays Tibet card as India seeks modus vivendi with China
Propaganda:
On volatile border between India and China, a high-altitude military buildup is underway
Maxar provides 90% of the foundational geospatial intelligence used by the United States Government for national security and keeping troops safe on the ground. Maxar
Source
NRO’s strategy to buy satellite imagery shaped by thriving commercial market
Maxar Technologies customers (think tanks & governments).
Ms. Cat’s Chronicles 