In his inaugural speech at the second Belt and Road Forum in Beijing today, Chinese President Xi Jinping sought to address fears that his pet project would benefit only China and lay a debt trap for smaller, developing nations that have come on board. Pitching it as a symbiotic venture guided by a consultative approach, he also spoke about lowering trade tariffs and China’s intent to import more so that other countries benefit as well. SNI’s Editor-in-Chief Nitin A. Gokhale gets us more from the Chinese capital. #India #China #BRI
Swami Dhirendra Shastri called for a meat-free Navratri in Bengal. Parties answered by invoking Shakta tradition. A restricted rite, stripped of its disciplines, has become “culture”, and Bengal uses its first taste of political freedom in decades to flaunt the very decay that helped undo it.
Moscow saw a rare confluence. CIA Director Ratcliffe to warn Putin, Vatican Foreign Minister Gallagher to stop Ukraine war, Indian Foreign Minister with a special message from PM Modi. Meanwhile Russia has destroyed "90% Warehouses" in Ukraine.
