The Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) is set to reshape the global economy with trillions in investments, connecting nations through roads, railways, and trade deals. But this ambitious project isn’t without its controversies.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been in Beijing since Monday on a four-day visit, his first to a foreign country since his July swearing-in, breaking tradition by not making New Delhi, with which Kathmandu has centuries-old ties,