Category: GovernancePart of speech: phraseDifficulty: AdvancedRecommended for ★ UPSC

一带一路

/yī dài yī lù/Roman

English meaning: Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

Definition

China's massive global infrastructure investment strategy launched in 2013 by President Xi Jinping, connecting over 140 countries through road, rail, port, and pipeline projects. BRI is central to Chinese foreign policy and has significant implications for India's geopolitical interests, particularly China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) passing through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.

Example

一带一路是中国的全球基础设施互联互通战略。

In English: The Belt and Road Initiative is China's global infrastructure connectivity strategy.

Literary Heritage

为政以德,譬如北辰,居其所而众星共之。

/Wéi zhèng yǐ dé, pì rú běi chén, jū qí suǒ ér zhòng xīng gòng zhī./

He who governs by virtue is like the North Star: it occupies its place while all the other stars pay homage to it.

孔子 (Confucius) · Philosopher and Educator · 6th–5th century BCE

论语

论语, Chapter 2 (Wei Zheng), Verse 1

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