Abstract
China's policy, Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has hunt for to improving infrastructure cooperation, connectivity for the development of trade among the Asia, Europe and Africa. In the year 2017, Nepal has also linked the BRI framework with the aim of achieving better economic development and connectivity among the countries to meet the development desire. So, this study looks at how the media in Nepal has presented some of issues related to the Belt and Road Initiative to figure public opinion. The study has applied a mixed-methods descriptive design, combining content analysis of prominent Nepali newspapers with a survey of 105 respondents from the different areas like business, government, politics, and journalism sectors. The results have been indicated that 60% of respondents are well-informed about the BRI with the media helping as the primary information source for 57.1% of them. There is also analytical reporting and most coverage is event-based (57.1%), with a primary focuses on political get-togethers (66.7%) and plan delays (41.9%). 64.8% of the public expects the BRI to help Nepal's development basically neutral to positive perception. In order to promote educated public discussion on Nepal's involvement with the BRI issues, the study has emphasized the need of analytical and investigative journalism. Divergent political party positions are attributed to foreign influence and ideological differences, highlighting the need for a unified national approach grounded in non-alignment principles. Media coverage in 2022–2023 reflects a mix of supportive and critical frames, relying mainly on government sources and varied news presentation.