People dine at a restaurant in Islamabad on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Farooq NAEEM / AFP via Getty Images)

A general view shows the Chinese-funded project for the port city in Colombo on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP via Getty Images)

A worker operates a truck at the construction site of the Chinese-funded port city project in Colombo on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP via Getty Images)

An electrician replaces a street light in Bengaluru on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

Food-delivery gig workers wait outside a restaurant in Bengaluru on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

An electrician replaces a street light in Bengaluru on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

Sanitation workers clean a roadside median as traffic moves along a road in Bengaluru on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)

A man walks past a mobile phone store in Bengaluru on August 8, 2026. (Photo by Idrees MOHAMMED / AFP via Getty Images)