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Xi calls for PLA to remain combat-ready. The world should be...
The Chinese armed forces remain untested in battle, having last seen active combat in the late 1970s. To bridge the gap, China has asked veterans of foreign militaries to train its personnel.
India, China will soon be ‘economically sick’ after Covid subsides. Here’s...
Emerging Asia can fall into an inequality trap after Covid. The poorest have been hit hardest by a reduction in their incomes. But there are remedies.
Defence
The biggest challenges Nirmala Sitharaman will face as India’s new Defence...
Sitharaman, who is only the second woman defence minister in India's history, is expected to work closely with the Finance Minister to take key industry-related decisions
Return of the Muslim: From Modi ‘sermon’ to Pathaan to Bharat...
Most key Hindutva/RSS objectives have been achieved, and Modi & BJP now need social calm, at least till summer of 2024. A de-escalation of some sort is on.