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Aligning Saudi’s Vision 2030 with Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative is raising alarm bells in US

China and Gulf countries’ medley shouldn’t come as a surprise, as many nations are looking to maximise interests by ‘omni-aligning’ between the US and China.

Jiang’s death poses a new worry for Xi. China nostalgic for prosperity in times of tumult

Jiang has a significant following among Chinese youth. His primary contribution to the CCP ideology was spurring Chinese growth model through the 1990s.

Situation in China volatile—A fire incident, a strict Covid policy spreading anger on streets

The Chinese are drawing parallels between the recent protests and the 1989 Tiananmen Square agitation.

China’s JL-3 missile can’t cover the US mainland. But it has implications for India

China has put longer-range JL-3 missiles on its nuclear submarine. The suggested primary targets would be India, Australia, and the US bases in the Pacific Ocean.

China is trying to establish permanent control over Aksai Chin: Game theory analysis

China is willing to actively support Pakistan under the framework of the Free Trade Agreement. Plans to expand exports to the latter.

German Chancellor goes to China, may have played into Xi’s ‘divide and rule’ approach for EU

The German version of ‘European policy on China’ comes down to maintaining economic ties with Beijing while checking US’s power in Europe.

Xi Jinping watching, his guards forcefully remove ex-President Hu Jintao. Blame the red folder

The red folder likely contained proposed names for the Standing Committee and Politburo. Hu may have had some disagreements with the final list.

China sets up new Politburo with two members who have India history

Xi Jinping has packed the Politburo Standing Committee with six friends and allies. But there's another 24-member Politburo that is a concern for India.

Xi says ‘national security’ 50 times at Party Congress & China sees rare protest against him

President Xi Jinping mentioned 'Chinese-style modernisation' in this year’s Party Congress speech, which is now trending on social media sites such as Weibo.

China’s tourism revenue dips and an old article by Xi Jinping shows his mind on art & protest

China's National Day holiday was an indicator of its economy—and it looks bad. Meanwhile, a 1989 article in a Fujian library gives insight into Xi's mind.

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?