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Eye On China

Brazil to replace India as a manufacturing hub? China is pushing for it

China has been increasing its trade with Latin American countries. Even individual Chinese provinces do more trade with the region than India.

China is eyeing Afghanistan’s mineral wealth—but it comes at the cost of its own safety

China’s quest to secure lithium, even with illegal means, is just getting started.

Xi Jinping’s politics is driving China’s wealthy out of the country–with cash

Chinese citizens are looking for ways to relocate abroad rather than just move their assets. But Xi Jinping’s tactic to exert ‘ethnonationalist power’ won't be easy to escape.

Why Tibetan youth joining Chinese civil service is no indicator of their love for China

The Tibetan youth’s interest in pursuing civil services reveals the failure of government policy in creating enough private enterprises that can generate jobs.

Wang Yi and Qin Gang—two new appointments by Xi Jinping and why they matter to India

China's foreign policy will now revolve mainly around two key people. And one of them, as director of Central Foreign Affairs Commission, will report directly to Xi Jinping.

What dominates Chinese chatter on India—economy, cheaper medicine

While Indians rely on Western media for information and insights about China, Chinese social media users rely on Russian state media to learn about developments in India.

China’s uncertain politics will force foreign firms to seek alternate production hubs

Xi Jinping is most likely to juggle complex issues like delivering relative economic growth without compromising on ‘core interests’ throughout 2023.

India’s G20 presidency hot topic in Chinese media. But Beijing won’t discuss LAC at the summit

Beijing may seek a bargain for its participation at next year’s G20 meet by asking New Delhi not to discuss the border dispute.

After PLA, it’s the Chinese nationalists training guns on India over Tawang

News about the skirmish began to spread on Chinese social media immediately after the Indian media first reported it.

Taiwan learnt to deal with China’s cyberattacks. India can take tips

Gone are the days when China’s cyber espionage campaigns were targeted at Tibetans in Dharamsala. We now live in a world where Chinese threats target India’s critical infrastructure.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.