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Eye On China

China keeps making a strategic blunder—underestimating India’s role in Quad

China downplays India and Australia’s contributions to the Quad, the narrative suggests that these countries are more concerned with resolving their bilateral issues.

US election is trending in Chinese media. Trump is a favourite

Regardless of whether Democrats or Republicans assume power, restoring US-China relations will be challenging.

China’s 3rd plenary meet is more propaganda, less reform. Xi must address key challenges first

China confronts multiple challenges on the foreign policy front, further complicating domestic matters for Xi Jinping.

Chinese are angry that West isn’t outraged enough by Modi meeting Putin

Chinese social media users question why India can maintain business ties with Europe and Russia simultaneously without much scrutiny, while China is severely criticised for similar actions.

Beijing is now involved in new hotspot in South China Sea. ‘White-eyed wolf’ is the threat

China is accusing the Philippines of actions similar to its own decade-long strategy in the South China Sea—constructing artificial islands and militarising the disputed sea.

China activates ‘freedom in Tibet’ propaganda triggered by US-Dalai Lama meet in Dharamshala

India has avoided using the so-called Tibet card in the past but even this issue isn't off the table now as New Delhi works with the US to address the China factor.

Why’s China going all out to woo Australia? It’s a deliberate bid to weaken Quad cooperation

Australia must navigate the challenge of maintaining a delicate balance, serving as a responsible stakeholder committed to security and stability.

Xi Jinping didn’t wish Modi. Chinese people say he isn’t invincible, chatter about Rahul

Taiwan’s congratulations to Modi signal a growing closeness that the Chinese are not too happy about. Will the PM continue with a pro-West, anti-China policy in his third term?

China claims to build a community at Shangri-La, then threatens Taiwan with ‘destruction’

China has been absent from high-level conferences in India (Raisina Dialogue) and the West, but the Shangri-La Dialogue remains its favoured platform to state its regional position.

China can’t stand Taiwan President’s independence speech. Beijing’s using it to hinder peace

Beijing won't engage with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-Te because it perceives him as a separatist and an agitator.

On Camera

SIR drive isn’t NRC-CAA—it can exclude millions of genuine voters, not just Muslims

India is a country where access to documents and digital systems is still uneven. Election Commission's SIR must not turn into a hostile exercise.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.