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Topic20th Party Congress

Topic: 20th Party Congress

Never waste a good crisis—How Xi Jinping removed his rivals, took control of CCP

CCP elders who had picked Xi Jinping in 2007 believing him to be more easily controllable sat listening to his speech at the 20th Party Congress on Monday.

China was pushing ‘Xiplomacy’ all these years. World is waking up to it only now

China doesn’t want to interfere in the affairs of other countries while playing a central role in shaping a new world order. It's all about 'Xiplomacy'.

Here’s how rumours of Xi Jinping’s ‘arrest’ and ‘coup’ started

Far from a ‘coup’, Xi Jinping was stomping out opposition. Within three days, at least six top officials were arrested or sentenced to prison under corruption charges.

Xi Jinping races to secure third term, jails corrupt officials, clamps down on social media

With no clear successor to Xi, securing the next term is likely to be successful. Meanwhile, a mysterious foreigner has fallen from the sky in Anghui.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.