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‘This is a safe country’ – Australia hits back at China after it warned students on racism

China accounted for 27% of international students in Australia as of March this year, and Chinese travellers are the country's largest source of international tourism revenue.

China urges students to assess risks of studying in Australia due to ‘racist attacks’

China is Australia’s largest trading partner but there are growing signs of a rift between the nations after the latter called for a probe into the origins of Covid-19.

China warns citizens against travelling to Australia over ‘safety’ concerns as ties sour

The warning follows China's imposition of tariffs on barley shipments from Australia, which led calls for an independent probe into the origins of the coronavirus.

Sydney’s open for business again. So where is everybody?

More than a week after schools and businesses reopened, traffic levels are edging back to pre-lockdown levels, yet there’s little sign of people taking to cars en masse.

Australia to toughen foreign investors rules as row with China continues

The announcement comes a day after PM Morrison signed a crucial defence agreement with India and upgraded ties, as both nations navigate fraught relations with China.

India, Australia sign defence pact, upgrade ties to ‘Comprehensive Strategic Partnership’

The bilateral summit earlier scheduled to take place in India in January got postponed due to the bushfire crisis in Australia. PM Morrison said he missed 'Modi hug' & 'Gujarati khichdi'.

Standoff between India & China in Ladakh should be resolved bilaterally: Australia

Australian High Commissioner Barry O'Farrell said the military standoff in eastern Ladakh is not an issue for Australia or any other country to solve.

Soaring cost of beer – the big price Chinese will pay for their trade spat with Australia

China imports between 2 million to 3 million tons of Australian barley, considered the best, as domestic production can not meet quality requirement of breweries.

Why Adani’s controversial Australian coal mine could end up being a white elephant

Adani’s Carmichael coal mine project in Australia is predicated on the notion that it is an economically viable venture with a positive net present value.

Source code & privacy — how Aarogya Setu compares with contract-tracing apps of 5 nations

India is the only democracy among these six countries to keep the software source code of its Covid contact tracing closed to public scrutiny.

On Camera

How startups are falling into lenders’ debt traps

Increasingly, lenders have stepped in where equity funding has slowed amid global market volatility. But instead of helping startups, they end up extracting a pound of flesh that outlasts the crisis itself.

Chhattisgarh pitches state as hub for ‘specialty steel’, nets investment plans of Rs 6,321 crore

Speaking at 2nd Investor Connect, CM Vishnu Deo Sai says 'we have been able to attract a lot of investors.' The focus of the event was the steel sector. 

General secrets from frozen peaks: A Kargil veteran reveals what politically correct writers left out

At the Jindal Literature Festival, Maj Gen (Retd) Lakhwinder Singh reveals secrets from 25 years ago, speaking about the decision that outwitted Musharraf and changed the course of the war. 

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.