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Topic: China

China is a South Asian country, sharing borders with 14 countries including India. Its significance lies in its rise in the region and hegemonic influence over smaller countries through loans and the Belt and Road Initiative. China and India have fought a major war in the 60s and have disputes over the Aksai Chin and LAC, and tensions over the Indo-Pacific.

Israel-Iran conflict is bad news for Russia. Moscow is dependent on Tehran for drones

Seshadri Chari -
The US no longer enjoys the ‘rewards' of regime change in Iran brought about by the CIA, and at best, it could refrain from attempting another coup in Tehran.

Germany is trying to de-risk from China but Olaf Scholz can’t take hawkish approach just yet

Swasti Rao -
It will be interesting to see which side actually de-risks more from the other at what cost and how it impacts geopolitics, particularly China’s backing of Russia.

Hardened shelters, radars, defence systems & more — IAF quietly upgrades bases focused on China

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.

German chancellor Olaf Scholz kicks off China visit, his longest to any country

Andreas Rinke -
German CEOs are accompanying Scholz amidst Europe's concerns over Chinese trade practices. China is one of Germany's top trade partners.

Trudeau contradicts intel agency, says ‘improbable’ that China preferred his Liberal Party govt in Canada

Keshav Padmanabhan -
PM Justin Trudeau, appearing before public inquiry on foreign interference in Canadian elections, denied that interference by Chinese officials cost Conservative Party any seats.

China tried to meddle in Canadian elections but result not impacted, says PM Justin Trudeau

Ismail Shakil -
In the ongoing inquiry on foreign interference in the federal elections of 2019 and 2021, Trudeau said that the Canadian elections were 'free and fair'.

China will amplify AI-generated content to sway public opinion in India & US, warns Microsoft

Mrinalini Dhyani -
With India, South Korea, and the US heading to the polls, Clint Watts of Microsoft’s MTAC cautions against China’s potential use of AI in shaping voter perceptions.

India to export essential goods to Maldives even as ties remain strained, says govt notification

Rajendra Jadhav -
Maldives, which has traditionally had close ties to India, is pivoting towards China President Mohamed Muizzu was elected in Oct on a promise to end the country’s pro-India stance.

Congress manifesto promises tough stand against China, accuses Modi government of weakness

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Party promises to return to the border situation with China pre-Galwan in 2020 and restore ‘political and commercial’ ties with Sri Lanka.

China approves 81 GM seeds to boost maize & soybean as Indian biotech is blocked & crop yields languish

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Since October, China has approved 64 varieties of GM maize & 17 varieties of GM soybean. India’s Bt brinjal & GM mustard remain delayed by activist hurdles, litigation & Luddite fears.
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Opinion

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

+TFP D.K. Singh -
While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

What caused the rise and fall of Harappan civilisation? Studies debunk role of ‘river culture’

India must break the myth of a ‘strong leader’ for its own good

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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