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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.

Relax, India. There’s a bigger China bet than Pakistan

Shuli Ren -
Even though China has pledged the largest sum to Pakistan for CPEC, Malaysia has quietly raced ahead of the pack in securing Chinese money for infrastructure projects. 

India among world’s top five defence spenders, thanks to tensions with China

Iain Marlow -
New Delhi saw an increase of 5.5 per cent in defence spending in 2017. However, this doesn't mean the armed forces are deploying state-of-the-art equipment.

Pakistani navy saves the lives of 12 Indian fishermen stranded at sea for eight days

Priyamvada Grover -
Here's what's happening across the border: Karachi sees an alarming rise in the killing of girl babies, while China gives $1 billion loan to Pakistan.

Last Laughs: Modi-Xi talks in China and the historic step by Kim Jong-un & Moon Jae-in

Neera Majumdar -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

A ‘GPS’ will help AIIMS detect, treat lung cancer

Rahiba R. Parveen -
The virtual bronchoscopy navigation system (VBNS), dubbed a ‘sophisticated global positioning system’, helps with a minute examination of the lungs.

TalkPoint: Boat rides and lake walks— beginning of a new Modi-Xi chapter or mere optics?

ThePrint Team -
Experts weigh in on Modi's 'informal,' heart to heart visit to China as he is likely to discuss domestic and international issues with Xi Jinping.

Modi-Xi bhai bhai does not mean Hindi-Chini bhai bhai

Sandip Roy -
In a world increasingly enamoured of strongman leaders, the length of a bear hug between Modi and Xi seems to count for more than the number of agreements signed.

The agenda for Modi & Xi meeting is to get China to stop kicking sand in India’s face

Mihir Sharma -
For India's partners across the world, the Modi government’s pursuit of a “reset” with China should be a warning that it isn't ready to counter China's rise.

Plugged-In: Govt snubs Supreme Court, and a bilateral stroll for Modi & Xi

Nandita Singh -
Plugged-In from ThePrint is a feature that sifts through the mountain of content and explains the big headlines and commentary from across media — briefly, intelligently. A one-stop quick-read put together by the best minds in the business for the news junkie on the go.

Global Pulse: In a historic move, Kim Jong-un becomes first North Korean leader enter South Korea

Vandana Menon -
In another Asian meeting, Narendra Modi is hoping to "reset" Indo-China relations in an "informal meeting" with Xi Jinping in China.
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Opinion

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

Deepali Bhardwaj -
A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

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Economy

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Yuthika Bhargava -
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Defence

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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