scorecardresearch
Sunday, September 29, 2024
TopicChina

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.

Pakistan’s spending a billion rupees on special French ballot paper for its general elections

Priyamvada Grover -
Here’s what’s happening across the border: students are heading to China for higher studies, and Russia is delivering assault helicopters that were ordered in 2015.

US trade war is a symptom of foreign nations treated as backdrops for domestic politics

Howard Yu -
The inevitability of going to a trade war has been accepted as “predestined,” with the “when” entirely driven by approval rating and domestic quibble.

Trump’s protectionist tariffs not directed at India, but can have a collateral impact

Arun K. Singh -
US expects partners to comply and bend to its domestic politics-driven decisions, and India needs to strengthen its countervailing strategies.

Arranged marriages are old school, Pakistan now has ‘CPEC marriages’

Muhammad Daim Fazil -
There is a new cultural wave afoot in Pakistan because of the China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).

Global Pulse: ‘Sputnik Syndrome’ in America has pushed it ahead of other countries

Divya Narayanan -
The 'Sputnik Syndrome' in America has constantly pushed it ahead of other countries. Mike Pompoe is here to dismantle Rex Tillerson's legacy and Finland has solved homelessness. 

Stock picker who built $2 billion empire unfazed by India polls

Nupur Acharya -
In veteran stock picker Raamdeo Agrawal's view it doesn’t even matter who becomes the country’s next Prime Minister because the economy will grow anyway. India’s stocks...

Remember the Chinese workers who couldn’t go to Pakistan’s brothels? They were deported

Priyamvada Grover -
Here's what's happening across the border: City courts complex of Karachi caught fire and a local performer from Larkana was shot dead at a wedding by drunk attendees. 

Global Pulse: Xi now paints China as the opposite of protectionist USA

Kaveesha Kohli -
Venezuela is struggling to provide its citizens even necessities like power and water. At Boao, Chinese President Xi paints China as the new flag bearer of free trade and liberalization. Southeast Asia is now tackling fake news-using questionable methods.

India’s grip on strategic port in Iran loosens as China enters the picture

Iain Marlow -
The next trigger for increasing geopolitical tensions between India and China could be the port of Chabahar,1,800 kilometers from Tehran in Iran.

A guide to fighting inequality for India & China, as they clearly don’t know how it’s done

Asit K. Biswas -
India saw the fastest rise in inequality of all major world regions between 1980 and 2016, and 55% of the country’s income share is in the hands of the wealthiest 10%.
1...396397398...422Page 397 of 422

On Camera

YourTurn

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

Is your boyfriend Dalda or ghee? Try introducing him to your close friends

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?

Follow us

Copyright © 2024 Printline Media Pvt. Ltd. All rights reserved.