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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Need to shun double standards, hold accountable sponsors of terror: NSA Ajit Doval at SCO meet

Doval highlights continued threat posed by terror outfits including al Qaeda, Islamic State, Lashkar-e-Taiba & Jaish-e-Mohammad in SCO region.

On Camera

A crush doesn’t have to be lonely. Stalk Insta stories, like your way into DMs

It makes total sense to act unhinged when you’re hit by a flash-in-the-pan crush. It’s when you replenish your playlist with sappy songs, click new thirst traps and parrot his name everywhere.

Govt has reduced time taken to finalise GDP data by an entire year. Here’s inside story of how

This year, govt announced that 2nd and not 3rd revised estimates would be final. Here’s inside story on how this was achieved without compromising on quality of data.

17 students graduate from Air Force Test Pilots School in Bengaluru

17 Students graduate from 46th Flight Test Course of Air Force Test Pilots School.

Abki baar 90 paar for Congress? Why even 30 more seats will ruffle BJP

Discussion about outcome of Lok Sabha polls continues to boil in cauldron of expectations only from BJP. Now reverse this equation, what if we asked about the performance of the 'loser'?