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Topic: China

China is a South Asian country, sharing borders with 14 countries including India. Governed by the Communist Party of China (CPC) since 1949, it has rapidly transformed into a global manufacturing hub and technological leader. Its significance lies in its economic rise in the region and hegemonic influence over smaller countries through loans and the Belt and Road Initiative.

As the epicenter of COVID-19, China faced global scrutiny over its pandemic response. Its strict zero-COVID policy and economic slowdowns have affected global markets, while trade disputes and technological restrictions with the US, EU, and India continue to shape its global relations.

China’s foreign policy is marked by its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), expanding influence through infrastructure projects, and territorial disputes, particularly in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and along the India-China border. It fought a war with India in 1962 over Aksai Chin, and tensions persist along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), most recent being the Galwan Valley clash in 2020.

India is derisking itself from US bullying. Here are eight signs

R Jagannathan -
While the Narendra Modi government has attracted criticism for the way it is handling India-US relationship, it is now possible to discern the faint outlines of a new template for foreign and trade policy.

India’s trade deficit with China widens as Beijing hits record $1.2tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs

Keshav Padmanabhan -
China’s exports to India have grown by 13.46 per cent between the first nine months of the 2024-2025 financial year and the 2025-26 financial year, according to the latest trade data.

Wrong Iranian, Donald! & Tower of Pe(e)king

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

India, China seek to rebuild military trust to keep border calm

Sudhi Ranjan Sen -
“We are trying to increase trust between the military,” Indian Army Chief Upendra Dwivedi told reporters in New Delhi.

A first in five decades, China and India both see rare slide in coal power output

Bloomberg News -
China’s coal-fired generation fell 1.6% last year while India’s declined 3%, according to a report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air.

Ex-CIA analyst’s think tank points to China’s silent purge of ‘naked officials’ over foreign affairs

Debdutta Chakraborty -
In 2025, the Communist Party of China announced 20 senior officials would 'no longer hold' their leadership roles, giving rise to speculations about a purge of officials who have families living abroad.

As India protests infra buildup, China reasserts claim over Shaksgam Valley. ‘It’s fully Chinese’

Sushovan Chakraborty -
New Delhi has never recognised the so-called China-Pakistan ‘Boundary Agreement’ signed in 1963, through which Islamabad ceded territorial control of the valley to Beijing.

What are China’s ‘fat prisons’? The country’s unusual way of dealing with obesity

Manisha Mondal -
These facilities have locked gates and perimeter fencing with huge walls on all sides, and no participant can willingly leave during the course unless they have a valid reason.

‘Hegemonism, bullying & small circles’: China, Pakistan take veiled swipe at India & Quad

Debdutta Chakraborty -
The joint communique came after the seventh round of the Pakistan-China Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue, held in Beijing between Ishaq Dar and Wang Yi.

China reduced troops in Ladakh by half in last one year, says The Economist

Debdutta Chakraborty -
Satellite imagery reviewed by Indian officials shows a tenfold increase in permanent Chinese structures since 2020, The Economist reports.
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The problem isn’t Honey Singh’s ‘vulgar’ remark. It is Indian society’s hypocrisy over sex

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Publicly, Indians pretend to be conservative, modest, and get deeply offended by any reference to sex. Privately, the same people consume sexual content, through cinema, music or pornography.

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India is derisking itself from US bullying. Here are eight signs

Economy

Majority of top economists predict global slowdown in 2026, but India’s momentum to power South Asia

Udit Bubna -
The latest World Economic Forum outlook for the year shows a modest improvement in confidence, but mounting concerns over debt, AI-driven volatility and a fractured trade order.

Defence

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

National Interest

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

Shekhar Gupta -
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.

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