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Friday, August 22, 2025
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Topic: Australia

Australia passes law that can scrap China’s Belt & Road accords, further worsen ties

The new law gives the foreign minister power to block or curtail new and previously signed agreements between overseas governments and Australia’s eight states and territories.

Australia, Japan plan to bury Asia’s carbon emissions under the ocean floor

Perth-based Transborders Energy Pty is working on proposals to ship emissions from heavy industry, and use a floating hub to inject material under the seabed.

SBI’s foreign shareholders question its proposed loan to Adani’s Australian coal mine

BlackRock & Norway’s Storebrand have raised concerns about SBI's proposed Rs 5,000 cr-loan to Adani Enterprises for its Carmichael coal mine in Australia.

China’s soft power is failing in Australia, despite opening Confucius institutes all over

China finds that its trustworthiness among ordinary Aussies has plummeted from 52 per cent to just 23 per cent in two years.

Australia and China’s deepening dispute, & how they are caught in a ‘Thucydides trap’

In episode 630 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta delves into the recent diplomatic conflict between Australia and China, and explains the concept of 'Thucydides trap'.

China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomats slam Australia, win fans at home

China’s diplomats are recasting themselves as one of the Communist Party’s most vocal defenders, & are widely known as 'Wolf Warriors' in a nod to a 'Rambo'-like action film series.

India’s craft beer craze could boost Australian barley farmers hit by Chinese tariffs

Microbrewery owners in India say there’s a lot of business interest in the beer industry. Any additional demand from brewers would mean a boon for Australian barley prices.

China’s fight with Australia might backfire as Joe Biden is looking to unite US allies

China is betting that most Western countries will avoid provoking Beijing and risking the kind of trade retaliation Australia is suffering, particularly amid the impact of Covid.

Scott Morrison demands apology from China over ‘falsified’ tweet on Australian army

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian Monday tweeted a graphic image of an Australian soldier holding a bloodied knife to a child's throat in Afghanistan.

China targets Australian wine, says ties have taken ‘nosedive’

China plans to impose anti-dumping duties on Australia wine, a move that follows a raft of other measures barring imports from coal to copper to barley this year.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?