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From China to X: Chinese academics enter India’s foreign policy debate pushing Beijing’s view

While diplomatic chill affected India-China academic engagement, recent thaw in relations opened avenues for commentators on India emerging from its northern neighbour. 

Beijing supporting Iran with missiles is a Hollywood script, not fact—say the Chinese

"The US can continue to increase arms sales to Taiwan, but if China were to sell weapons to Iran, it would be committing a grave taboo," wrote a Chinese commentator.

China fumes as US moves to restrict foreign-made robots, power inverters over national security ‘risks’

The latest development complicates the picture ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s planned U.S. visit to meet President Trump in September.

China is watching India’s new Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami very closely for clues

Vikram Doraiswami’s posting comes at a moment when India and China are cautiously trying to stabilise ties after several difficult years.

Trump suggested a US-Russia-China alliance to take down Int’l Criminal Court when he met Xi—FT report

The court came into existence in 2002 and has the authority to prosecute individuals involved in genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and crimes of aggression. 

Narrative control loading: China deploys new AI tool DeepZang to deepen digital control in Tibet

Presented as a Tibetan-language AI breakthrough, DeepZang is emerging as Beijing’s latest instrument to shape discourse, reinforce state narratives and consolidate control across Tibet.

India-China direct flight connectivity grows amid thawing yet ‘fragile’ ties

Joining other carriers, Air China Tuesday restarted direct flights on Beijing-New Delhi route after gap of almost six years. Flights were suspended following 2020 Galwan Valley clash.

Chinese say Beijing is negotiating Iran ceasefire talks. Pakistan is a proxy

There is a broad consensus across Chinese online platforms that US and Israeli actions have driven unilateral tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, troubling global energy markets.

Why Chinese media is amplifying Pakistan’s role in US-Iran ceasefire talks

Islamabad is serving as a convenient proxy through which China can project influence without direct involvement.

On Camera

Apple killed the base iPhone. Its status game is no longer subtle

The base model for the iPhone Duo has been pegged around Rs 3 lakh in India. The top model can cost you around Rs 4.5 lakh. You can buy a car instead.

Global funds sour on India stocks as some cut allocation to zero

Weak corporate earnings and the lack of an AI investment theme are prompting global investors to cut India exposure.

‘Society as battlefield’: NATO cites Indian military paper on cognitive warfare. What it says

In a seminal work, former military officers Lt. Gen. D.S. Hooda & Lt. Col. Pavithran Rajan put forth a framework to approach cognitive warfare, called Socio-Technical-Cognitive Battlespace.

The real BRICS story is what China, Russia want & India wishes

India, China and Russia share more contradictions than congruence. Each has a different worldview, as also a different adversary. The rude fact is, BRICS is the most irrelevant of all such groupings.