China is worried about an international backlash to its ‘re-education camps’, raising the stakes for Xi Jinping who has directly challenged Western-style democracy.
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that a stable bilateral relationship between the two countries is essential for peace and stability in South Asia.
In a bid to make finance safe, we have ended up forcing developing countries to rely on their own resources or on dangerous new benefactors, such as China for funds.
Nobody is safe in a market where competition is stunted and choice limited. For the industry, meaningful reform will have to start with the government itself.
Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
This is not Stalin’s Soviet Union, or Mao’s China. The crackdown seems excessive, over the top. As a near superpower, deeply integrated with the rest of the world, including Islamic countries, China should be detaining a few hundred, not a couple of million, potential troublemakers. Difficult to predict how Emperor Xi’s extended reign will end.
This is not Stalin’s Soviet Union, or Mao’s China. The crackdown seems excessive, over the top. As a near superpower, deeply integrated with the rest of the world, including Islamic countries, China should be detaining a few hundred, not a couple of million, potential troublemakers. Difficult to predict how Emperor Xi’s extended reign will end.