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Friday, January 30, 2026
TopicChina-Australia

Topic: China-Australia

‘Achilles heel of Xi’s worldview is Chinese economy’s future performance’, says Australia ex-PM Rudd

The former Australian PM, who is in India to launch his book ‘The Avoidable War’, believes that under Xi, China is looking to extend a parallel sphere of influence to the West.

Raised by single mother, joined Labor party as teenager – Meet Australian PM-elect Anthony Albanese

59-year-old Albanese has talked about making Australia a renewable energy superpower, strengthening the country's universal healthcare system and responding to an 'aggressive' China.

With dragon in the room, India & Australia set to boost economic ties at Modi-Morrison meet

After strengthening strategic ties under Indo-Pacific and Quad, New Delhi and Canberra are now focussed on concluding the long-pending Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement.

China has put brakes on Australian imports in many different forms

China has imposed a raft of trade measures blocking billions of dollars worth of Australian goods & has repeatedly said it’s been acting in accordance with international practices.

US, China shouldn’t force others to choose sides, Australian PM Morrison says

Morrison, who's tried to balance close trading ties with China & security alliance with US, said rivalry had created challenges for Indo-Pacific nations.

Modi rightly didn’t join RCEP a year ago. SE Asian states are unlikely to benefit much

Joining a China-led trade arrangement because the US is unwilling to provide an alternative is a strategic equivalent of cutting your nose to spite your face.

India yet to formally invite Australia to join Malabar naval exercise along with US & Japan

Sources said the decision to invite Australia rests on how the talks between India and China on the LAC standoff proceed.

Australia to get tough with China, block Beijing’s influence through Belt & Road

Months after Victoria signed on to join BRI, PM Scott Morrison is seeking new powers to veto or scrap agreements that state governments reach with foreign powers.

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Economic Survey 2025-26 takes global lessons seriously—and shows why Swadeshi is the way to go

The Economic Survey 2025-26 is not a celebration of success, but a measured warning that the traditional paradigms of global economic growth are no longer applicable.

Economic Survey backs skilled visas to give IT services sector a boost, green energy for data centres

The IT services sector contributed more than half of India’s Gross Value Added, serving as a major driver of exports and employment, the Economic Survey 2025-26 has found.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.