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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
TopicChina Balloon spy

Topic: China Balloon spy

China cracks down on fake news, foreign media as Wang Yi calls US balloon saga ‘hysterical’

Wang Yi, director of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, is visiting France, Italy, Hungary & Russia from 14-22 February to fix damaged bilateral ties.

At Munich Security Conference, China slams US for ‘hysterical’ response to spy balloon

China's top diplomat Wang Yi accuses US of violating global security norms. US V-P Kamala Harris shoots back, calls Beijing's ties with Moscow 'troubling'.

Why you, yes you, needn’t worry about taxpayers’ money & Humpty Dumpty had a great (stock) fall

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

China urges restraint as US military searches for remnants of ‘suspected surveillance’ balloon

A US fighter jet shot down the balloon in the Atlantic off South Carolina on Saturday, a response China described as an ‘obvious overreaction.’

The balloon that heightened tensions between US, China. Made Biden move an F-22 Raptor

Beijing wasn’t happy Blinken postponed his visit after the balloon incident. It played down his cancelled visit by announcing nothing had been planned by either side.

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Don’t blame Lamborghini driver. Indian toll plazas are for Maruti 800 era, not supercars

Who knows the Lamborghini guy escaped the toll on purpose. After all, they could not test the beast by touching the odometer to 200 kmph. Most highways in India do not have the speed limit beyond 120 kmph.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.