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Wednesday, March 4, 2026
TopicChina trade

Topic: China trade

India’s trade deficit with China widens as Beijing hits record $1.2tn trade surplus despite Trump tariffs

Keshav Padmanabhan -
China’s exports to India have grown by 13.46 per cent between the first nine months of the 2024-2025 financial year and the 2025-26 financial year, according to the latest trade data.

India in talks with China for resumption of trade via 3 border passes ahead of Modi’s SCO visit

Keshav Padmanabhan -
PM's August-end trip will his first to China since 2018. India-China trade through Lipulekh, Shipki La & Nathu La passes have all remained paused since the pandemic & 2020 Galwan clashes.

Low demand, costly logistics, China’s deflation hurting India’s goods exports. Services may give cushion

Radhika Pandey -
India’s goods exports contracted by 9.3 percent to USD 34.71 billion in August, while the import bill rose by 3.3 percent to USD 64.36...

China’s exports see 4.6% fall in 2023, first drop since 2016

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Exports fall to $3.38 trillion. This highlights a larger slowdown in global economy, while US & allies continue to push for friendshoring supply chains.

On Honduras President’s first visit, China says it will ‘firmly’ support development

Ella Cao -
After cutting diplomatic ties with Taiwan, Honduran President Xiomara Castro is on a visit to China to develop bilateral ties and seek investment.

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Opinion

Stop celebrating Dubai’s bombing. Even if you don’t like the city

Theres Sudeep -
The Dubai that some are wishing bombs on is a city of migrants — mostly South Asians, who are living from paycheck to paycheck.

Porn ban by X will go the same way that gutkas, alcohol and fire cracker bans have

Why is our Holi playlist still stuck with Balam Pichkari? It’s 13 years already

Economy

India has ‘40–45 days’ of crude cover, but long-term Hormuz disruption could inflate import bill

Udit Bubna -
India’s strategic reserves offer a temporary cushion as the Hormuz blockade amid US-Israel war against Iran jolts global energy markets and threatens energy security.

Defence

$35K kamikaze drone modelled on Tehran’s own Shahed design—all about LUCAS, deployed by US against Iran

Vaibhav Pant -
In what CENTCOM called a first, Washington used these one-way attack drones during Operation Epic Fury against Iranian targets.

National Interest

Pakistan is fighting a two-front war. I saw it coming 15 yrs ago

Shekhar Gupta -
The Pakistani political leadership is weak and devoid of any intellect. Its diplomacy is entirely India-China-US focused and suffers from a presumptive view of Afghanistan as a vassal.

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