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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicChina-US confrontation

Topic: China-US confrontation

China can exploit the US fear of nuclear escalation & create trouble at borders

Is the world drifting toward another world war? China’s rise, hyper-nationalism, and border conflicts highlight similarities with the conditions that led to the previous world wars.

China slams US recognition of Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory, says it’s a bilateral issue

Foreign ministry claims delimitation of India-China-border was never completed. This is the third time it has raised Arunachal Pradesh issue since 11 March.

Odisha train crash grabbed eyeballs in China as disengagement issue with India took a backseat

The hashtag ‘train crash in India kills more than 300’ was the number one trend on the search engine Baidu on Saturday.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.