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Topic: China

China is a South Asian country, sharing borders with 14 countries including India. Its significance lies in its rise in the region and hegemonic influence over smaller countries through loans and the Belt and Road Initiative. China and India have fought a major war in the 60s and have disputes over the Aksai Chin and LAC, and tensions over the Indo-Pacific.

The Chinese are digging, but it’s no Jurassic Park. The Pacific hides other treasures

Aadil Brar -
Failure to sign a deal with the Pacific is a setback for China’s deep-sea ambitions, but that won’t stop them from finding new opportunities.

India probes ZTE, Vivo as more China firms come under scrutiny

Shruti Srivastava -
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs will scrutinise auditor reports and has received information from unnamed sources that indicates potential violation including fraud.

Quad wants to stop illegal fishing in Indo-Pacific. But the net is actually for one shark

Lt General Prakash Menon -
Quad’s provision to curb illegal fishing is likely to remain unimplementable. But platforms established for the flow of information could certainly serve strategic functions.

PLA published an article on Indian Navy. China’s eyes are on INS Vikrant

+TFP Aadil Brar -
There are a few moments in world history when we observe change unfold before our eyes. Beijing's gamble in the Pacific, promotion of Chinese elites are some.

Family history a burden or asset? Chiang Kai-shek’s great grandson to run for Taipei mayor

Pia Krishnankutty -
Kuomintang legislator Wayne Chiang Wan-an, 43, currently serves as a legislator in Taiwan’s parliament. His great grandfather is seen as a ‘dictator’ by some & a ‘hero’ by others.

A tale of two summits: Quad under a Chinese shadow & Davos searching for a solution to Russia

Pia Krishnankutty -
Quad's message from Tokyo was of solidarity and the World Economic Forum's Switzerland meeting was more political than ever. Both were concerned about the health of geopolitics.

For India, economic disorder is a reality to be reckoned with, but it also presents an opportunity

TN Ninan -
Economic consequences of multiple, random elements of disorder have been disorienting. The cycle of events could even end the Chinese super-growth story, which could benefit India.

Why it’s obscene to tell Ukraine to give in & how war-upended global balance of power brings openings for India

Shekhar Gupta -
Global order is in flux, and India is being wooed by all. It opens up economic, strategic & military possibilities unimaginable till recently. It is for India to take this opportunity.

China’s economy slump shows no sign of bottoming out in May

Bloomberg News -
The weakness in the gauge — the worst since the early months of the pandemic — reflects the lingering effects of large-scale lockdowns despite recent progress toward reopening.

With Russia-China bombers, Quad has to be all for one and one for all. Nothing less will do

Tara Kartha -
If Quad countries don’t bring ‘norms’ and ‘openness’ on the ground, then the grouping will remain nothing but a geometric equation in the sand.
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Opinion

No more lip service on UNSC reforms—it’s time to form an implementation roadmap

Gen MM Naravane (Retd) -
Most of the UNSC’s failures stem from the use of veto power by the P5. In a world that champions democracy, the UNSC is inherently the most undemocratic entity possible.

Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

Indians are musically poor. We aren’t a good market for cutting-edge international bands

Economy

After a brief surge, private investment & hiring has again turned cautious. Focus is on cutting debt

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Financial year 2022-23 saw private investments & hiring surge, but since then firms are using cash to reduce debt. General elections didn’t help matters, either.

Defence

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?

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