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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.

Modi walked into dragon’s den in Lumbini. Why India wants to reclaim Nepal influence from China

Jyoti Malhotra -
Modi is the first Indian PM to go to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha. He also knows how close China has come through the Terai to India’s borders.

China blames prolonged Covid restrictions on unvaccinated elderly

Bloomberg News -
Officials are using incentives like cash prizes, cooking oil, eggs and milk to convince seniors to get inoculated.

The West is tired of China’s power games. India could take advantage

+TFP Lt General Prakash Menon -
From Covid to waning popularity of BRI, there is lots that is not in China's favour. India could step-up its game.

Restricting citizens’ entry-exit to targeting academia, China grows more authoritarian

+TFP Aadil Brar -
China stopped issuing new passports for non-essential travel in 2021. Citizens have to come up with fake job offers to get a new passport.

China wants to restrict travel further, another Covid-Zero excess

Bloomberg News -
As most of the world shifts to living with the virus, Beijing's stubbornness is harming its citizens.

Communist Youth League—that’s where Xi sees a political challenge coming from. He’s taming it

Aadil Brar -
Despite Xi’s attempts to eliminate the league faction's influence, the CYL remains a dynamic organisation which will continue to influence Chinese politics.

India-China talks on Ladakh face-off have hit a wall. Only a Modi-Xi summit can resolve it

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
A volatile LAC with a high probability of frequent skirmishes apart from the financial drain shouldn't be the new normal. There's a way out.

In Myanmar, a new ‘criminal’ State is rising. And China is paying to build it

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Myanmar’s narcotics warlords are finally becoming the arbiters of the State. While China quietly moves in, India will have to make tough choices.

US jails Chinese origin, ex-Coca Cola staff for stealing expensive trade secrets to help China

Gautamee Hazarika -
Michigan woman Shannon You was convicted of appropriating secret formula to create anti-contamination coating for food containers.

In China, a growing pressure to find a scapegoat for disastrous Covid handling in Shanghai

Aadil Brar -
CCP wants to quickly develop remote regions near Arunachal Pradesh border. In Shanghai & Beijing, Covid testing could cost up to $257 billion.
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Drop that cigarette. Smokers are twice as likely to develop skin cancer compared to non-smokers

Deepali Bhardwaj -
A noticeable effect of smoking is premature aging. Studies indicate that the skin biopsy of a 40-year-old heavy smoker can resemble that of a 70-year-old non-smoker.

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

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Economy

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Yuthika Bhargava -
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

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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