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Sunday, September 29, 2024
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Topic: China

India, Japan, Australia need tech alliance to counter China and Huawei’s monopoly

India, Japan, and Australia can veer away states in South, South East, and East Asia from falling into China’s ‘technology debt trap’.

China’s Wang Yi lands in India with diplomatic outreach, gets cold reception before talks

Bitterness preceded the visit, which is happening for the first time since the Ladakh stand-off began, despite its extremely crucial nature. Both sides didn’t announce the visit officially.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrives in Delhi amid row over Kashmir remark

Wang Yi is likely to meet his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar Friday. This is first visit of a senior Chinese leader in two years since the border stand-off between the two countries.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes surprise stop in Afghanistan to meet Taliban leaders

Both Wang and Russia’s special envoy for Afghanistan, Zamir Kabulov, met Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Mottaqi and other Taliban leaders to strengthen bilateral ties.

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka bets big on $14 bn China-backed Port City, wants reluctant India to invest

China has invested $1.4 billion in the strategically located project. But the Rajapaksa govt wants India to invest in the potential metropolis, which is Sri Lanka's first SEZ.

Medieval NRIs: How Indian monks rewrote Buddhism in China

When we think of India’s influence on the world, it's important to recognise individuals who weren't kings — Buddhist monks can shed stereotypes.

India rejects Chinese foreign minister’s ‘uncalled’ for references to J&K during Pakistan speech

India's rejection of Wang Yi's comments came in the midst of hectic consultations between the two sides over a possible visit by him to New Delhi in the next two days.

Fate of Ukraine will tempt China on Taiwan. And US might not be in a position to push back

As US commitments in Europe increase, many Asian nations – including India – will wonder if it’s wise to irk China, with no guarantee of American support.

PLA increasing border threat is China’s way of distracting India from building good Navy

Without a major shift in our security strategy, our Navy will lose its current edge. We will end up constrained by China, both on land and at sea.

No sign of life found as firefighters sift through China Eastern wreckage in Guangxi

The plane plummeted 30,000 feet in under three minutes to crash in the hills near the city of Wuzhou on Monday.

On Camera

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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?