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China considering $2.5 billion in loans, credit to aid Sri Lanka

Last week, Sri Lanka started talks with International Monetary Fund for a potential aid package as its foreign exchange reserves shrink and it struggles to import basic goods.

Tech companies have a road out of China. It lies with the EV industry

Amid shortages and geopolitical tensions, there is a clear trend to ensure that the EV supply chain doesn’t suffer from the same concentration risk as consumer electronics.

China ‘will do everything’ to de-escalate war in Ukraine, diplomat says

Chinese ambassador to US Qin Gang, however, refused to condemn Russia saying, it doesn’t solve the problem.

Xi’s China isn’t just caught up with Ukraine, Taiwan. Someone’s disrupting Russia ties too

Making matters tough for President Xi Jinping is the difference of opinion within the Chinese government on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Pakistan chose China ties over justice, let Chinese ‘bride traffickers’ get away, claims report

A recent Brookings report revealed two ‘offsetting imperatives’ in the issue of Pakistani bride trafficking to China.

India’s $1 bn credit to Sri Lanka is good diplomacy. Its intentions should comfort neighbours

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China’s foreign ministry endorses envoy’s comments on Ukraine, talks of ‘political settlement’

Ambassador Fan Xianrong had reportedly told Lviv Governor Maksym Kozytskyi during a meeting Monday that China was 'friendly country for Ukrainian people' & would 'never attack Ukraine'.

‘Haven’t even seen a cadaver’ — despair grows for medical students as China won’t call them back

Thousands of Indians studying medicine in China returned as Covid struck in early 2020. Classes have since been held online, depriving students of key practical experience.

China’s goal with Russia is to resist US without hurting its economic interests

Whether a trade war or a real one like in Ukraine, China has shown that it will try to prevent its geopolitical struggles with the US from hurting the domestic economy.

China’s Covid 2022 crisis is world-changing in a different way from 2020 & it’s not apocalyptic

Manufacturers have shifted away from China to locales including India, the Americas, Europe and Southeast Asia. In many ways, the rest of the world has prepared to work around China.

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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?