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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.

China’s Xi dials back recent plans to shake up businesses as people suffer

Bloomberg News -
Xi Jinping's push for 'common prosperity' has underpinned a slew of policies aimed at tackling widening inequality, but poses a threat to Communist Party's legitimacy and his own future.

Army bets on technology & not more troops on ground in Eastern Command to deal with China

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The 4 Corps under the Eastern Army Command has set up an integrated surveillance centre manned by soldiers from both the Army and the Air Force which tracks the LAC 24x7.

Indian Army initiates Tibetology course for its officers amid LAC standoff

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Around 150 soldiers have undergone Tibetology courses that began earlier this year. The Army’s Training Command has identified seven institutes for Tibetology across the country.

‘A space vehicle, not missile’: China denies reports of testing hypersonic nuke

PTI -
Financial Times Sunday reported that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target.

China property and energy crises deliver blow to GDP growth

Bloomberg News -
The slowdown was largely a result of China's attempt to reduce financial risks by slowing the pace of lending to the real estate sector and worsening debt crisis at Evergrande.

Army’s drone formation sees massive changes as tensions with China mount at LAC

Snehesh Alex Philip -
A new Aviation Brigade has been set up in the Eastern Command to coordinate action, and to have a more localised control.

China’s hypersonic missile test not surprising, keeping it a secret is. India awaits details

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Chinese test in August has come as a surprise to the US. India is also working on hypersonic missiles, and hopes to have one by 2025.

China sees ‘snub’ to India in Bhutan agreement. And Chinese are mocking Ajay Devgn

Aadil Brar -
Chinascope — The Week Behind The Wall is everything you need to know about what’s happening in China this week.

Security in Indo-Pacific is not a simple affair. AUKUS, China missile, and Taiwan prove that

Bill Emmott -
Indo-Pacific security is a dangerous affair. The single-most significant strategic development in the past two decades has been China's ‘area access denial’.

From cricket & trade to strategic allies — the 14-year switch in India-Australia relationship

Nayanima Basu -
Bilateral ties started to evolve as Australia’s relationship with China began deteriorating, after a period of steady economic relations between Beijing and Canberra.
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AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

Tina Das -
The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Karnataka, Maharashtra—Why Phase 3 could mean BJP falling short of the magic number 272

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Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

ThePrint Team -
The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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