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Monday, October 7, 2024
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Topic: China

Need to shun double standards, hold accountable sponsors of terror: NSA Ajit Doval at SCO meet

Doval highlights continued threat posed by terror outfits including al Qaeda, Islamic State, Lashkar-e-Taiba & Jaish-e-Mohammad in SCO region.

A dormant transport corridor between India, Russia, Iran is active 20 years later. Here’s why

India's trade boom with Russia & strategic interests in Chabahar Port have brought International North South Transport Corridor (INSTC) back into focus.

India ranks low in strategic relevance in Southeast Asia, China edges out US, finds Singapore institute

New Delhi has been actively pushing Act East policy. A majority don't consider it as strategically influential power for ASEAN in 2024, finds Singapore's ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute.

IMEC — bridge between East and West, as well as India’s queen’s gambit against China

India, via IMEC, looks to create new route to Europe to access gas in Eastern Mediterranean & provide Southeast Asian countries an alternative partner to China to access Atlantic Ocean.

From East to West, India is making a big push for transnational transport corridors. Here’s why

The corridors, viewed by Modi govt as critical for India's fast-paced economic growth & strategic alliances, will see multiple countries in action, some of whom are seen as adversaries.

China to lift duties on Australian wine exports, ending 2-year block

Australia’s wine exports to China were worth $1.1 billion in 2019.

Terror attacks on Chinese nationals in Pakistan won’t stop until Beijing winds up CPEC

Balochistan is simmering with discontent as its mineral wealth is being looted by China.

Spratly Islands, Scarborough Shoal: What is the maritime dispute between China and Philippines

Tensions between Manila & Beijing in South China Sea have escalated over last two years, with latest flare-up taking place on 23 March near Second Thomas Shoal.

China’s growing influence in Indian Ocean is worrying. It harms the region’s stability

The 99-year lease of Hambantota to China, amid Sri Lanka’s economic challenges, underscored Beijing’s weaponisation of the Belt and Road Initiative.

On Camera

Make it a Fundamental Right of every religionist to propagate, convert: TT Krishnamachari

On 6 December 1948, TT Krishnamachari spoke in the Constituent Assembly during a debate on Article 19, supporting it as it is, including how it's framed in the matter of religion.

How businesses can become more resilient to the physical impacts of climate change

Extreme weather events have impacted 50% of corporate respondents to a recent survey. This underlines the importance of significant action now to increase climate resilience.

Iran’s Shahab-3, India’s Agni-1 to US’s Minuteman III—ballistic missile arsenals, who has what

Iran used Shahab-3, along with Fattah-1 hypersonic missiles, to attack Israel after the killing of Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah in air strikes on Lebanon's Beirut.

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?