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Monday, October 7, 2024
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China targets dissident over social media posts

In a statement released on Tuesday, police said that they had asked Li to “chat” with them about the “sensitive accounts” he followed on X.

Hong Kong passes new domestic law on treason & mutiny, in line with Chinese National Security Law of 2020

The new law passed unanimously by the Legislative Council of Hong Kong contains 39 offences, with penalties including life imprisonment for certain crimes.

How Xi Jinping went from China’s Gorbachev to a combination of Mao and Stalin

In ‘The Indian Reality’, Ram Madhav writes about how Xi Jinping rose to power on the back of his father’s clout.

‘No cost too high for China’ — how Beijing is seeking to undermine Taiwanese diplomacy

In the past decade, 10 countries have shifted their diplomatic recognition from Taiwan to China. The cost? Almost $2 bn. The loss of Taipei's diplomatic reach also damages the US.

Pakistan has a new battle tank Haider courtesy China, but it’s plagued by problems

The Haider tank, which will be Pakistan’s Main Battle tank, is a product of collaborative efforts between Norinco China and several industries within Pakistan. 

Pakistan Navy gets its first spy ship, PNS Rizwan, courtesy China 

With this ship, smaller than the Indian counterpart, Pakistan has joined an elite list of countries to operate these ships, including India, France, the US, the UK, Russia, and China.

‘We stand with you’ — Modi’s message behind his visit to Bhutan next week

Govt is closely monitoring Bhutan’s border talks with China as it can impact New Delhi’s strategic interests because Beijing is eyeing Bhutanese territory bordering India.

US intel flags China’s military plans, says PLA looking at more overseas military bases

China considering pursuing military facilities in countries including Burma, Cuba, Equatorial Guinea, Pakistan, Seychelles, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania and the UAE, says report.

Agni 5 a technological feat for India. But is it also a sign of a dangerous nuclear arms race?

Little reason exists to think MIRVs will give China—or India—the strategic security they crave.

A divided ASEAN only strengthens China. It’s a risk to Indo-Pacific security

Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim’s continued criticism of the West overlooks ASEAN’s collective responsibility of dealing with China as a cohesive unit.

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?