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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 rolls over $2 bn loan to Pakistan, extends repayment by 1 year,’ says finance minister

Gibran Peshimam -
Pakistan’s cash-strapped economy is struggling to stabilise from a financial crisis and secured a $3 billion standby arrangement from the International Monetary Fund last summer.

China’s property giant Country Garden faces liquidation petition, deepening crisis in real estate sector

Keshav Padmanabhan -
In a filing in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Wednesday, the company announced that one of its creditors, Ever Credit Ltd., had filed a winding-up petition in the high court over non-payment of $204 million.

India among fastest growing diplomatic networks, 11 new posts since 2021, reveals new report

Pia Krishnankutty -
The country has opened 11 new missions since 2021 and climbed to the 11th rank in the Global Diplomacy Index, a report by the Lowy Institute.

West believes in ‘direct military action’, East in ‘timely military action’, says Gen Anil Chauhan

Smruti Deshpande -
At Raisina Dialogue, Chief of Defence Staff, without explicitly naming Beijing, hints at use of grey zone warfare in South China Sea and on India’s northern borders.

‘Not afraid of punishment from China,’ says Vietnam deputy foreign minister on developing ties with US

Pia Krishnankutty -
Speaking at Raisina Dialogue in Delhi, Do Hung Viet shut down suggestions that China could weaponise Mekong river, but added that China's development of dams along the river was concerning.

China asks World Court to speak against Israel’s ‘illegal’ occupation of Palestinian territories

Bart Meijer -
The ICJ this week is hearing arguments from over 50 states following UNGA request to issue a non-binding opinion on the legal consequences of the Israeli occupation.

India-Taiwan relations are making China uneasy. So it’s turning to disinformation

Sana Hashmi -
A pivotal moment in the evolution of India’s Taiwan policy unfolded last week with the signing of a labour pact between New Delhi and Taipei.

Army’s Central Command gets ‘combatised’ to counter China, new corps raised

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The Army will now have a total of 7 corps dedicated to guarding the borders with China, up from the earlier 5.

Myanmar crisis is a security threat for India’s eastern front. China’s shadow is looming

Suhas Chakma -
As China effectively makes inroads to the North East through Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts amid the deteriorating situation in Myanmar, India must adopt a hard-nosed approach.

How can India regain footing in Maldives? Keeping China out is the Great Game at Delhi event

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The discussion at IIC almost became a scene directly out of 19th century England and Russia: Elites discussing the Great Game where two countries vie for influence in a region.
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