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Wednesday, June 26, 2024
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China is intelligently feeding PM Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ dream

From the automobile industry to solar power, China is making its presence felt in India. And it shows on its FDI records.

This pig farmer from China is the world’s fastest-rising billionaire

Muyuan Foodstuff Co. chairman's net worth has more than quadrupled this year to $8.6 billion, the fastest-growing fortune on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

US committee wants India, Japan and South Korea to share military & human intelligence

Congressman Adam Schiff has argued that India, Japan & South Korea be brought par with the 'Five Eyes', to maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific region.

Nobody is buying China’s affordable housing in Beijing

Beijing introduced the plan in 2016, but the array of cheap quality condominiums that are far from everywhere saw interest die out pretty quick.

India is modelling itself after Israel, Pakistan, China, not modern liberal democracies

Pakistan picked religious nationalism & headed down the road to disaster after Partition. India is now emulating its less successful twin.

China was biggest jailer of journalists in 2019, says press watchdog

China held at least 48 journalists for reasons related to their work, one more than in 2018, the Committee to Protect Journalists said in a report.

​Modi govt wants more bamboo trade but it must end ​control of China, Vietnam first

Modi government’s efforts to revitalise bamboo trade do not address the issue of bamboo waste and its commercial utilisation, which is the key to ​its success.

These are the test facilities where China is working towards its Mars probe dream

From capital Beijing to remote Xinjiang, China has been working on its space test facilities since 2010, and now plans to launch a Mars probe in 2020.

India has no plans for another anti-satellite missile test, but will improve tech

India proved its A-SAT capability on 27 March when it knocked off one of its own satellites 300 km in space. However, the Chinese threat still persists.

How to decode Donald Trump’s trade brain, bluffs and bluster

Despite Trump’s comments on the US-China trade deal and the tougher rhetoric between Beijing and Washington, talks on the first stage continue.

On Camera

Deepika Padukone isn’t faking her pregnancy. Internet ‘critics’ need a refresher on biology

One of the comments on her recent picture, read: “She is not able to do the role of a pregnant woman properly”. It's a nasty cocktail of misogyny and an ignorance of basic human biology.

Noida International Airport, Delhi NCR’s 2nd, delayed. To begin operations by April 2025

According to a statement by the airport, commercial operations likely to begin next year 'in view of the current construction status'. It was supposed to commence operations by 2024 end.

India’s 15-yr quest for anti-tank missile: Israeli Spike, DRDO option, back to US for Javelin talks

Recent high-profile visit was of US National Security Adviser this month during which a number of key issues, including military cooperation, was discussed by both sides.

Modi’s new universe: the normal irritants of democracy & awkward chai with Rahul Gandhi

Changed reality for Modi govt in its 3rd innings is by no means rise of a new phenomenon. It's a return to old normal where even majorities had to routinely wrestle with storied million mutinies.