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Thursday, October 3, 2024
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Topic: China

Why constant surveillance & loss of privacy doesn’t really bother most Chinese

Chinese see 'Big Brother' as a means to generate something the country sorely lacks: trust.

US sanctions on Venezuela can divert flood of cheap oil to India, China

Venezuela was fourth-biggest crude supplier to India in 2018 & cheap supplies can help Modi govt before polls.

There seems to be no end to Venezuela’s political, social and economic crisis

The Chinese Spring festival kick starts ‘world’s largest human migration’ and Westminster’s annual dog show will see 2 new breeds participate. 

What drones can do for India, and what India can do for the world’s drones

India formally entered the drone ecosystem in 2018. By 2021, the country’s UAV market is expected to be worth $885.7 million out of the world’s $21.47 billion.

Vitamin C will soon stop being a medicine in India

Proposal by Department of Pharmaceuticals says Vitamin C is found in a variety of food products and is not a critical medicine that needs drug price regulation.

Why India won’t really gain much from China’s slowing economy

An assumption that problems in the Chinese economy would automatically lead to more opportunities for India needs closer examination. China’s economy grew 6.6 per cent last year,...

What is happening in Zimbabwe & China’s anger over gene-edited babies

Chinese probe says gene-editing scientist conducted experiments for 'personal fame', and Greenland’s ice is melting faster than experts predicted.

India to become bigger than China eventually, says former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan

Raghuram Rajan said Indian economy would continue to grow while growth rate is slowing down in China.

What’s different about this year’s Davos?

From a focus on mental health to the participation of more women, Davos is set for a makeover this year. Here’s what else is happening around the world.

Amid trade war with US, China’s growth records slowest rate since 1990

Turkey President Erdogan calls US counterpart Trump over Syria, and protests in Greece over Macedonia name change.

On Camera

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

Even as SEBI lays down new curbs on F&O market, discount brokerages are changing business models

SEBI Tuesday unveiled rules to curtail retail participation in derivatives market. Options premia to be collected upfront from options buyer effective 1 Feb 2025.

‘No drone bombs or infiltration’, Army Chief says ‘battle of narratives’ must be controlled in Manipur

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi says the Manipur conflict was triggered by a rumour and that the situation may be ‘stable today, but it is tense’.

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?