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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.

As China’s influence in UN peacekeeping grows, is India doing enough?

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
India may have to take a fresh approach if it wants a seat at the UN high table, because China now has a larger...

Global Pulse: Brazil’s ex-president is going to jail for corruption

Vandana Menon -
Brazil's top court ruled Thursday that former President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will be sent to prison, ruining his plans to return to power. 

Pakistani citizens come together to donate and reunite long-distance couple

Priyamvada Grover -
Here’s what’s happening across the border: Pakistani advertising sees growing Chinese influence, Karachi sweats amid 'power tussle'. Long-distance married couple set up crowdfunding campaign to...

Global Pulse: Indonesia declares state of emergency because of deadly oil spill

Vandana Menon -
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, has further legitimised his stance on Israel by saying that the country has the right to its own land.

Step aside Arabic, now Mandarin is the new ‘English medium’ in Pakistan

Aneela Babar -
I can speak Pashtu but I can’t write it, I pray in Arabic but I can’t speak it, my English and Urdu requires finesse. And now add Mandarin to the list.

Global Pulse: Israel is treading a fine line after worst violence in Gaza since 2014 war

Vandana Menon -
The protests were the start of a six-week campaign called the Great Return March. It was supposed to be a peaceful sit-in to raise awareness about Gaza and the Palestinian peoples' dispossession.

China’s space lab is tumbling towards Earth, but you probably don’t need to worry

Sandhya Ramesh -
China had lost contact with the prototype space station in 2016.

Global Pulse: Russia also expels 60 American diplomats and shuts down a consulate

Vandana Menon -
In retaliation to 21 countries expelling Russian diplomats, the Russian foreign minister has announced that they too will do the same.

India isn’t building a military to take on China

Mihir Sharma -
If India wants to rise to the challenge and balance China, it needs to increase its military capability.

India must counter China’s muscle-flexing with its own shock-and-awe displays

Manvendra Singh -
Since the goal of China’s ‘Unrestricted Warfare’ is to win, India and the free world need to find a resolve inside before expending energies outside. 
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Hassan Nasrallah’s assassination underlines Israel’s military supremacy. Will it win peace?

+TFP Praveen Swami -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has no intention of being drawn into another attritional war with Hezbollah. His commanders they are unlikely to win.

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Economy

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Yuthika Bhargava -
Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Defence

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

National Interest

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

Shekhar Gupta -
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?

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