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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.

No confrontation or warning shots at Chinese warships near Maldives: Indian Navy

Manu Pubby -
Indian Navy spokesperson categorically denies Nikkei Asian Review report about face-off near Male; no Chinese navy ships observed in the area.

Sri Lanka will ‘redouble’ its efforts on China, India free trade deals

Bloomberg View -
Sri Lanka is gearing toward welcoming investments from China and India, but negotiating deals won’t be easy. Trade pact with India as part of the island nation’s strategy of becoming an Indian Ocean hub for investors and multinationals

Global Pulse: Kim Jong-un met Xi Jinping in an unannounced, secret visit to China

Vandana Menon -
Reports of Kim Jong-un travelling to Beijing this week have been confirmed, in his first trip outside of North Korea since he came into power in 2011.

China’s most advanced nuclear missile DF-16 spotted based at an abandoned airfield

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
Unveiled in 2015, DF-16 is designed to evade world-class interception systems; user drills were conducted in May last year

India has much to learn from the opening of China’s onshore bond market

Andy Mukherjee -
A $54 trillion miss highlights India's bond disconnect.

The ‘Chubby Girl’ giving China an edge over India

Col. Vinayak Bhat (retd) -
China’s new strategic transporter, the Y-20, being built in significant numbers, satellite imagery shows.

Foreign cricketers refuse to play in Pak & their National Day hosts second foreign president

Priyamvada Grover -
Also, Pakistan gets first woman opp leader, China gives Pakistan a pair of new eyes for its missiles and Sindh's climate change crisis continues.

Global Pulse: The Trump administration has fired yet another member, the National Security Advisor

Vandana Menon -
The Trump administration now has their third National Security Advisor in just 14 months. Lieutenant-General H.R. McMaster has been replaced by John Bolton, a former UN ambassador under George W. Bush.

Artificial intelligence-based warfare is the new space race among nations

William A. Carter -
Proliferation of Machine Intelligence capabilities in the commercial sector will provide low-cost access to intelligent systems, may spur unexpected threats.

How China’s fight against pollution torpedoed India’s newspaper industry

Swapna Merlin -
At play are several factors: China’s decision to no longer be the prime destination for the world’s garbage.
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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.

Who is an Indian woman? Laapataa Ladies Oscar entry shows she must be submissive too

Ingredients of Tirupati laddu row—Christian Jagan, Hindu temple, and beef panic

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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