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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 Australia clears free trade pact, India hopes to tap into its minerals, curb reliance on China

Nayanima Basu -
Australian Parliament ratifies Australia-India Economic Cooperation & Trade Agreement as Delhi, Canberra aim to take on Beijing in two-way trade.

36 killed in factory fire at ‘high-tech zone’ of China’s Anyang city

Reuters -
The fire broke out Monday afternoon at a private firm, Kaixinda Trading, the state media reported. Two people have been sent to the hospital for treatment and two others are missing.

Schools shut in several Beijing districts as China reports over 26,000 Covid cases in a day

Reuters -
On Sunday, China reported 26,824 new local cases, nearing April’s peaks. It also recorded two deaths in Beijing, up from one on Saturday, which was China’s first since late May.

Why artillery, Russia’s ‘god of war’, couldn’t crush the Ukrainians & what it means for India

+TFP Snehesh Alex Philip -
Massed guns have proved unable to compete with precision-guided modern weapons. The final piece of a 3-part series on lessons for India's military from the Ukraine war.

FBI chief ‘very concerned’ by existence of Chinese ‘police stations’ in US cities

Michael Martina -
According to a report, the stations were an extension of Beijing's efforts to pressure some Chinese nationals or their relatives abroad to return to China to face criminal charges.

Many factors led to Army giving up in 1962. But psychological collapse played a big role

+TFP Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
The Army had studied PLA tactics in the Korean War and knew the antidote to its strategy. But on ground, it violated all the fundamentals.

Big-power rivalry overshadows Biden-Xi cooperation pledge on climate change, public health

David Brunnstorm -
The talks in Bali were blunt, especially over Chinese-claimed Taiwan, but the US said the leaders agreed 'to deepen constructive efforts' on climate change & global food security.

China saw hundreds of protests this year despite strict censorship norms, finds new report

Suchet Vir Singh -
According to Freedom House's report, 668 instances of protest were recorded in China between June and September.

China is trying to establish permanent control over Aksai Chin: Game theory analysis

Aadil Brar -
China is willing to actively support Pakistan under the framework of the Free Trade Agreement. Plans to expand exports to the latter.

‘Global economic outlook even gloomier than projected last month,’ says IMF

Andrea Shalal -
IMF blamed the darker outlook caused by persistently high inflation, weak growth in China, and ongoing supply disruptions and food insecurity caused by the Russia-Ukraine war.
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Lending more to households. Not enough data to call it a sign of prosperity

Renuka Sane -
We are used to thinking that banks typically lend to larger firms, and households borrow from the informal sector. It's time to revise these misconceptions.

Modi govt gives reason for slowdown in India’s FDI inflows. But he’s missing a larger problem

China’s revised State secret law shows its insecurity. It solidifies Xi’s legacy

Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

Three Indian Navy ships deployed to South China Sea

Smruti Deshpande -
Deployment comes at a time when Yuan Wang 03, a Chinese missile and satellite tracking vessel, has entered Indian Ocean Region.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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