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Topic: China

China is a South Asian country, sharing borders with 14 countries including India. Governed by the Communist Party of China (CPC) since 1949, it has rapidly transformed into a global manufacturing hub and technological leader. Its significance lies in its economic rise in the region and hegemonic influence over smaller countries through loans and the Belt and Road Initiative.

As the epicenter of COVID-19, China faced global scrutiny over its pandemic response. Its strict zero-COVID policy and economic slowdowns have affected global markets, while trade disputes and technological restrictions with the US, EU, and India continue to shape its global relations.

China’s foreign policy is marked by its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), expanding influence through infrastructure projects, and territorial disputes, particularly in the South China Sea, Taiwan Strait, and along the India-China border. It fought a war with India in 1962 over Aksai Chin, and tensions persist along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), most recent being the Galwan Valley clash in 2020.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

Shekhar Gupta -
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.

During 1963 Burma exodus, Indian families trusted a young diplomat with their gold. It was Eric Gonsalves

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Gonsalves, a part of India’s second-ever batch of foreign service officers, passed away Sunday in a hospital in Bengaluru at 97.

China invented pancakes 5,000 yrs ago. Poems & paintings support new discovery

Krishan Murari -
According to one folklore, pancakes were invented by Xiang Yu, a warlord who joined in the rebellions that led to the end of the Qin dynasty.

US annual threat assessment focuses on Iran, Pakistan, China and Russia. What it says

Snehesh Alex Philip -
2026 report of US Intelligence Community states that selective cooperation between China, Russia, Iran & North Korea is bolstering the threat each of them poses to the US. 

Nepal must go back to old map, assure Delhi its territory won’t be used against India

Seshadri Chari -
The new Prime Minister of Nepal, Balendra Shah, must reset ties with New Delhi. The India-Nepal relationship cannot be taken for granted.

McMahon Line lacks international validity, says Singapore’s ex-FM at Delhi conclave

Vaibhav Pant -
George Yeo Yong-Boon was speaking at the 10th Synergia Conclave in New Delhi organised by the Synergia Foundation at the Manekshaw Centre.

China restricts govt use of OpenClaw AI apps over security concerns

Bloomberg News -
Employees, including those at state-run banks & some govt agencies, are banned from installing OpenClaw on office computers & personal phones.

India’s strained ties with Dhaka create a potential ‘three-front encirclement’. US official explains how

Keshav Padmanabhan -
The security conundrum could also impact the situation surrounding Taiwan, argues Wolfgang Petermann, a US Army official currently assigned to the Defence Intelligence Agency.

China lowers its growth target to least ambitious since 1991. Six charts explain its weakening economy

Bloomberg News -
Beijing has lowered its official 2026 growth target to between 4.5% and 5%— its least ambitious goal since 1991 and a steep comedown from the double-digit expansion of past years.

‘Won’t make same mistake with India we did with China so you beat us at commercial things’—US Dy Secy

Keshav Padmanabhan -
US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau also expressed excitement about the trade deal that is 'almost at the finish line', speaking at the Raisina Dialogue in Delhi.
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West Asia conflict bolsters Asim Munir’s grip on Pakistan’s power structure

Debdutta Chakraborty -
The few anti-Army civilians in Pakistan, who once saw red with the institution over its treatment of Imran Khan, have now reached a consensus — Asim Munir has made Pakistan a global player.

Farmers’ agitations started in developed states like Coimbatore & Ludhiana: Sharad Joshi

What happens after the tomato snatches the cauliflower’s husband. The world wants to know

Economy

Drug regulator calls on Indian pharma to move beyond generics, address dependence on bulk imports

Sneha Richhariya -
Advice comes at a time when India accounts for a 5th of global generic drug supply & 40% of generics used in US. However, this strength in finished formulations relies on imported ingredients.

Defence

India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.

National Interest

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

Shekhar Gupta -
It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.

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