While direct India-China flights were originally closed due to the Covid pandemic in 2020, New Delhi has maintained the restrictions given the border situation.
China's former ambassador to Afghanistan and Romania, Xu Feihong has also served as deputy director general of the Department of European Affairs at the Chinese foreign ministry.
On 27 July, CPI(M)’s Sitaram Yechury, CPI’s D Raja and DMK MP S Senthilkumar among others attended and addressed an online seminar to celebrate 100 years of the Chinese Community Party.
Strat News Global founder Nitin Gokhale says he received a call from a Chinese embassy official, asking for the video to be deleted and warned there would consequences otherwise.
FBI currently has about 2,000 active cases related to Chinese counterintelligence operations in US. Officials say the Houston consulate represents just the 'tip of the iceberg'.
Ji Rong, spokesperson, embassy of China, says the move goes against international trade and e-commerce, & is not conducive to consumer interests and market competition in India.
Until now, units operating even in recognised industrial areas needed a separate factory licence. The move is expected to especially give a boost to small and medium enterprises.
As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.
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