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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicChinese investment

Topic: Chinese investment

To let China invest in India or not—an old economic problem has struck policymakers again

PM Modi has sought to incentivise manufacturing in India through PLI schemes, but the components have come mainly from China, with Indian companies only engaged in assembling.

Open to Chinese investment but subject to compliance with Indian laws, says IT minister

Modi govt ramped up scrutiny of Chinese businesses after a 2020 border clash between the two countries, banning more than 300 Chinese apps, including TikTok.

China now investing sovereign funds in strategic assets abroad. And escaping West’s scrutiny

CCP-controlled China Investment Corporation replaced Norway’s SWF as the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund. While the latter reported a loss in 2022, CIC has reported a profitable return.

What 100 contracts with secrecy clause reveal about China’s development lending

Researchers from US and Germany examined 100 debt contracts between Chinese state-owned entities and govt borrowers in 24 countries to give an insight into how China lends. Edited excerpt.

EU’s investment pact with China is a diplomatic opportunity. US needn’t be alarmed

China is certainly an awkward bedfellow for the EU. But the US cannot set itself up as a moral arbiter after a year of social unrest and a very messy election.

Why Chinese companies fleeing the ‘Cold War’ is good news for Singapore

Although it doesn't need new capital and its population isn't open to an influx of overseas professionals, Singapore will be relieved with the promise of jobs and a boost to business.

India working to restrict Chinese goods, investments since before Galwan, Covid: Officials

Modi govt has been working on a multi-pronged strategy since walking out of RCEP last year. LAC incident has only pushed the process, says top official.

Investment a must to become global power, new FDI rules can’t protect India’s interests

New FDI rules mean that an American company can invest in India without placing its proposal before the government but a Chinese company can’t do the same.

Chinese private companies’ investment in India has grown since 2014 — with little scrutiny

From $1.6 billion in 2014, investment from China — mostly by state-controlled private firms now — has likely crossed $26 billion. What does it mean for India’s trade strategy and security?

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.