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Friday, August 8, 2025
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Topic: Hong Kong

Socialists win Spanish election, but fall short of majority

Over 270 election staffers die after counting votes by hand in Indonesia after polls and thousands swarm streets in Hong Kong against China extradition law

The H in HSBC is looking rather unprotected

The good times for HSBC may be ending in Hong Kong.

China’s Silicon Valley dream needs a reality check

While China has moved to make it easier for people from Hong Kong and Macau to live and work in the mainland, challenges remain.

There’s chaos in China’s markets, but no need to fear a 2015-like panic just yet

There are similarities but there are also key differences, including a less interventionist response by authorities. China’s stocks are tumbling, the yuan is sinking, and...

Nirav Modi seeks political asylum in UK, ED seeks extradition

ED has written to the external affairs ministry seeking approval to move an application in the UK to initiate extradition proceedings against Modi.

Singapore, India exchanges are said to abandon trade link talks

The move to launch new products in Singapore led to the NSE lawsuit, which seeks to derail the scheduled June 4 start.

China says Hong Kong will decide on India’s request for arrest of Nirav Modi

Minister of State for External Affairs V.K. Singh told parliament last week that they had sought the provisional arrest of Nirav Modi by the government of the Hong Kong.

Global Pulse: Worried about turnout, the Russian govt is enticing voters with selfie competitions

While there is no doubt that Vladimir Putin will emerge as president for his fourth term, the Kremlin is worried about voter turnout.

Global Pulse: Macron’s ratings plummet, rebelling through music in Kabul

A roundup of the biggest news headlines from across the world.

Global Pulse: GOP leaders won’t have Trump’s ‘fine people’ bigotry, making terror simpler

After his remarks on the violence in Charlottesville, Donald Trump is more isolated than ever even in his own party.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.