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TopicIndia-China

Topic: India-China

China Plus One strategy has failed. India couldn’t catch up, say Chinese commentators

Much of the Chinese discussion of China Plus One centres on India, which is seen as one of the main beneficiaries of efforts to shift production and investments away from China.

China’s growth trap—too much building, too little spending, weak firms that won’t die

Crowded trains during China's Golden Week indicate a desire for mobility, yet empty cash registers suggest economic insecurity. Regardless of Beijing’s response, India is positioned to benefit.

Civil aviation ministry’s Xinjiang air route proposal faces a ‘territorial sovereignty’ test

The Union ministry has proposed to allow Indian air carriers to use a northern route via China’s Xinjiang province to cut their losses due to closure of Pakistani airspace.

‘Difficult to say’ how protests led to ‘turmoil’ at Punjab’s LPU, says global media

Global media also looks at the waiver preventing Adani Group from running an airline, and profiles Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, a career bureaucrat.

India-China reset has limits. Don’t mistake it for a boundary settlement — see Taksing

China won’t settle the LAC. India must learn to deny it.

Why India needs BRICS to balance both Washington and Beijing

India’s founding membership acts as a crucial veto to prevent hostile consensus and balance Chinese dominance across the Global South.

Amid stabilising ties, MEA flags India’s trade deficit with China in latest annual report

The report, made public recently, flags the deficit twice, while describing the activities undertook in last year to recalibrate ties that had cratered following 2020 Eastern Ladakh clashes.

India aced the BRICS Summit. The harder part begins now

After eighteen summits since 2009, one thing that still eludes BRICS is clarity, determination and speed in implementing its objectives.

The India-China reset will be tested in the Northeast

From Arunachal Pradesh and the Brahmaputra to border roads and Southeast Asian connectivity, the northeast could determine how durable the India-China reset becomes.

On Camera

The real SIR failure may lie in newsrooms, not only in the Election Commission

Hyper-virality and poor data literacy can amplify half-baked claims; the media's inability to analyse context ruins public perception and democracy.

Decoding India’s inflation: Onions, silver key drivers; more storage capacity will make RBI’s task easier

September’s CPI inflation figure of 5.54 percent was driven by rise in price of onions, silver and the transportation of goods while other categories remained relatively stable.

CBI arrests top defence PSU official, private firm CEO in bribery case involving sensitive military info

Anil Kumar, a senior executive director at the state-run Munitions India Limited (MIL), and Ashish Kansal, CEO of defence manufacturer SMPP Limited, arrested.

Modi at 25 is staring at a cascade of crises. A perfect storm is building

Multiple headwinds make the turbulence Modi is battling as he steps into his 26th year in public office. This has brought the 3-point Modi proposition under the greatest pressure since 2014.