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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicMade in China

Topic: Made in China

Made in India or Made in China? Two firms spar over a next-gen surgical robot

Gurugram's SS Innovations wrote to Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation that Gujarat-based Merai Newage merely re-labelled & repackaged a China-made surgical robot.

JD Vance’s India visit is a trigger for ‘Made in China vs Made in India’ rivalry, say Chinese

A researcher at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies argues that India has aligned itself with the US since the trade war began, seeking favourable terms to attract relocating industries.

No cure found for tariff-itis & 10 litres of pure unfiltered vitriol

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Boat’s ad countering ‘Made in China’ claims is bold and witty. It shuts the critics up

The brand attempted to reshape consumer perceptions about its identity and manufacturing philosophy. And, it did manage to do the job.

On Camera

Indian bureaucracy should be given incentives and rewards: MH Mody

Is there a place for a counter-bureaucracy, or a separate and competing bureaucracy to counterbalance the force of the executive’s bureaucracy, asked author MH Mody in 1980.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.