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Thursday, January 8, 2026
TopicPresident Xi Jinping

Topic: President Xi Jinping

Xi hosts Macron in Chengdu, but visit delivers little for France

The meeting between the French and the Chinese president only resulted in 12 cooperation agreements covering areas such as population ageing, nuclear energy and panda conservation.

An unusual call: Xi pushes Trump on Taiwan as China hails equal status under ‘G2’ format as victory

New Delhi: In an unusual move, Chinese President Xi Jinping called US President Donald J. Trump Monday and discussed the situation surrounding Taiwan, and...

Chinese Communist Party elite body replaces 11 members at key meeting, highest since 2017

Beijing: The elite Central Committee of China's ruling Communist Party replaced 11 members at a key meeting, Xinhua reported on Thursday, its highest personnel...

Trump says ‘progress made’ with Xi on TikTok; leaders to meet in six weeks in South Korea

The two leaders held their first call in three months. The US president said he would visit China early next year, while Xi would visit the US later.

Global media on Donald Trump’s ‘disastrous double-fault’ on India and pros & cons of GST 2.0

Global media also reports on the low inflationary pressure in India and the devastation caused by floods in Punjab.  

Society to Counter Oppression (SCO) summit & the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad state of affairs

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

Modi to address plenary session of SCO Summit, followed by bilateral with Putin—Foreign Secy Misri

Addressing press in Tianjin, Misri said Modi, during his plenary session address at SCO Summit, will 'outline India's approach to fostering regional cooperation under SCO umbrella'.

Putin, Kim to join Xi at Beijing military parade in show of defiance against West

No Western leaders will attend the parade, except Slovakia’s PM, among 26 foreign heads of state and government confirmed, China’s foreign ministry said Thursday.

China’s Xi to host Putin, Modi, Guterres at SCO for political, security meet

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to host several world leaders for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin from 31 August to 1 September.

First Xi, now Trump—the parallels in Modi’s ‘failed courtships’, and the partnership with Russia

New Delhi: Before US President Donald Trump, PM Modi had "rolled out the red carpet" for Xi Jinping—which included sharing a swing by the...

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How artificial intelligence is reshaping terrorism and state security risks

Terrorist groups are increasingly using AI for propaganda, recruitment and attacks, forcing states to rethink security strategies.

2025 marked key point in India’s power sector: Clean energy surge pushed coal power into rare decline

Coal-based power generation fell 3% in 2025 while renewable capacity surged to 40% of India’s installed power mix, according to India Power Sector Review 2025 by CREA.

Bangladesh-Pakistan look to expand ties to defence procurement as Dhaka shows ‘interest’ in JF-17s

Pakistan military said it has assured Bangladesh of fast-tracked delivery of Super Mushshak trainer aircraft during high level defence meet held Tuesday.

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.