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Wednesday, February 18, 2026
TopicPresident Xi Jinping

Topic: President Xi Jinping

Just 7.9 million babies in 2025: China’s birth rate hits lowest since 1949

In a blow to President Xi Jinping’s campaign to promote a fertility-friendly society, the population fell by 3.4 million last year, the largest drop in decades.

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...

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.

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...

Chinese admiral sacked as Xi’s purge of military brass continues, another CMC top dog still missing

Xi's anti-graft drive amongst PLA echelons continues, with Admiral Miao Hua facing potentially more severe charges than corruption.

Is Xi’s system failing? There is a leadership vacuum in China’s PLA

The sudden removal of top military leaders risks disrupting China’s military communications, particularly with countries like India and the United States.

China seeks quick end to Israel-Hamas conflict, ceasefire ‘imperative’, says Xi

The Chinese president's remarks are among the first he has made about the conflict which erupted after Hamas launched an assault on Israel on 7 October.

‘Not unusual, has nothing to do with India’: Jaishankar on Xi, Putin missing G20 Summit

Analysts say the absence of Putin and Xi mean it would be difficult to arrive at a consensus Leaders Declaration at the summit.

The ‘Xi-20’ group, ‘Bharat’ not INDIA & ‘One Nation One Dress’

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

On Camera

Tarique Rahman’s govt is on a mission of de-Yunusification. It will fix India-Bangladesh ties

Going forward, India and Bangladesh will have to double the effort to fix the damage done to bilateral ties by the Yunus administration.

Venezuela crude returns to India’s oil basket. But only as ‘supplementary’ supply

Indian refiners are testing Venezuelan barrels again as Russian supply sinks, but analysts say volumes will remain limited due to refinery constraints & supply capacity.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.