Beijing needs to realise that repression in Xinjiang, through which several ancient trade routes passed, can take a heavy toll on Xi’s pet Belt & Road Initiative.
For India, the strategic ripples are significant. The immediate concern is Pakistan’s diplomatic gain as it embeds itself deeper into the defence framework of the Middle East.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.
To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.
May the dire warnings not come to pass. Dr Singh once said Asia is large enough to accommodate the rise of both China and India. The world is large enough to make place for both the United States and China as a near equal. 50% of global growth since 2008 has come from China. Some – or a lot – of it has been fuelled by debt, not always sustainable. However, that same criticism could also be applied to the creation of liquidity by central banks in the west and large budget deficits. 2. It will be better for the world to make place for China, see it as a force for good. It is no longer manipulating its currency, spends enormous amounts – about $ 280 billion – on R & D, sends a hundred million tourists abroad. In some ways, the dragon is a mightier beast than the Soviet Union which the US faced during the Cold War. Miscalculation could spell catastrophe.
May the dire warnings not come to pass. Dr Singh once said Asia is large enough to accommodate the rise of both China and India. The world is large enough to make place for both the United States and China as a near equal. 50% of global growth since 2008 has come from China. Some – or a lot – of it has been fuelled by debt, not always sustainable. However, that same criticism could also be applied to the creation of liquidity by central banks in the west and large budget deficits. 2. It will be better for the world to make place for China, see it as a force for good. It is no longer manipulating its currency, spends enormous amounts – about $ 280 billion – on R & D, sends a hundred million tourists abroad. In some ways, the dragon is a mightier beast than the Soviet Union which the US faced during the Cold War. Miscalculation could spell catastrophe.