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TopicUS-China balloon war

Topic: US-China balloon war

Despite booming trade, US-China relationship evolving into an ‘ideological rivalry’

New Delhi: The US imported $ 575.69 billion worth of goods from China in 2022, the highest value of imported goods since 2018, according to...

Biden’s new national cyberspace strategy accuses China of ‘digital authoritarianism’ 

The policy names Quad & Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) — India is a part of both — as mechanisms through which it’s working with allies to counter cyber threats.

China’s top academic first sent high-altitude balloon over North America 4 yrs ago, says report

‘Near space is a major sphere of competition between 21st century military powers,’ a Chinese military commentator wrote in a journal last year, as per The New York Times.

China’s high-altitude balloon programmed for intelligence collection, says US

White House spokesman John Kirby said that the Chinese spy balloon program targeted the US 'allies & partners' and provided 'limited additive' intelligence collection capabilities.

China says US flew more than 10 high-altitude balloons over its airspace ‘without approval’

China's assertion comes after the United States shot down what it says was a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February.

US government says spy balloon part of vast fleet, will take action against Chinese entities

Washington is confident that the manufacturer of the Chinese balloon has a 'direct relationship' with the People's Liberation Army (PLA), a State Department official said in a statement.

Balloon crisis is all about China’s poor decision-making. India needs to worry too

There has been speculation that what happened in Galwan came at the behest of local Chinese commanders.

US-China balloon war points to troubling polarisation trend. But India can help ease tension

If viewed from a historical perspective, the world is back to its default mode, only this time, it has a different set of actors.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

‘Standing like a wall’: PM Modi vows to protect interests of farmers in Independence Day speech 

New Delhi: Amid the American tariff hike, PM Narendra Modi in his 12th consecutive Independence Day speech reiterated that India will not compromise on...

‘An expression of outrage’: Operation Sindoor front and centre in Modi’s Independence Day address

New Delhi: Operation Sindoor was centre stage in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 79th Independence Day address from the Red Fort on Friday, highlighting India’s...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.