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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

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.