Although Chinese President Xi Jinping struck a conciliatory tone during the meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, it is clear that he wants a truce on his own terms.
US national security adviser said, in China, one of Blinken’s objectives will be to manage escalation to ensure that world’s two biggest military powers do not ‘veer into conflict.’
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with about 60 industry leaders, lawmakers and ministers to discuss how to maintain the country's lead in memory chips.
In the field of tech cooperation, India has created products—UPI to Aadhaar— that it can leverage, provided that questions about use cases are answered.
Over the last two years, Indian officials have stressed that a multipolar world requires a multipolar Asia. But chasing multipolarity is a useless diversion.
In addition to direct Chinese military pressure in both the Himalayas and in the seas, New Delhi will have to worry about a possible Chinese hegemony over Asia.
This is no soft-roader—it’s a fully loaded off-road machine. With massage and ventilated seats, plus three levels of differential axle locking, there’s little nature (or spies) can throw at it.
While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.
It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.
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.
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