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Sunday, September 14, 2025
TopicUS-China rivalry

Topic: US-China rivalry

Xi-Blinken peace is fragile and won’t last

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.

Middle power era is here. India can’t afford to miss the bus again

The two contesting powers US and China are also having to look for allies, supporters, and strategic partners from among middle powers.

US says Modi visit ‘transformational’ moment, downplays breakthrough in Blinken’s China trip

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 Korea commits to supporting local chip sector amid increasing US-China tension

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.

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 tech rivalry will have spillover effects. India must hedge itself

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.

A ‘normal’ LAC won’t end troubles for India. Shift focus to China’s dominance in Asia

Over the last two years, Indian officials have stressed that a multipolar world requires a multipolar Asia. But chasing multipolarity is a useless diversion.

US-China rivalry not the same as US-Soviet. What India needs to watch out for

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.

BRICS has no place for anti-West agenda. India must not let China hijack it

Any attempt to convert BRICS into a soft power tool and strategise to make it a security and foreign policy group will weaken its trade aspects.

On Camera

Mercedes G-Wagon is now India’s billionaire toy

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.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

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.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

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.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

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.