At virtual book launch of 'A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China' on ThePrint's SoftCover, domain experts spoke about fallout & long-term implications of Kissinger's 1971 secret visit to China on contemporary geopolitics.
Published by HarperCollins India, 'A New Cold War: Henry Kissinger and the Rise of China', edited by Sanjaya Baru and Rahul Sharma, will be released on 10 August on ThePrint's ‘SoftCover’.
Qin Gang, a first-time ambassador, will instantly become China's most important overseas envoy. He has long been an active combatant in Beijing's battles with the West.
About a year ago, genetic sequences from over 200 virus samples from Wuhan’s early Covid cases disappeared from online US database where these were posed on request of Chinese researchers.
Defence Secretary Llyod Austin described US' relationship with China as competitive & stressed on having a direct line of communication between their militaries.
External affairs ministry says incident has been raised through diplomatic channels with US. Ex-Navy chief Admiral Arun Prakash says US violated India's rules but not international law.
Donald Trump has been vocal about India’s high import tariffs and has threatened retaliation. Simultaneously, his tough stand on China could see Chinese goods flood India.
The Chinese aircraft has uncanny similarities to the American F-35 jet. There are claims that China copied the design. Cyber theft of F-35 design data was reported in 2009.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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