The lowering of aggressive polemic in both Beijing and New Delhi shows politicians in both countries realise that the crisis of the Gates of Hell serves no strategic purpose for either.
Xi is looking towards the promoted technocrats to achieve his home-spurred scientific innovation goal and ensure they can’t challenge him at the next Party Congress.
Under Xi, not only has the PLA been given modern equipment, but there is also focus on creating smaller units – away from the 'top-heavy command structure'.
India-China border dispute can be resolved by drawing a new map in the diplomatic drawing rooms. Xi can exit from the past, and India must show political will.
Essays by Ren Zhiqiang and Xu Zhangrun hold Xi responsible for the devastation caused inside and outside China due to the poor handling of the Covid crisis.
If China’s propaganda is ham-fisted, it is the consequence of Beijing’s difficulty in understanding how a free media works and how best to shape the narrative.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
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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