While Trump has often blamed China for failing to prevent the pandemic now ravaging the global economy, he was careful in maintaining that his relationship with Xi is strong. Until now.
The visit to Wuhan, the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak, is intended to project confidence that Chinese govt has managed to stem its spread domestically.
Modi is imposing punitive measures on Kashmir, threatening to deprive millions of Muslims of their citizenship, billionaire George Soros writes in his blog. Read his full post.
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen’s pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party defeated the island's China-friendly opposition for the fourth time Saturday.
When Xi took over as general secretary of Communist Party in 2012, western media portrayed him as a ‘compromise candidate’ with little qualification to run China.
This is the first meeting of China’s ruling party since February 2018 and President Xi Jinping looks set to solidify control over the party & the country.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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